What Your Last 12 Months at Work Can Tell You About Your Next Career Move

Most people think about their career in terms of what’s happening right now.

Do I like my job?

Am I earning enough?

Should I apply somewhere else?

Is it time to ask for a promotion?

Those questions matter, but there is another source of information that can be surprisingly useful: the last 12 months of your working life.

Your recent year at work contains clues about what you’re actually good at, what drains you, what you’ve learned, what other people trust you with, and whether your current role is still taking you somewhere useful.

You don’t need a five-year career plan to figure this out.

Sometimes, you just need to look backward before deciding where to go next.

Because your next career move shouldn’t be based entirely on how you feel about your job today.

It should also be informed by what the past year has taught you about yourself.

Start With What Changed