YOUR CAREER CAN lose its pace for a number of reasons such as lack of opportunities, rapid changes in industry trends or plain old boredom.

Do you feel as if your career has come to a halt? Here are ten major warning signs to judge your current working condition.

• Your level of responsibility has become limited and there is no progress in it for a few years or more.

• You’ve been hopping jobs without much change in job title or salary.

• There is nothing left to learn on job.

• Colleagues hired after you have been promoted faster whereas you still hold the same designation.

• You’re not invited to important discussions or meetings of the kind you used to attend.

• Your performance reports show you as a consistent performer with no significant improvement.

• No one at work asks for your help or no one in your professional network asks for advice.

• You push yourself to go to work in the morning.

Your manager and coworkers communicate less with you — in general, you get fewer official emails.

You have started cribbing more about your work, or when you tell stories about work, you are the story’s “victim”, not its hero.

Do any of these signs sound familiar to you? If yes, don’t panic. You still have time to improve your situation and get your career back on track. Here are some amazing ideas.

Face time

Address problems head on. If your role has not changed in the past few years, request your boss a copy of the hierarchy structure and job description designed for your team. Work with your human resource manager to find out ways to move up your career ladder.

Tell your boss about your desire and capability to take up new challenges and assignments. No one will know your situation unless you will do something about it.

Just ask

You can ask your HR about that overdue raise. Ask for feedback from your boss. Figure out your areas of improvement. Every company keeps a budget for salary increases. If you are not getting your share, which you think you are eligible for, you need to find out the reason.

However, you must maintain your cool during the procedure as you might have only yourself to blame. Always look out for effective and efficient ways to resolve your problems, especially at the workplace.

Take initiative

Try to find out what keeps your boss up at night. Find a way to solve that problem to emerge as a key player.

Every organisation offers on-job training to its employees. These trainings play a very crucial role as they are meant to increase your efficiency to take up challenges at the workplace. If you value continuous learning, you can volunteer for a project that requires new skills. If your current role is not providing you much scope to learn, you might try to transfer to another area of the business within the same organisation.

Right attitude

Your attitude is the foundation of your sense of reality. If you come to work smiling, it is easier to expect a constructive day. On the other hand, if you come with a scowl on your face, your day is likely to end on a bitter note. Therefore don’t let negativity surround you.

Instead of moaning about your condition, spend your energy in making a new start.

However, if nothing works out well, the next step may be to update your résumé and start looking for a new job. Instead of hanging on to an unproductive employment relationship, it’s better to quit. Sometimes you just have to take that step.