Tips On How To Stay Current In Your Job & Career

Summary: <p>Staying current is so incredibly important!</p> <p>Social media managers are not updating myspace websites anymore. Programmers doing DOS aren't in demand anymore.</p> <p>We have to evolve as society, culture and technology evolves.</p> <p>Learning new things will also change over time. How you learn. What you learn.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Tips:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Ask questions</li> <li>Learn from people more senior on your team</li> <li>Free resources</li> <li>Establish what you need / want to learn</li> <li>Talk to your leader</li> <li>What are the trades telling you? Trends? Fads? Patterns?</li> <li>Conferences</li> <li>Hire an external expert / consultant</li> <li>Paid courses</li> <li>Network, keep you name out there</li> <li>Offer to teach your skills to others</li> <li>Read</li> <li>Ask to be on new, cutting edge projects</li> <li>Become an expert at what you do so you can take on more</li> <li>Trade shows</li> <li>Communicate</li> <li>Be an expert in your clients needs / business goals / objectives</li> <li>Certificates<br> </li> </ol> <p><strong>To support the show:</strong></p> <p><strong>Paypal:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://paypal.me/stephdennis13">paypal.me/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><strong>Anchor:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/careertalk">https://anchor.fm/careertalk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>For show notes go to:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/">http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>To work together:</p> <p><a href="http://listentocareertalk.com/">listentocareertalk.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>For the Google Survey:</p> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1">https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To connect:</strong></p> <p>Instagram:</p> <p>@stephdennis13</p> <p>@careertalkpodcast</p> <p>Facebook:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephdennis13">www.facebook.com/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>We are written, produced, hosted and edited by Stephanie Dennis</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>You’re awesome!!</strong></p> <p><strong>Go be your amazing self today!!!</strong></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/a1293a0/podcast/sponsor/acugkf/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message