Spring is just around the corner, making it a great time to organize, declutter and refresh your home. If you follow Marie Kondo’s method and get rid of items that don’t’spark happiness’, or if you prefer to devote a weekend of decluttering to the task, there’s nothing like that sense of accomplishment that comes with completing your spring cleaning checklist.
Who said spring cleaning was only for the house? This is the time of year when many professionals reevaluate and refresh their careers in order to get on track with the rest of the year. Decluttering your inbox, CV and reworking personal development goals are all ways to help you focus in the workplace.
The experts of PushFar, a leading platform for career advancement and mentoring, provide a spring-cleaning checklist that you must read to ensure your success in the new year.
1.Dust your resume
We tend to only update our CVs when we are looking for a job. This leaves you with the mammoth task of trying to recall exactly what you have achieved in your career.
You’ll be able to keep track of recent achievements by regularly cleaning your CV. Your career goals may have changed, so you can also remove skills that don’t support your current career objective and show your value to a prospective employer.
A regularly updated CV will also serve as a reminder of all your hard work over the years.
Create the perfect WFH setup
Around 41% of UK workers now work remotely or hybridly*. The ways we work continue to evolve, and parts of our home are transformed into dedicated workspaces and offices. While many people enjoy working at home, there are challenges to consider, especially if your home office is small.
It is important to give your home office an annual spring clean in order to be as productive as possible. Maximise storage space for important items like printers, tech and stationery so that everything is at your fingertips. Stand-up desks are a great way to adjust your position during the day.
A productive workspace at home will boost your productivity and performance.
3.Set goals and objectives
It’s always a good idea to make career goals for the New Year. However, these may be forgotten once you get back into your daily routine. It is important to revisit these goals, so you can see what you have achieved and ensure you are on track for the remainder of the year.
You will find new motivation for your career if you ask yourself what you would like to achieve this year, and set yourself a couple of attainable goals with a deadline.
Working with a mentor can help you clarify your goals and provide strategic guidance to achieve them.
4.Digital decluttering
All of us are guilty of having a large number of emails in our inbox. It’s easy to overlook digital decluttering, but with the right system, you can feel more in control of your workload.
Why keep emails you no longer need? You can unsubscribe from any newsletters that you are no longer interested in, organize your emails into folders to make them more accessible and delete emails that serve no purpose.
By ensuring that your inbox contains only what you require, you will reduce your stress level.
5. Check in with your network
Spring is the ideal time to check up on professionals that you have met or spoken to at networking events in the past. This will ensure that you are maintaining meaningful relationships.
Send a few LinkedIn messages or emails to maintain the relationship. You never know when you will need these contacts later on.
For more information, please visit www.pushfar.com.
The first time this post appeared was on Human Resources News.
