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Most employees will work a 5-day week and 35 hours on average and more. It is therefore important to not only enjoy your chosen career, but to ensure you work hard to achieve the desired results and progress.
Alongside your everyday role you may wish to consider other methods to further advance your personal learning and career development such as professional study and contributions to your industry.
If your employer offers internal or external training courses, attend as many as they will allow. If your employer offers a study package, accept this, and try to complete all professional qualifications as early on in your career as you can. The higher up the career ladder you climb the more work you will be required to undertake and you will find it much harder to dedicate time to study. You will also find that having professional qualifications already ‘under your belt’ will greatly enhance your application whenever you choose to seek alternative employment.
If you are approached to write an article for a professional publication or give a public speech at an industry seminar, although this will mean additional pressure on you and extra demands on your time, it will also give both you and your current employer extra recognition and credibility within the industry.
