In today’s rapidly changing job-market, new skills are constantly popping up which are currently in demand by employers and make you a desirable asset. Looking to enhance specific skills to help you succeed in your current job or in landing a new one? Skill growth can be a challenging quest when you’re not equipped with the right resources, or don’t know where to access them. In this short guide, we’ll outline a few key resources for skill growth that you should be working with to enhance skills.
There’s a huge range of various skill building books being published each year in all kinds of fields, and it’s such a valuable source of wisdom to fuel your growth! The thing is, how do you know which ones to read? For starters, you could ask a few people in your field (colleagues, people in your network, even bosses) whose level of skill you admire if they can recommend any skill building books worth reading. Another option is to search for keywords relating to your desired skill in the Amazon (or your local library) books section and filter out the top rated publications.
Check out skill building workshops focused on enhancing your desired skills either offline held locally in your area, or explore the infinite possibilities online. To ensure you choose a workshop that will really add value to your skill growth, do a quick background check on LinkedIn to learn more about the trainer, and don’t be afraid to contact the workshop provider in advance to ask if the workshop will fit your exact needs to ensure you won’t be wasting your time.
If you’d rather invest in a more long-term skill growth option than a workshop, it might be best for you to check out skills training programs and skill improvement courses. A more in-depth alternative to one-off workshops, joining skills training programs or skill improvement courses will allow you to delve into more detail and enhance skills under supervision. On the other hand, schemes like these can come with a costly enrollment fee.
Building skills with the help of a mentor is the absolute best option for skill enhancement in our opinion! Compared to group programs and courses, a 1:1 mentoring program ensures that the expert guiding you is there just for you, giving you maximum value for your money. While at courses you may encounter trainers who have a strong theoretical knowledge of the skill, a mentor is someone who was actually once in your shoes. They too have had to embark on the journey of skill growth, and have mastered the skill you want to develop in. They will help you see around corners through sharing their experience and the best available resources out there to ensure a much faster growth curve than you could ever achieve with skill building books, workshops, or group programs.
In conclusion, skill training may present itself as an impossible challenge when you’re standing at its beginning, but there are several great resources which will help you get there - the best, in our experience, being joining a mentorship program and working 1:1 with a mentor. This approach to skills building can produce great results in a rather short timespan, making it an investment that’s worth your time and money.
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