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of shut eye every night. This is an easy and said, it’s important to keep your headshot up
effective New Year’s resolution that you’ll be to date, so hiring managers and connections
thanking us for later. have a good idea of who you are and what
you look like. It’s important to give an accurate
Start your pension savings representation of yourself. So, this new year,
Even if you’re in your 20s or 30s, you should get out there and get yourself a new headshot
definitely start thinking about your pension to update your professional profiles.
plans. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to start
investing in your future by setting some money Embark on personal ventures
aside each month. How you do this is up to Is there a personal venture that you’ve been
you — you could consider opening a private dreaming about, but you haven’t actually put
pension plan or simply saving in a fixed ISA the ball in motion to see it through? Well, now
account. The most important thing is to start is your time to branch out and try your own
putting money into your pension pot. thing! It doesn’t mean that you need to quit
your job. Instead, allocate some time each
Set personal goals week to work on your personal goals. You
Personal goals are essential if you want never know, your side-gig might eventually
to have a good work-life balance. So, as turn into a profitable business!
well as outlining your professional goals,
as mentioned above, it’s important to set Work on your time management
personal ones, too. Do you want to be Even if you’ve got impeccable time
healthier? Learn a new sport or skill? Write management skills, they can always be
it down! At the beginning of the year, create improved further. There’s always more time to
a list of goals that you want to achieve and accomplish new goals and do more with the
review your progress every quarter. time that we have. So, in the new year, try to
improve your time management skills. You
Update your CV could do this with the help of time-tracking
Even if you don’t plan on looking for a new job apps, to-do lists and other productivity tools.
in the new year, it’s never a bad idea to give It’s all about working smarter to work harder!
your CV a refresh. You should update it yearly,
based on the new tasks and skills you’ve Final thoughts
achieved. It’s a good idea to update your New Year’s resolutions are often a fad that
résumé periodically so you don’t lose track of people tend to forget by the end of January
any achievements. if you leave it until you’re and that they aren’t able to keep. That said,
searching for a new job, you may forget vital this year, select a few that you really want
information to add. to work on and try to achieve them. Be
realistic and ensure your chosen goals are
Get a new professional headshot manageable.
Unless your company forces you to pose in
front of the camera, it’s unlikely that you’ve
updated your headshot in a few years. That www.careeraddict.com
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