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Reading the CNN article, “Six Tips from Your Future Self,” started me thinking about the career lessons I’ve learned over the years. As a career coach, I now understand how experience is a teacher, but may also be a curse. Sometimes we become so rooted in our ways based on past experience that we fear taking the risk to go after something better or something more. Questions arise such as: What if I fail? What if I lose? What if I don’t like “it” after I achieve it?
You’re not ready to go public with your job search, but you want to cultivate higher visibility in your industry and grow your connections to key decision-makers. Before you go pasting on nametags three times a week, take a couple of lesson in stealth networking. Then consider how your career moves will look to your current boss, and what you’ll say if she asks you why you’ve been so active on the professional meeting circuit lately.
All businesses aren’t created equal. What may be normal for a small company could be strange for a large one. But when deciding where to work, those distinctions matter. “There are a number of differences,” says Kathleen Downs, a recruiting manager at Robert Half International. “I wouldn’t say one is better than the other, but they are certainly different.” From culture to job function, here’s a look at ten differences between working for a small firm and its larger brethren.
In December, 13.1 million Americans were unemployed, and 5.6 million of those were long-term unemployed, meaning they had been without a job for more than 27 weeks, according to U.S. Department of Labor figures. The long-term unemployed accounted for more than 40 percent of all unemployed workers. As the economy continues to drag, the group of people who have been without a job for weeks and months on end seems to continue growing. And it can seem like finding a job becomes more difficult the longer you remain without one. But it’s not hopeless.
Every time you apply for a job you have the chance to be a standout, a star, or at least a unique individual with a string of talents that may be a great match for the employer’s needs. But many don’t see themselves that way or sell themselves that way.
I get calls from friends with children graduating from college who ‘need some help’ finding internships or permanent employment. Two of the recent students I have helped are interesting to me because of the assistance they receive from their university’s career placement, as well as the contacts from companies that have been coming their way. It is interesting to me because reviewing the backgrounds of the two students would lead one to believe these two would have ‘no problem’ finding the right employer, really one would think employers should be doing all they can to pursue them, but they aren’t.
It’s no secret the job market is tough. But whether you’ve been unemployed for two months or two years, you can still gain new skills, fill gaps in your resume and network, all the while giving back to your community through volunteering.
Anyone who wants a new job or a new assignment this year could start with a clear picture of their ideal position – their destination – and then develop a roadmap on how they’ll get there.
If you are anything like most of us fallible human beings, you’ve probably already broken some (most?) of your New Year’s resolutions. If you are nodding your head ‘yes’, I have a proposition for you to consider……… Start over again with just two really, really simple resolutions which, if implemented, will make you healthier, wealthier and wiser.
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? by Personal Branding Blog February 10th, 2012
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The Power Of Social Network Transparency by Kevin W. Grossman February 9th, 2012
Anger Management: How To Keep From Losing Your Job by FINS from The Wall Street Journal February 9th, 2012
The Hiring Process May Be Flawed, But You Can Still Land Your Next Job by onTargetjobs February 8th, 2012
