9. Improve your business acumen

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Simply put, business acumen is understanding how your company makes money and achieves its goals and objectives. However, it is fundamental to be aware of how external factors within your industry can also have an effect on your company and its mission. 

There are  several ways you can build and demonstrate this skill: 

  1. Know your company's vision and how your role will feed into reaching this goal.  

  2. Have an awareness of the stocks and shares of your company and their competitors.

  3. A core understanding of your business functions i.e. sales, marketing, operations, logistics, HR, Finance 

  4. Identify issues within the sector, could these have an impact on your company and can you help them overcome these issues? 

Publications such as Supply Chain Digest, CIPS(Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply)and Logistics Manager can be used to help you build your awareness of any external factors that could impact the finance sector and your company. 

Advice from DSJ Global: Our recruiters are often sharing a lot of market update and insights on their social media platforms, or you can talk to one of our consultants who can share updates with you directly. 

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  • 12 Days of Career Advice

Day 1: Networking
Day 2: Attend Industry Events
Day 3: Build on your empathy skills 
Day 4: Build your personal brand within your company
Day 5: Go the extra mile​
Day 6: Develop your soft skills
Day 7:Work on your public speaking and presentation skills
Day 8: Upskill yourself
Day 9: Improve your business acumen
Day 10: Leverage social media
Day: 11: Update your LinkedIn profile
Day 12: Top CV Tips