What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career

Do you feel like your career is not headed in the right direction? The best way to right your career mistakes is by learning from those who have been in it longer than you.

In this video, Perminus Wainaina, the Corporate Staffing Services CEO, shares what he wished he knew at the start of his career.

The first thing he says he wishes he knew is that it is okay to follow your intuition. If you have a feeling or a calling to do something, go for it.

Having changed his career from Finance to Human Resource five years into his career, he now sees how following his intuition was the best idea.

Did he have the right skills for the career change? No, he did not.

Did he seek advice from HR professionals? No, he just went with his gut feeling and now he is running his own HR consultancy company.

Here are 5 more things he wished he knew that will help you salvage your career.