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7 Ways to Future-Proof Your Career

Jane Ferré
4 min readSep 10, 2021
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As the picture above says, “you didn’t come this far only to come this far”. You have gotten to the position that you are in due to your hard work, your expertise and the opportunities that you have created for yourself.

The workplace will change exponentially over the next few years. You don’t believe me? Just look at how much it has changed over the l8 months. Covid was a catalyst to drive the change. One thing you can be sure of is that change will continue to happen, the question is, are you equipped to keep up with it?

Carry on reading for a few hints and tips for future-proofing your career.

1. Choose a career that will grow as new technology develops

If you choose a career that grows as technology develops, you have no choice but to be at the forefront of technological changes. You need to play your part and make sure that you are front and centre of any updates. That is valuable to any employer.

Of course technology cannot exist in isolation and all technological industries need to build their customer experience / customer service team at the same pace.

On the flip side, you could choose something that won’t be affected by digital changes, can a computer ever take the work of the creative industries like…

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Jane Ferré
Jane Ferré

Written by Jane Ferré

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