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1. Do five things to stay healthier at work It’s always best to update your resume
Everyone is concerned about health, and periodically before you lose track of the
losing weight is one of the most common New information you need.
Year’s resolutions out there. You spend a lot
of time at work, so consider what you can do 5. Create at least one new professional
for your health while you’re there. Try to think networking connection per month
of five simple ways to stay healthier at work. There’s no downside to increasing the size of
Pack a sensible lunch. Take the stairs. Get up your professional network. You probably meet
and stretch every hour. Test out a standing people all the time, but do you take the time to
desk. Switch your office chair for an exercise listen, grab their business card, and connect
ball. Think small and you’ll find that those little with them? Try to find at least one person per
things add up. month to add to your LinkedIn connections
and watch your network blossom.
2. Learn a new skill
No matter what field you are in, there are 6. Review and improve your LinkedIn
hundreds of new skills you can learn that profile
could benefit your career. Is there one you’ve Speaking of LinkedIn, how does your profile
been meaning to learn? Set it as one of your look? In the professional world, LinkedIn is
work goals for the year and get it done. You crucial to your overall personal brand. Just
won’t regret it. If it can enhance your work in like your resume, you need to keep the
your current job, your company might even be information, tone, and look of it up to date.
willing to pay for it! Check out some of your connections’ profiles
and see if they’re doing anything different that
3. Read one career-related or motivational positively grabs your attention. If so, tweak
book your page to create a similar effect.If you don’t
Reading does wonders for your mind. No have a LinkedIn profile or want help writing a
matter your job, there is a book out there that winning LinkedIn profile for your job search,
can improve your performance, your outlook, consider investing in TopResume’s LinkedIn
or your personal habits. Even if you think you Makeover service.
already know what you need to know, reading
a great book on professional development can 7. Clean out your physical and digital file
give you a new perspective. cabinets
This New Year’s resolution idea can double
4. Update your resume as one for home too! Many of us have file
When is the last time you gave your resume cabinets that are filled with old papers that are
a thorough look-through? Is the style of not remotely relevant to our work anymore. It
your resume modern and still current? Is doesn’t take long to clean them out, and you’ll
the information correct? Make it a work goal be glad you did. Weed through those files,
for the year to review and edit your resume, recycle what you don’t need, and organize the
even if you don’t plan on applying anywhere. rest. This goes for your computer files, too.
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