IS YOUR CAREER ON THE RIGHT TRACK?
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Like a financial plan, you also need to review
your career portfolio regularly.
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This will enable you to navigate correctly to
reach your professional goals.
1. Your career is
galloping if
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You are happy with your latest appraisal which
is favourable.
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You have received a good promotion in the past 3
years and doing better than your peers.
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You have achieved your current position by
beating the time frame that you had planned.
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Your salary is well ahead of your level of peers
according to industry standards.
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You have pursued and attended training courses
in the past 2 years.
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You have allocated about 10% of your salary
towards learning new skills.
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Your boss trusts your work and only checks the
end result, while you handle the projects alone.
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You have helped out quite a few colleagues on
their various projects.
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You always propose some ideas in a meeting and a
few of them even get implemented.
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You’re really enjoying your work and have a
well-thought out strategy in place.
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You’re intent on building a strong network among
colleagues, a keen learner and willing to put in effort to remain ahead in your
field.
2. You’re currently comfortable but losing work passion if
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You are worried about a few points in
your latest appraisal.
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Your last promotion was in name only but nothing
much has changed on ground.
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You have achieved your current promotion within
the time frame you thought you would be.
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You’re taking home a comfortable salary for your
level according to industry standards.
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You have been reading a lot of books on
different subjects, but have not attended any course during the past 2 years.
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You have allocated about 5% of your salary
towards learning new skills.
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You handle some projects alone, but usually
approach a senior colleague to help you out.
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You have contributed to other people’s work a few
times when asked.
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You usually have to rack your brains during a
meeting to come up with an idea.
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You would like to experiment in another area
where you feel that your skills can be better utilized.
3. You’re complacent at work and becoming obsolete if
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Your latest appraisal is unflattering and you
are unhappy about it.
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You have not got a promotion in the last 3 years
and feel that it is too early to get one.
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You do not feel the need to have a career plan
for higher positions.
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You do not know the industry standards for
assessing whether your salary is appropriate.
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You did not have the time to pursue any course
during the last 2 years, nor intend to.
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You feel that devoting a portion of your salary
towards learning new skills is a waste of money.
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You don’t handle projects alone and someone is
always there looking over your shoulder.
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You have lots of advice to give to colleagues
but are not inclined to make the effort.
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You are brimming with ideas in a meeting, but
nobody is ready to listen to them.