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“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”, goes the popular saying. And it is especially true when it comes to employees who don’t know where they are headed. Think about it: who is responsible for your career? Is it your manager? The HR department? A colleague? A rival in another organisation? No, it is all You! Only you can accurately say where you stand on the career ladder, where you need to be in the future and how driven you need to be to get there.
If you find yourself fretting about this more often than not, here are a few key steps that can help you chart a successful career path:
Introspect: According to Confucius, “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”. The onus is on you to pick a career that appeals to you, and for this you need to do a self-appraisal. You need to ask yourself tough questions such as: What are my goals? What skills do I currently have to achieve these goals? What motivates me?