A Mini-Guide For A Successful Career

What are the basic conditions for a successful career? Ambition, self-confidence, optimism, and a little luck. But other issues also matter, such as relationships with others or seemingly minor things.

In the West, personal and professional guidance is a real profession (just like law or medicine), and anyone can turn to the services of career reorientation firms. In our country, attempts to do so are still timid. Various offices or small professional counseling firms are starting to appear, more to help you find a job…

Set your goal and prepare your strategy

1 Set a goal first, then try to stay "connected" with that goal in mind.

2 If, for example, you set out to accomplish your goal in May, the first things to think about are: what to do in March, what to do in April, what steps to take. to go through every month, to finish everything well.

3 Keep up the pace, taking a safety margin (a day when you became discouraged, felt unwell, or had an unforeseen situation). When you feel discouraged, remember that your purpose will improve your life, it will make you feel better, and at that moment, all the hardships you face now will seem like nothing at all.

4 Think optimistic! Everything you have to do seems easier when you are convinced that it can be done. You're wrong? Nothing! Move on! It is just that when you make a mistake in a sentence: stopping and repeating the sentence is harder than correcting the word and finishing the sentence.

5 Try replacing expressions like "I would like a well-paid job" with "I want a well-paid job" or "I would like a job where I like what I do" with "I want a job work where I like what I do ". It helps you mentally move from words to deeds.

6 Nothing can be achieved without self-confidence, without ambition, and, yes, without a little luck. If no one can give you luck, the other two depend only on you. Expressions like "I'm too old to start over", "I don't have files and relationships like others, so I won't succeed" etc. must be removed from vocabulary. True, this can be bypassed-but not unless you're a techie who knows what he's doing.

Here are some concrete situations from which you can learn how to achieve your goals faster.

1 - You work hard, but your boss never notices you. It's not new, it's happening more and more often. It is wrong to start from the idea that only he is guilty. But if you're the one to blame, why don't you get noticed? Did you report on your work and achievements? Did you check to see if they got to the boss? Did you take a good look around to see if you have a "benevolent" colleague who assumes your merits?

Did you try to talk to your boss? Rather than blame him for his indifference (even if you're right!), Use little tricks to get closer to him ("You know, the project you gave me to solve until next month is almost ready, but I'd like your opinion Referring to…."). Send him discreet signals about how quickly and efficiently you solve problems. If that doesn't work, bombard him with written reports on the evolution of the things he has given you to do.

As for the colleagues who assume your merits, form a reflex to sign any paper, project or document you make.

If it is a joint project, to which you have contributed with essential ideas, prepare a separate file, which you will introduce to the boss, as a proposal, before showing it to the team. It's probably not beautiful, but it's healthy because professional life has become a little "jungle".

2 - You are part of a team, your boss is nice to you, he shows that he appreciates your work, but, in one way or another, you have the impression that your projects and achievements do not reach the ears of older bosses or employers.

What makes you think that? The big boss comes to the office and, although you have made a complete file, in two copies (one for him, another for superiors), related to your project, he doesn't seem to know this and asks your boss directly at what stage. this is the problem, but the other one, who takes care of this thing, etc. Unfortunately, these are things you can't control.

Each company has its own rules on how to work. Moreover, there are companies in which the boss or the big boss only talks to the heads of departments. As such, some of them may assume achievements that do not belong to them, without you being able to know that something like this is happening and without being able to do something.

However, even in such cases, there are some elegant ways that can help you to some extent.

One would be to stop giving both copies of your report/project to the boss directly and do not hide this from him. You will hand him only one, telling him that you also took a copy to the big boss's secretary. That way, you're at least sure she'll get there. Another solution to such situations is that you should not miss key moments (when implementing a project that belongs to you, etc.). If the direct boss does not ask for your presence, ask him to do so. He may refuse you, but at least he'll see you claiming your rights.

3 - Although you are not guilty, a colleague tries to damage your reputation at work by distorting things you said or did, interpreting them (according to her interests in the office).

It is not easy to fight such problems, but it is very good to do it. With diplomacy and delicacy. There is no need to generate conflicts or tensions. If he has spoken ill of your boss, clarify things by trying to talk to them. Put the books on the table and clarify the problem, without apologizing or justifying yourself. Choose the right time and don't give the impression that you want to gossip about it or that you want to return the harm it did to you. If it's all about colleagues, confront them with the boss. He approaches the subject as if by chance, in a civilized tone, and clarifies things in a civilized way.

4 - You fall innocent in an office problem. It happens to us all. It's a matter of context, a coincidence. That's the decent thing to do, and it should end there. First of all, don't panic. Don't try to explain to everyone that you are not guilty (sounds sorry!), Don't pay attention to what is happening. Try to solve the problem very calmly. The more confident you are, the more those around you will understand that you are not the one to blame.

You may also fall for "boss casting", even though you haven't done so. For example, just because he saw you coming out of the boss's office, a colleague reproaches you for pouring him out because he didn't do what! Moreover, the reproach is made in front of all colleagues, who look at you quite badly. In such a case, clarify things immediately! He says you were called to the boss for a completely different matter and that you don't understand why you're being accused of "money."

When others find out what's good for you…

The services offered by the professional reorientation offices in western countries are a reality, accessible to anyone who is willing to pay. It's not just a matter of testing your skills to help you find out which job would suit you or how you could be successful in the workplace.

It is a personal and professional "coach", who gives you the time you need to order your life, who helps you find the best solutions and ways to solve your professional problems, to find the job that suits you.