The Highered 5 is a 5-step career development process. It’s your roadmap for your career. Career development is a continuous process. Where are you currently on your journey? Refine your career path by following this step-by-step process until you land the job you want!
Step 1: Explore
The first step in your career development process is to explore - to get to know yourself! Here you’ll build awareness about your work personality traits, skills, and interests.
Your goal is to discover the skills you need to enhance or develop, identify or re-assess your goals and develop a plan to support your career journey.
Step 2: Develop
You know the career path you want to pursue. But how do you go about gaining the career-relevant skills you’ll need to get there? In step 2, you will focus on investing in yourself and acquiring the right skills and knowledge to advance in your journey toward your career development.
Your goal is to bridge the skills gap, develop new skills and gain knowledge relevant to your career.
Step 3: Retool
In today’s competitive job market, making a lasting impression is crucial. That’s why your personal brand matters. Your CV, cover letter, and all other aspects of your brand should align to help you tell your story. In step 3 of the Highered 5, you will get access to valuable tools and templates so you can create the right personal brand to boost your career!
Your goal is to create tailored career tools (CV, cover letter, pitch, LinkedIn profile) for your preferred job role and to learn to communicate your strengths and points of differences to employers.
Step 4: Network
Networking is essential - for you and your career. Step 4 helps you discover the various ways you can build meaningful connections with other professionals and learn the best tips for tapping into your network to advance your career development.
Your goal is to create authentic connections to build your professional network and to learn to use your network effectively to advance your career.
Step 5: Get Highered
You’ve come to the end of the process, now it's time to reap the rewards of all your hard work. The final step in your career journey is to accept the job offer. But before that, make sure to use all of the resources to prepare for your interview, the follow-up, and learn tips to negotiate your salary.
Your goal is to learn how to ace the interview and eventually land the job!