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The Career Advice You Need To Know In 2025

Writer's picture: Joana TorpesJoana Torpes

What better way to start off the new year than with valuable advice that will help you grow as a professional and pursue a career that is meaningful for you.


So, there you have it. A list of career-related tips to take with you during 2025, with full potential for all things great. 💡


  1. (Re)Set Sustainable Goals

    Set SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) goals for the year on things you hope to achieve in your career, and remember to determine ways of tracking your progress. For instance, if you hope to grow within your company, identify the skills you need in order to get there. If you want a career switch, determine what dream roles you would be interested in exploring, and map out the ways of going about that in the best way. Or if you want to figure out what career you want for yourself, invest the time to look into different roles and find opportunities for cross-functional experiences. It all depends on your unique and particular career interests and aspirations, so start by reflecting on what you aspire and then work out a plan to achieve it.


  2. Assess & Develop Your Skills

    Make a clear assessment of your strengths and weaknesses to help identify what skills you need to work on for future roles. This will also give you an insight into the skills you excel at and that differentiate you from others, which is always invaluable when bringing your value to the table. Set time aside every week to focus on self-improvement and growth, and find ways to build skills that can help you in your career and that you enjoy (which is just as important).


  3. Invest In Your Network

    Having a network of professionals who support you provides you with an advantage in your prospective career and development opportunities. Plus, you get to connect with individuals who genuinely inspire and motivate you. Once you have built an authentic connection with those individuals, don't be afraid of reaching out to them when in need. This can be an invaluable source of expertise and advice, and it can bring you one step closer to your aspiring roles. This means that you should move away from transactional relations, and look at these interactions from the value they can add to your professional and personal life by themselves. By helping and supporting others, without expecting anything specific in return, you also build a network that is truthful and more meaningful to you (and you help pay it forward).


  4. Find Ways Of Differentiating Yourself

    Find out what your essence as a professional is, and what makes you unique. You can do this by reflecting on past and current work experiences, or by reaching out to co-workers or supervisors who can provide you feedback on this. Ask yourself what your selling point is. Be creative about it. For instance, if you find a niche within your industry that you are interested in or naturally good at, aim at mastering this as it can be a great differentiator for yourself. Essentially knowing what sets you apart helps you become more confident in your work, and highlights your skills and value as a professional.


  5. Pursue Projects You Are Passionate About

    Give yourself the freedom, if possible, to also pursue projects you are curious about and that bring you joy and motivation. Whether this means a specific hobby, volunteering, or joining a specific project within your organization, provide yourself with these chances to step a bit away from your usual routine at work. This not only helps you build relevant skills for your career, it also provides you with new motivators and opportunities for growth.


  6. Do Not Forget About Work-Life Balance

    Try to set healthy boundaries between your work and personal life. Plan your time carefully to allow for free time and breaks during your workweek, as well. Prioritising wellness habits in your life such as adequate sleep, nutritious eating habits or exercise also helps you set this balance.


  7. Work On Your Personal Brand

    In today's world, a personal brand and online presence are important differentiators in your career. So, have a clear focus that identifies you and your brand, be genuine, and communicate it consistently (i.e., live your brand). Highlight your most recent achievements and experiences. Interact consistently with others and support them whenever you can. Provide unique input and share your perspective on topics in contemporary discourse. You can also strengthen your brand through storytelling - i.e., create a story your audience can resonate with.


  8. Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

    Very cliché, but for a very good reason. It is very easy to fall into comfortable habits within our already busy and sometimes overwhelming work routines. However, the more you keep yourself in the safety of your comfort zone, the scarier it is to take healthy risks in your professional life. Remember that exposing yourself to new and uncertain situations that are oftentimes scary is exactly the way to becoming more confident and adaptive towards change. Start small, make realistic steps, try to go through with them, and remember to reflect on the situation after. You'll see that, regardless of the outcome, these experiences will slowly but surely make you more comfortable and interested in exploring these new experiences and taking chances in your career (and you'll also learn so much about yourself from that).


  9. Find a Mentor

    Define what you want to learn from a mentor, and think about potential experts within your industry or an industry you are interested in that you could connect with. Be authentic, explain your genuine interest in their work and how they inspire you. With time, these people can become an essential source of mentorship and support.


  10. Don't Worry If You Don't Have It All Figured Out

    With the new year, it is very common to be taken over by new year resolutions and all these expectations on what would be the ideal career. Don't put too much pressure on yourself to have the "perfect" life, in every sense of the word. If I am to be completely honest with you, it is very unlikely that everything will work out exactly how you set it up to be. And that is also completely okay. There is this statement I heard once and have always brought with me in everything I do that is: "We are all humans just living for the first time". It is only human nature to not know everything. To fail. To give up. To try again. To fall down. To get back up. Don't worry about not having it all figured all, no one does (and I really mean no one).


That was all for now. We hope you start this new year with joy and positivity about the future and look at your career as this exciting growth journey. I wish for you to find the fun in it for 2025 (and beyond)!


Take a seat, this is our time. 🪑

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