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Using LinkedIn to research your career
options

LinkedIn is a vital tool for career development,
allowing you to build your network online with
Professional Development Platform
Professional Development Platform ease. However, making connections is not the
only thing LinkedIn is great for: it can help you
expand your horizons and explore the different
career options that are out there. It’s a gold
mine of industry-specific news, career stories
and expert advice.
Getting The Most Out Of 1-2-1s With Your Manager Our Professional Development Platform
With many changes to the way we work and an increasing houses an article which gives you advice
number of remote/hybrid roles, 1-2-1 conversations or on how to use LinkedIn for more than just
check-ins with your manager are more important than professional networking. It explores all the ways
ever. These regular catch-ups are a key part of staying that LinkedIn can help you carry out valuable
connected, feeling supported and ensuring your voice is career research, including joining professional
heard. It’s therefore important that you know how to get groups, learning new skills, keeping tabs on top
the most out of them. companies and more.
Unlike performance appraisals, which tend to happen at Members can find the article here: https://
a few set times a year and focus on reviewing your overall security-institute.careercentre.me/u/0h0tee5c
progress and goals, check-ins are more regular and often
less structured and formal. While they give you a chance to
go over what you’ve been working on with your manager,
the focus is more on supporting your well-being and ability
to thrive at work.
This article shared on our Professional Development
Platform offers you advice on how to make the most of
your 1-2-1 meetings, providing suggestions on the topics
to address which will help ensure your needs are met. As
a Security Institute member you can find this article here:
https://security-institute.careercentre.me/u/qpam8yhi

What is a growth mindset and why is it important?

Change is a constant in the modern workplace, yet the changes
we have seen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have
been unlike anything many of us are used to.

This extreme shift in working practices has proven something
once and for all, though; the ability to effectively navigate change
is a more important workplace skill than ever. The great news is
that anyone can teach themselves to successfully ride the waves
of change, and the key lies in adopting a growth mindset.

If the idea of adopting a growth mindset seems a bit illusive,
don’t worry. It’s actually something you can do by taking a few
practical steps, these are highlighted within an article which
members can find on our Professional Development Platform
here: https://security-institute.careercentre.me/u/gg26lv31

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