Career goals | What Brits think success at work looks like

As professionals enter the New Year, they may start to question what their role means and how successful they truly are in their career.

Whether it’s boasting leadership skills and being able to manage a team of people or getting the opportunity to be in charge of your own learning and development plan, many aspects can constitute how successful an individual is at work.

In fact, a study of 2,000 UK professionals has revealed what they believe makes someone successful at work. According to the study carried out by CV-Library, the majority (69.7%) believe that being trusted to get on with their job is one of the key measures of success.

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This was closely followed by earning over £50K annually (36.1%), being able to work from home when they want (21.3%), managing more than ten people (20.7%) and not having to report to anyone (16.4%).