Digital Strategy - Digital Agency

Feb 20, 2024

5 Tips to Supercharge
your Career in 2024

Articles . Digital Management and Leadership

Written by Morgan Cummins

In a recent “Ahead of the Game” podcast, Morgan Cummins, the Mindful Recruiter. chatted with Will Francis about how digital marketers can develop and boost their career in 2024. Key to success in this area is having an optimized LinkedIn presence, a positive mindset, and the tools and habits needed to help you stand out from the noise.

As the digital marketing job market continues to cool, marketers need to become adept at staying ahead of the game. And this requires effort.

Let’s explore in more detail five tactics you can use to do just that:

Optimize your LinkedIn presence

Work with a mentor

Work on your AI skills

Cultivate a positive mindset

Develop habits for success

“People have got to understand, no one is

going to care for their career until they do”

— Morgan Cummins

1. Optimize your LinkedIn presence

Building your professional brand is an essential part of any career strategy. And the keyplatform where you can build your brand is, of course.

your LinkedIn profile for success. Even if this drags you out of your comfort zone. Here are some key tips for optimizing your LinkedIn presence:

Develop the habit: LinkedIn is ideal for browsing, so just start by having a 15-minute habit of going through your LinkedIn feed every day.

Become familiar with the platform: See if you can learn something new during
your 15 minutes there. Do that for a couple of weeks, to help you become familiar
with the platform.
Engage: Start liking and commenting. These actions are going to boost the
algorithm. Share content that you’ve found, and give your own thoughts on that
content.

Post: Use the ideas you’ve found on LinkedIn as inspiration for your own content.
Instead of just commenting on an article, you might write your own blog where you
explore similar issues from your own perspective.

By developing a routine of engaging with the platform, and sharing or creating high-
quality content, you are more likely to come to the attention of potential recruiters.

Morgan Cummins

Morgan Cummins, is The Mindful Recruiter, and Partner at TalentHub Coaching & Recruitment where he is on a mission to revolutionise the recruitment industry by taking a fresh approach to helping people thrive in their careers.