Plan Your Career Progression When Looking For A Job
By Scott Brown, Mon Jan 2nd

Although we never truly like to grow up, at some point in ourlives we will have to start planning for the future. Why notstart now by taking a moment to plan out where you want to be in5 or 10 years. One of the best times to plan for careerprogression is during your job search.

Most people have a tendency to look at the salary they aremaking and decide that they need to make more. Don't just lookat the salary, start looking at the different types of companieswhere you would like to work. Look at what benefits they offerother than the salary and what chance for advancement theyoffer. Also, think about location.

Options

No matter what your profession, there are generally options foryour progression in your chosen career or there are options forchanging careers or industries. Take a moment to list out whatyou consider to be your options. Do they look good? Is it timeto change industries or change careers?

Decisions

Whether your chosen career is the one for you or you decide youneed to change, there are some important decisions you will needto make when you get ready to plan your

career progression.

First, do you have enough education to qualify for the positionyou want? If not, how do you plan to get it? Looking for jobswith companies that have great education benefits can help youin achieving your goal.

Secondly, do you have the depth and breadth of experience youneed to get where you want to be? Will your current job offeryou the opportunity to get that experience? If not, what typesof companies will help you gain the required experience?

Finally, are you in the right area to get where you want to be?If you are looking to make a certain salary or are looking for aposition that might be exclusive to certain areas (like makingmovies), you need to plan a career progression that allows youto move into the areas where you can pursue your dream.

So, if you are starting your job search and are ju

About the author:Scott Brown is the author of the Job Search Handbook (http://www.JobSearchHandbook.com). As editor of the HireSites.com weekly newsletteron job searching, Scott has written many articles on thesubject. He wrote the Job Search Handbook to provide job seekerswith a complete yet easy to use guide to finding a jobeffectively.

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