Post by TripleTen

2026 is half over. Are you still in the job you planned to leave in January? A mid-year career audit is more useful than another “new year, new me” promise. Ask yourself: 1. Have you gained a new skill this year? Not something you bookmarked. Something you could point to in an interview, add to your resume, or use in a new role. 2. When did you last feel proud of your work? A rough week happens. Months of feeling disconnected from what you do is a different signal. 3. Is your resume still sitting in “I’ll update it later” mode? Career changes rarely start when you feel perfectly ready. They start when you stop leaving your options unprepared. 4. Can you already picture the rest of the year at your current job? Same meetings. Same workload. Same ceiling. Does any of it genuinely feel worth staying for? 5. Would you take a new beginning over a promotion where you are? That answer tells you more than most performance reviews. 6. Has the start line kept moving? After this project. After the busy season. After vacation. After the next paycheck. Career growth can disappear into a very reasonable-sounding list of delays. Your score: 0–2: You’re mostly good. Keep paying attention to what is working. 3–4: You may be coasting, even if part of you already knows it. 5–6: This may be bigger than a bad week. You could be in the wrong chapter. You still have half a year to change the answer. #CareerChange #CareerPivot #TechCareers #AICareers #JobSearch #ProfessionalDevelopment #Upskilling #CareerGrowth