How to Manage Your Career In a Fast-Changing World of Work
I was asked to give a talk on career development advice for a group of early career professionals based on my own career and helping thousands of people navigate career changes. Here is a summary of the talk, and the lessons I have learned and tried to practice in my own career.
First, to get started, why are we are? We are here for the following reasons:
- Employers need to help employees with career development — 39% of people who left a job said so because their company wasn’t offering career development opportunities. Furthermore, 94% of employees said they would stay if a company invested in their learning and development
- Employees have to own their careers: 43% of employees said their career development took a backseat during the pandemic. 2/3rd’s of managers are failing to support their employees in their career growth,
TLDR: You have to take ownership of your career, because nobody else is going to. Here are some ways in which you can do that.
I started my working life when I was 12. My first job was working at a golf course, and I had a lot of fun. I got to be around good people, learned how to build relationships and how to handle difficult conversations at a very young age, all while being outside in the sun and good weather. But best of all, I got to play golf and eat free food. What that experience taught me…
