Career Management and Strategies for Success

Well, the Professional chairs at NetSAP, Swarupa and Kiran spent quite some time early this year brainstorming about different topics that we can focus on at our professional seminars. And as we started planning our first seminar on Managing your Career, I began delving deeper into this topic myself. Career management has become very complex today. It is not just about performing well in your current jobs but the many factors that influence and determine how you do at work that make it more confusing and perhaps interesting. Undoubtedly, it is important to be good at what you do and gain new technical skills that will give you an edge over your peers. However, performing well in the tasks assigned to you and doing better than your co-workers is not all. The flat world (multi-site) and large cross-functional teams have totally changed the dynamics of career growth today. People skills, power and influence play as much importance as your technical skills and expertise. More importantly, you need to sell yourself and build your network so that you get noticed, get promoted or get that new job you like. As the old adage goes "It is not just what you know, it is who you know and what they know about you."

Our Speaker Kathleen Cashman who is a renowned management coach will be discussing these issues and more in our seminar on Tuesday March 20th. Meanwhile, here are some articles that you may find interesting...

25 Hot Tips For Managing Your Career

Being an Interim Boss Can Broaden Skills, Enrich a Career

Job Hopping Abroad Can Enhance A Career, But It Takes Fortitude

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