It happens all the time: a company downsizes or decides to shift gears, laying off a sizable portion of its workforce. Most of those who find themselves on the unemployment line don’t really know where to go from there. Do not be one of them.
Don’t wait for layoffs to get you thinking about how you are going to continue earning a living. Instead, be proactive about job-proofing your career. What does that mean? It means taking the steps necessary to keep yourself employable even if you should lose your current job because of downsizing or a change of direction.
You Have More Value Than You Know
As an online school specializing in certification training, we see a lot of students who feel like they bring little value to the workplace. We don’t buy that for one minute. If you feel that way about yourself, allow us to challenge you: you have more value than you know. You just need to find a way to show employers what you have to offer.
One of the best ways to do that is to earn certifications pertinent to your career. Every certification tells a prospective employer that you possess valuable skills and knowledge. Every certification tells employers that you are willing to put in the effort to be better at what you do.
Practical Tips for Job-Proofing Your Career
The value you bring to the marketplace is wrapped up in a combination of your skills, knowledge, work experience, and goals. We can help you with the skills and knowledge by way of our certification training programs. Work experience and goals are up to you.
From a practical standpoint, here are some helpful tips to point you in the right direction:
1. Embrace Lifelong Learning
If you want to job-proof your career, do not think of learning as a one-off experience. Think of it as a lifelong endeavor. As long as you are willing to continue learning, there will always be new skills and knowledge bases you can leverage to find work or move forward in your current job. On the other hand, the person who stops learning will find himself stuck in a rut.
2. Stay Ahead of Technology
We are willing to bet that your current job utilizes technology in some form. Even if the most tech-minded thing you do is use Microsoft 365 to produce documents and handle email, it is still technology that changes with the times. You can give yourself a big advantage by staying ahead of technology. Take certification courses that will keep you on the bleeding edge.
3. Pay Attention to Market Shifts
Markets evolve all the time. And as they do, employment circumstances change. Pay attention to emerging trends and shifts. They could point you to what your job could look like in the future. You can start earning the right certifications so that you’re ready when the shift takes place. That will make you more valuable should layoffs come.
Proaction, Reaction, or No Action
The chances of your job remaining exactly the same for the rest of your working career are pretty slim. So you can approach the future in one of three ways: proaction, reaction, or no action. We recommend the proactive approach.
If any of our certification courses can help you job-proof your career, let’s get you enrolled right away. Send a message to enroll@protrain.edu as soon as you’re ready. You can also speak to one of our career counselors if you’re not sure. Just call (844) 292-8641. We are ready to help you in any way we can.
