How to succeed in your career


Rich Career, Poor Career

What makes for a rich career? It is more thanROI, compare the two. How large is the
just  thegap?If your current ROI does not add up, does
it  mean  that
salary and benefits. A rich career is one
that  suits  youryou need to look for a new job or career?
Not  necessarily.
talents and provides an opportunity to make
a  meaningfulOnce you identify the elements of your ideal
ROI,  one
contribution, as well as one that provides
the  rightoption is to approach your current
organization  about
compensation.A rich career is one that has a
rich  return  on  investment.making some changes.Not all ROI changes
require  your  employer  to  invest  money
What is career ROI? It is more than a
paycheck  andto implement. For example, perhaps your
ideal  return  on
healthcare benefits. Your career ROI is the
entire  packageinvestment includes the opportunity to
volunteer  a  few
of what you receive in return for the
investment  of  yourdays a month for a nonprofit organization in
the  community
energy, time, and talent in a career and an
organization.Career ROI can include monetarythat you are passionate about. Unless you
compensation  and  theare  in  a
typical benefits package. It can alsoposition where your employer would need to
include  lesspay  someone
tangible, indirect benefits, such as theelse to do your job during those days, this
opportunity  tobenefit
be involved in a professional association,would not result in a significant cost. In
credibility,fact,  it  could
status, and the reputation of thebring value back to your employer, by
organization  you  workenhancing  its  image
for - just to name a few. Career ROI is alsoin the community. If your employer is not
unique  towilling  or  able
you: what you consider a return on yourto make changes to meet your desired ROI,
investment  mayyou  may  decide
not be important to the person who worksit is time to start looking for a new
across  the  hallopportunity.Before you go searching for a
bigger  paycheck,  take  time
or across the country.To determine your own
unique  career  ROI,  identify  whatto identify your career ROI. Then, if you
decide  it  is
you receive from your current career, in
addition  totime to look for a new job, you will know
when  you  find
your salary and other standard benefits.
Once  you  havethe right opportunity for you.Shannon
Bradford is a writer and coach, teaching
determined your current career ROI, thinkpeople  how
about  the
to master their brains to succeed in their
elements that would make up the ideal careercareers  and
ROI  for
businesses. She is the author of Brain Power
you. Think outside the standard HR benefits(John  Wiley
package.Now that you know both your current
ROI  and  your  desired& Sons, 2002).



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