"Challenges are the keys that unlock the potential within us."
By: Senior Consultant, Carolyn Lee, CPRW, CEIP
www.IAMresumes.net
Throughout decades employees have either gone to work because it was a job that paid the bills, or there were those that were fortunate and stumbled across employment that met their expectations. Let us fast forward from the past to the present and revisit a "what if" scenario. What if every job seeker decades ago chose to approach employment by designing a career?
The concept of developing a career was probably accidently discovered by only a few job seekers. Times were hard and employees worked long hours with very few benefits. Employment laws have changed over the years, the economy was good and companies developed into something more complicated than in the past with growing profits.
As time pursued, the economy had stumbled leaving many to lose homes, facing challenges with devastating consequences, unable to support a family, bills are mounting and employment opportunities are scarce. The companies with growing profits were laying employees off and tightening budgets to conserve on revenue. Employees were now beginning to realize that they were not prepared for this change.
The job seeker of the past has found themselves trapped within the whirlwind of chaos not fully understanding what was about to happen. There had been no preparation devoted to developing a career even though this was a large part of their life. The concept of a job verses a career was of no concern....as of yet.
We learn from the past and create ways to succeed well into the future. For those that have chosen to move forward, they will harness the power of designing their career to meet their expectations. The job seeker of the future will fully understand the need to forever evolve and be prepared to weather the next whirlwind.
The first step will be to gather a history of experience, understanding the importance, value and potential for each skill, learn how to package their skill set for marketing, determine the appropriate strategy and continue to take this information to be used as a foundation to begin designing their career.
If employment history were to repeat the cycle of the past there will once again be positions available, but only for those that can truly appreciate the competition followed by the importance of designing their career for success.
Take this time to begin creating a portfolio with letters of recommendation to be used with your Resume Presentation Package. Take the necessary steps to regroup and reach your full potential as you prepare yourself for the challenges that will most certainly be met along the way. This is a journey that every job seeker will travel.
Does all of this seem overwhelming? Help is just a phone call or email away.
By: Senior Consultant, Carolyn Lee, CPRW, CEIP
www.IAMresumes.net
Throughout decades employees have either gone to work because it was a job that paid the bills, or there were those that were fortunate and stumbled across employment that met their expectations. Let us fast forward from the past to the present and revisit a "what if" scenario. What if every job seeker decades ago chose to approach employment by designing a career?
The concept of developing a career was probably accidently discovered by only a few job seekers. Times were hard and employees worked long hours with very few benefits. Employment laws have changed over the years, the economy was good and companies developed into something more complicated than in the past with growing profits.
As time pursued, the economy had stumbled leaving many to lose homes, facing challenges with devastating consequences, unable to support a family, bills are mounting and employment opportunities are scarce. The companies with growing profits were laying employees off and tightening budgets to conserve on revenue. Employees were now beginning to realize that they were not prepared for this change.
The job seeker of the past has found themselves trapped within the whirlwind of chaos not fully understanding what was about to happen. There had been no preparation devoted to developing a career even though this was a large part of their life. The concept of a job verses a career was of no concern....as of yet.
We learn from the past and create ways to succeed well into the future. For those that have chosen to move forward, they will harness the power of designing their career to meet their expectations. The job seeker of the future will fully understand the need to forever evolve and be prepared to weather the next whirlwind.
The first step will be to gather a history of experience, understanding the importance, value and potential for each skill, learn how to package their skill set for marketing, determine the appropriate strategy and continue to take this information to be used as a foundation to begin designing their career.
If employment history were to repeat the cycle of the past there will once again be positions available, but only for those that can truly appreciate the competition followed by the importance of designing their career for success.
Take this time to begin creating a portfolio with letters of recommendation to be used with your Resume Presentation Package. Take the necessary steps to regroup and reach your full potential as you prepare yourself for the challenges that will most certainly be met along the way. This is a journey that every job seeker will travel.
Does all of this seem overwhelming? Help is just a phone call or email away.
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