For most employees, the main source of their income will be one that is derived from employment and hence it is still important for one to treat his career as a form of investment by investing in his career.
I certainly believe our career is an investment as every move we make in our career are akin to investment moves filled with opportunities and risks. I would like, in this humble post, offer my take on some of my thinking when we see our career as investment: a) Having a career in public sector is like having a “bluechip” career as no doubt though the government now offers starting position as contract positions, the main bulk of public sector offers permanent positions, which are really highly defensive like Blue-Chip stocks. b) For employees in MNCs and other private companies, it seems to me the analogies to use are either multi-bagger ......