Therefore, talking about a career, let’s start with competence. As is concerned, competence is the personal skills, techniques etc. to meet the lowest requirements of the position. Without it, someone is not fit for the position. In daily life, it’s very common that a graduate keeps job-hopping for the reason of so-called self-developing. And also there is another phenomenon; a graduate is quickly promoted as a middle level in an organization in two or three years after graduation. The both above are abnormal in career developing.

Firstly, let’s talk about a rookie keeps job-hopping after he enters a company. Keep adjusting the direction one struggles for is the right thing for everyone with lofty ideals. But all these are based on the premise that one should have a clear aim. With a clear aim, gradually adjust one’s periodic actions and methods, can a guy achieve his target quickly. Job-hopping, as one of the ways to pursuit self-developing, is adopted only in those very difficult situations with no alternative. Consideration for self-development is the most common excuse for job-hopping, while the discontent with compensation and welfare stand in the second place. The dissatisfaction with the company’s future prospects and the complaint about not enough training are the third and fourth factors for job-hopping. But for a new graduate, as a freshman in his career, it’s rather blind for him to start another career-hop before he can obtain a well understanding of the company and define his direction. Besides, there is one more thing that needs to be taken into account, that is, if the guy meets such difficulty as mentioned above has to perform a job-hopping, can he be assured to proceed smoothly without a hitch in his new company?

Then let’s come to the next, to be promoted immediately. Maybe to most people, this is rather an amazing thing, while in fact it can do a lot of harm to someone himself. For many young leaders, it’s such a big excitement that he could hardly remember who he is and then fail to have the right definition for him which may limit his future development greatly. As many of them are promoted so immediately that they cannot accumulate enough experience and obtain a well-round ability to solve problems, some even haven’t grasped the basis of dealing with people. Imagine, are such people able to be competent with the work in their new post? All these will definitely come to a low appraisal among the same level and bad influences to the company and himself. Some may question, why he can’t grow experienced while working. Of course yes. But sometimes we have to face the fact that, as a middle-level leader, he has very few chances to do those basic things which may help to develop those basic but essential competencies in daily work. So here we come to a conclusion, development by leaps and bounds is good, but please be patient. A proper career-plan will benefit a lot in one’s career.

In one’s career, it doesn’t matter that the position where you are, what we concern is the direction of the next step you will make. The current position you stay at is more an accumulation to the future development than merely an existence. As to career, the point is the direction and the selection you make for the future. With the identification of the place and level to achieve the target, these three factors are so-called the “direction-place-level” standard. A career should be designed in a right Sequence. Firstly, establish your aim; secondly, design a career resume and use self-analysis; finally, make out a career plan and strictly carry it out. We will involve more details on how to make a career plan bit by bit in the future.