5 TIPS TO HELP YOU AVOID GETTING STUCK IN A DEAD END JOB

1. Talk To Your Boss

Tell them that you don’t want your learning to stall whilst you still feel challenged. If you’re a valued employee then prompt him/her into giving you extra responsibilities.

2. Network Internally

If you work in a large corporate office and there’s no obvious upward move, there may be opportunities to progress your career sideways. Top talent is always well-networked.

3. Befriend A Headhunter

What about external options? Getting to know the top two or three headhunters in your field could be an avenue to explore. It depends on how trustworthy they are and it could help you benchmark where you are versus your industry peers. Just be aware that being on a recruiter’s database does leave you open to constant calls and emails about jobs with companies that just don’t appeal. If you go down this route, be clear about what it is you want and which companies you’d like to join and see if they have influence within those firms.

4. Search Job Boards

Looking on job boards is a bit like shopping after-Christmas sales. After rifling through crap for hours you may find something great. The chances are though that it already has multiple people fighting over it. Jobs posted on job boards are usually old or hard-to-fill vacancies. More often than not, you don’t know who the company is or even if it even exists. Is just a trap to get your CV into the hands of a recruiter? I’m not saying don’t look, but prepare to invest some time to it.

5. Social Networking

LinkedIn is a valuable tool for any high flyer. Keeping your options open and meeting people whilst you’re currently employed is critical. You could also look on specific careers pages of companies you want to join. Yet most of the time unless there’s a suitable position you won’t hear anything back. Better still, you could follow them on Talent Rocket and if they like your profile then you’ll be liked back. Twitter is becoming more prominent in the networking space. It’s worth building relationships with the influencers in your market so tweet, share and re-tweet interesting content that demonstrates your market knowledge.

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