Looking for career advancement tips? There are many factors that contribute to your career development. Those factors have nothing to do with how well you’re doing in your current gig. Read our 33 tips on how to kick things off. Some of them are actionable, and others will take some time and reflection, but they’ll all help you advance your career and land your dream job.

1. Commit yourself to advance your career
2. Create your career development plan
3. Dare to ask for what you want
4. Make your boss look great
5. Build and expand your network
6. Give time, attention, and more to your network
7. Expand your skill set
8. Embrace new challenges at work
9. Seek out a mentor
10. Join a professional organization
11. Dress for the job you want, not the job you have
12. Get more confident
13. Ask what to do to get a promotion
14. Work on goals that matter
15. Maintain focus on results rather than time
16. Develop conflict management skills
17. Build powerful negotiation skills
18. Be curious about your industry
19. Ask for explicit feedback
20. Read books about your profession, industry and skills you want to improve
21. Improve your communication skills
22. Dare to take the risk
23. Be someone who people want to work with
24. Be the best and always try to become better
25. Find a better job
26. Demonstrate initiative
27. Be positive in all you do
28. Ask for help, and help others
29. Say yes
30. Say no
31. Don’t forget your people skills
32. Don’t be shy and promote yourself
33. Improve your LinkedIn profile

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