Katrina Frazer from Aiken PR gives her top tips for propelling your career.
Starting a new career can be a minefield especially for young people who are taking the first step onto the career ladder.
Here are some useful hints and tips to help young people take the first leap into employment or make a positive change in their career path.
Review your prospects
Set some time aside to thoroughly review your career prospects. Think about how you would like to start or improve your current career and assess your strengths and weaknesses. Consider what you like doing at work and at home as job satisfaction is vital to staying motivated.
Seek professional advice
There are many professional careers advice services and development centres throughout Northern Ireland. Seek advice from your local Careers Service centre which offers free and impartial careers advice. Careers Service NI also has some useful online tools to help search for jobs and assess skills, for further information visit: www.nidirect.gov.uk/careers
Research and explore your options
Explore your options if you do not know what career you want to do or which field of study you want to switch to. Ensure you research all the options open to you without any limitations. Use the internet and read some career/advice books to help provide further understanding about your options. Research career courses and events to discover what opportunities are available.