KEEP UP IN TODAY'S WORKPLACE

KEEP UP IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE

How do you keep up in today’s workplace which continues to change dramatically? First of all, keep up with what’s happening in the employment world. Be cognizant of the top industries and career fields for job seekers. Be aware of the options that are available for your given skills and experience. Harvey Mackay, noted author and business writer, gives what I consider the most important advice – “Never stop learning! Don’t limit yourself to only work-related classes, either. Learn everything about every subject that you can. “Remember that old maxim – knowledge is power. Knowledge can only you achieve success in your current job and position you for successful change. In their book, “The Mid-Career Tune-Up, Bill and Rosemary Salmon, provide tools to improve job performance and action steps to manage your career”

Stay up-to-date on technology, industry trends, customers needs and any other factors that are important to your personal and professional self-development.
Upgrade your knowledge and skills in ways that are consistent with your own future interests and career development.

Again, the focus is on knowledge. Even if you are stuck, for now, in a dead-end job with not much future, you can still learn. It’s hard to work and go to school (I’ve done that too), but, distance learning options are numerous. And education really is the key to a successful future. This is an excellent time to focus on options for successful changing jobs and careetrs. Opportunities abound in a booming economy with a low unemployment rate.

l. Know What YOU Want

If you don’t know what you want to do, you won’t be able to convert conversations into opportunities. People won’t be really able to help you, regardless of how much they try. And you’ll waste time chasing jobs that aren’t good fits for you.

Picture this – You meet a potential employer in line at the grocery store or at a networking event. You tell them that you are looking for a job, and they ask, “What are you looking for?”

Right: The focused job seeker replies, “I have [x] years of experience helping companies respond to customer satisfaction problems [or whatever you do], and I’m looking for a job [that] for [employer name] in location}.”

Wrong: The desperate or unfocused job seeker replies, “Oh, I could do anything you need in your office (or plant or store).” How can someone reasonably respond to that? A patient person may ask you several questions to draw out what you have done and could possibly do for them. Unfortunately, most people don’t have that time or the interest to help you figure it out.