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Ensure first impressions match your career aspirations |
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Dress for the job you want not the job you have today |
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Smile with purpose, speak with purpose, dress with purpose |
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Be proud of the work you do |
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Always put your name on your work so that others know who did it |
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Spell and grammar check all work before sending out |
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Plan and structure your presentations to be clear about the outcomes you want to achieve |
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Powerful meaningful pauses in presentations allow constructive reflection |
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Take time to identify what you want to achieve from a meeting |
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Communicate with others in the style they display to achieve good outcomes |
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Build a network to better understand your industry and organisation |
12. |
Practice talking about your successes in less than 30 seconds |
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Be clear on your career aspirations and talk about them with others |
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Keep connected with past managers who you respected - you never know what opportunities they can provide |
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Be aware of the power structure as well as the organisation structure in your organisation |
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Look for others who can become your champions |
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Ensure you are aware of your strengths and use them at every opportunity |
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Everyone has weaknesses - accept them and find was to need them less in your career |
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Support others to achieve their goals so that you build a support team |
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Work to make others able to take on your role so that you can take on new challenges |
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Do not avoid talking about your remuneration - if you do not seek what you are worth others will assume it does not matter to you |
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Ensure you know what you are worth in the market place |
