Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the March 15, 2004 issue of
QuintZine.
A recent survey conducted by CareerWomen.com
reported the top five reasons women change jobs. While the No. 1
reason cited was family obligations, women also move on to new positions for new opportunities, higher earning
potential, relocation, or because of job burnout.
CareerWomen.com polled site visitors and found that 64 percent
of women who responded had made a change midway through their
career. In response, CareerWomen.com offers five tips for
job-change readiness:
Review, update and re-write your resume every year: Having
a current resume on hand will allow you to quickly respond to
opportunities as they present themselves. Consider creating
several resumes for a variety of career directions that can be
posted in an online database for easy retrieval and sending.
Look inside as well as outside: Consider an internal job
change if your current position is not meeting your career
expectations. Leaving your current employer may not always
be the best decision, especially during high unemployment
phases. One survey respondent suggests, "be flexible, look
for opportunity and constantly broaden your horizons."
Consider challenge and service as criteria: When evaluating
new career opportunities, women report being inspired by challenge
and service in addition to compensation. Investigate how a new
position will allow opportunities for additional career challenges,
as well as possibilities to better serve customers, community or
the corporation.
Find mentors -- one from Mars and another from Venus: Advice from
the right mentor can help you locate and manage opportunities. Our
viewers report that a male mentor can coach negotiating skills,
as well as offer networking and advancement opportunities, while
a female mentor can offer informal fellowship, guidance within the
corporation, motivation, and encouragement.
Plan for a smooth transition: If you do find a new position,
make the transition seamless for your current employer. Clean
up messes, offer to train your replacement, be available for
questions after your departure, and thank your current employer
for the experience. Leaving on a positive note will only enhance
your future career options.
According to a recent survey of 186 executive recruiters conducted by
Exec-U-Net, the industries
expected to generate the most growth in the near future are:
1. Health Care
2. Medical/Pharmaceutical
3. Financial Services
4. High-Tech
5. Business Services
6. Consumer Products
7. Manufacturing
8. Communications
9. Electronic
10. Internet
The job functions expected to generate the most activity
during that same period of time are:
1. Sales
2. Marketing
3. Business Development
4. General Management
5. Operations Management
It's no secret that North Americans are working harder than
ever. Some economists are saying this increased worker
productivity is behind the current "jobless recovery." They
argue that because employers are getting more work out of their
current employees, there's no need to hire new workers.
Read the full article from MSNBC News.
No. 6: Continue with your self-exploration and lists. Play a game in which you fantasize about how
you would spend your time if you won a million dollars in a lottery. Incorporate this idea with the lists
you've developed from previous tips as you dream and fantasize. Write out your million-dollar-winner fantasies.
Continue to refine your previous lists. The purpose in performing these seemingly unrelated tasks is for you
to know yourself as completely and thoroughly as possible ....to be continued toward how and where to find success...
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