3 New Skills That Could Blow The Roof Off Your Stagnating Career

Do you feel under stimulated at work? Do you feel as though the skills you’ve spent a lifetime building are slowly starting to atrophy as you spend say after day, week after week filling your working hours with boring and repetitive tasks? Do you yearn for challenge; a true test of your skills? Are you frustrated that no matter how many other jobs you apply for, you never seem to get to the interview stage and are left to languish in your current position? There’s good news and really good news. The good news is that you’re not alone! A recent study found that more than half of us Brits are unhappy in our current job. The really good news is that we don’t have to stiffen our upper lips and slog it out forever! It’s simply a matter of teaching ourselves the skills that can help us to shatter the glass ceiling placed over our career. Whether it’s to finally get that elusive promotion, retrain into something more rewarding or start up a lucrative side business, these skills can halt career stagnation and help to take you to the next level, whatever your career goals…

Learn to code

The future is in code. As we become more and more reliant on digital devices and apps, coding skills are an increasingly valuable commodity among employers. With children now being taught the rudiments of coding in schools, the longer you wait to learn this valuable skill, the less value these skills will have. The good news is that you can teach yourself to code in your free time with apps like the Code Academy app and a plethora of free coding courses online.

Learn to play the markets

There are many people who make extra money in their free time with a broad portfolio of investments; trading foreign currencies, stocks, cryptocurrencies and shares. Getting into the world of investment can be daunting, but there are ways to make it easier and more accessible (not to mention more tax advantageous). Check out CMC Markets for some info about spread betting. While this may not directly translate into career progression, it can broaden your knowledge and boost your income to make you less reliant on the wage from your day job and concentrate more on the things that bring you happiness and fulfilment.

Learn a new language

In an increasingly interconnected marketplace, those who want to get ahead in business would do well to break out of their comfort zone and learn some new languages. In the digital age, not only is learning languages an increasingly valuable skill that can either grow your career prospects or lead to a lucrative side job in translation, it’s easier than ever to learn languages through online courses (many of which are free). Some of the most useful languages to learn include;

• Spanish
• German
• Mandarin Chinese
• Arabic
• French
• Russian
• Portuguese

Education has always been the best way to boost your career prospects, but remember that it’s never too late to learn, nor is it necessary to go back to university or night school with such a wealth of online learning at your disposal!

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