| Ongoing career training is something that can help | | | | not only in terms of your professional development |
| separate you from other job searchers in more ways | | | | and improved skills but in terms of the improvement it |
| than one. Specifically, I'm referring to training that can | | | | makes on your resume in the eyes of potential |
| positively affect your career by helping you learn new | | | | employers as well. |
| skills or improve upon existing skills. | | | | Ongoing Career Training Suggestions |
| Other than showing potential employers that you are | | | | If you are having trouble getting some career training |
| the type of person that understands the value of | | | | ideas, here are a few suggestions to help get you |
| ongoing learning, career training helps keep your mind | | | | started: |
| fresh and ensures that you don't fall behind in any | | | | - Learning a new language |
| particular skills area. | | | | - Presentation skills training |
| As a recruiter, I can think of numerous occasions | | | | - Project Management training |
| where companies required candidates applying for a | | | | - Financial management training |
| job to have specific training - and in some cases, | | | | - Time management training |
| professional certifications - to be considered for the | | | | - Assertiveness training |
| position. | | | | - Negotiation skills training |
| Certainly, when new technologies or processes are | | | | - Quality management training |
| released, it often results in required upskilling to actually | | | | Once you have completed the training - especially if it |
| learn and perfect them. This ensures that the people | | | | is specific to your industry or job and involves you |
| who hold various industry or job-specific training don't | | | | passing a test or becoming certified - ensure that you |
| simply take the course once and then forget about it. | | | | properly document it on your resume including the |
| In some cases, ongoing training to learn new versions | | | | name of the course and the timeframe of the training |
| or updated releases can become quite expensive | | | | and/or certification. |
| especially if you have to cover the cost of the training | | | | In the case of professional certification, you might be |
| yourself but if it's a requirement of the job, it might be a | | | | allowed to display a graphic on your resume from the |
| cost you'll have to bear. | | | | certification supplier to quickly enable potential hiring |
| Having said that, the result of career training that you | | | | managers to see that you have it. |
| undertake can end up benefiting you in the long term | | | | |