Career Guidance | Josephine Monotti

Not a lot of people may be familiar with what a skills audit is and what it is used for. Organisations and employers, however, have been making use of skills audits for quite a while, especially now that more businesses are moving into the future with digitalisation and globalisation.

If you work in a remote position or are currently working from home, you’re likely receiving training and education in an online setting as well. Instead of going to a learning centre to receive classroom instruction, you probably receive your materials from online groups and virtual meetings instead.

After dealing with the whirlwind of events that occurred in 2020, the year 2021 can potentially usher in an era of innovation. Now that most of us have likely adjusted to the new normal, the new year should hopefully bring some creativity.

Do you have a clear vision of where you see yourself professionally in a year? Have you ever thought about where you want to be in five or ten years?

Now that the tumultuous year of 2020 is finally coming to an end, it’s a good time to do a bit of a re-evaluation. Did you accomplish everything you wanted to this past year, or do you feel as though it’s passed by in a less-than-productive blur?

Growing up, many of us were asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Now that you’re an adult, you may wonder if what you’re doing now is really what you want to do. It’s completely normal to be successful in your job but somehow still feel unfulfilled.

Even if you love your job, it’s normal to have days when you zone out and let your mind wander elsewhere, especially if you’re not in the right headspace to work.

Whether you’re a business owner or an employee, it’s important to get to know your colleagues and clients. Cultivating healthy relationships with the people who surround you at work is essential for growth. It also creates a relatively friendly and stress-free working environment.

When things are going wrong around you, it’s easy to get swept up in the chaos. As a result, you might feel like you’ve lost control over everything in your life.

No matter how much you love what you do, there will definitely be times when you feel like you’ve lost your motivation and drive. We’re all human, after all, and we all get tired. There are moments when you’ll simply be unmotivated to do anything at all.

There are times when the tedium of your day job can feel suffocating. You may also feel quite stuck in your work, as if what you’re doing doesn’t contribute anything to your career growth. If you’ve ever experienced this, then perhaps it’s time to reorient your way of thinking. Instead of seeing yourself as a&#8230;</p>

Throughout your career, you acquire a lot of things—knowledge, skills, and experiences—that help you to move forward. At the same time, you can also accumulate things that tend to hold you back. There are even cases when we think that something is helpful when in fact it’s harming your career. The problem is that there&#8230;</p>

As children, our parents and teachers encouraged us to be creative. Boxes became spaceships, sticks became swords or magic wands, and dolls became imaginary friends. As we grew older, however, many of us gave up on this creativity in exchange for being more practical skills. However, creativity has an important role in everyone’s life. Indeed,&#8230;</p>

We’re living in very strange times. Many of us were leading fast-paced and highly mobile lifestyles, before we were suddenly struck with a global pandemic. COVID-19has forced our society to slow down, and for many of us to live and work in the same place and cancel or postpone all non-essential events and interactions.The situation&#8230;</p>

Everyone wants to have a fulfilling career. Whether you achieve it through being an employee or a business owner is immaterial; indeed, what matters most is reaching success without losing your true sense of self in the process. One problem that you might encounter on this journey, however, is confusion. You may not know if&#8230;</p>

When it comes to making career decisions, many people end up giving in to societal expectations to play it safe. Because of external pressure, they put their heads down and follow the crowd instead of taking risks and following their hearts.

At certain points in your life, you’ll be faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. These can make you feel like giving up, especially if everything you’ve tried thus far hasn’t yielded positive results.

Have you ever felt like you’re stuck in a boring job or that you’ve been walking down the wrong career path? You’re not alone. In fact, a survey found that nearly 90 per cent of participants felt unengaged from their work.

Looking for work can be tough, especially if you’ve been looking for a while or are trying to break into a new career. That said, it’s important to take a step back every so often to see if you’re on the right path.

COVID-19 has created an unprecedented crisis in our world today. With the rise of the number of infected so are the number of countries going on lockdown. People are mandated to stay indoors and as a result, a lot of offices have been forced to move to a remote work set up.