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Build a Weekly Career Routine

Use a small repeatable routine to keep your skills, network, and next opportunities moving forward.

Career progress is easier to sustain when it has a place on the calendar. A weekly routine should be small enough to survive a busy week.

Choose three areas

Set aside time for learning, relationships, and visible work such as applications or portfolio updates. Rotate the emphasis based on your current goal.

Review and adjust

At the end of the week, keep what helped and remove what did not. The right routine creates clarity rather than another source of pressure.