Get Yourself Ready for the Next Steps of Your Career

A lot of people easily equate career progression to a promotion. However, this is not the case at all times. There are a number of ways by which your career can advance, and these "advances" are not necessarily a one-up.

Advancing your career upwards may not be possible in many circumstances because your organization's higher echelons are currently fully occupied. When all your department's supervisors and managers are in their prime and there are no signs of them resigning or retiring anytime soon, then you will have to wait a bit longer. But then, other options such as lateral movements or keeping your position but assuming more responsibility may arise. The key for you is to be alert and ready just in case the opportunity suddenly arrives.

The bottom line is, while there still aren't any positions available in your company for a promotion, you need to be ready all the time. You will never know when a better opportunity comes along, maybe in your department, in your organization, and even outside it - where the proverbial "greener" grass can be found. If you do not have the skills ready to take your career to the next level, you will always be passed over. Even in the worst case scenario where there are still no available opportunities in the future, at least you've done a lot to make yourself more marketable in the job market.

Abi Lomboy, HR manager for JobStreet Philippines, gives us tips on how to constantly improve ourselves so that we may always be ever ready for the next career challenge. Click here for more advice on preparing yourself for your next steps.

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About JobStreet.com

JobStreet.com is a leading online job board presently covering the employment markets in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. JobStreet.com currently services over 230,000 corporate hirers and over 15 million jobseekers in its database.

About SEEK Asia

JobStreet.com and jobsDB are part of SEEK Asia, which is the leading online employment market place in Asia. SEEK Asia covers 7 countries namely Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

SEEK Asia is the extension of the Australian Securities Exchange listed company called SEEK. The company's purpose is to help improve people's lives through a better career. SEEK Asia's database consist of over 500,000 corporate hirers and over 24 million candidates.

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