WHY AND HOW TO MANAGE YOUR CAREER

By Mary Fain Brandt February 9, 2017

The job market got a makeover

Trends:–Consulting–Contract–Project

Climbing the Corporate Ladder

Trend: Outsourcing

• HR• IT• Government• Healthcare

Trend:

• Flexibility• Control of our schedule• Control of our career• Control of our money

Then vs. Now

• Jack of all trades– Required/needed in the 90’s

• Specialist – Is what they want now– How are you positioning yourself as a specialist?

Is your job a Dinosaur?

• Will it become instinct in the next 10 years?

What can you do?

• Stay current on Industry Trends–Workshops–Online Classes–Certifications– Talks (like this one)–Be relevant

What you should do…

• Create a Master Resume –Update every year – yes every year!

• Keep you LinkedIn Profile current–Review every 3-4 months and add new

projects, positions, volunteer • Keep growing your network

• It will serve you in the future

LinkedIn: Learn to Love it

• Easy as 123, abc…–Profile–Network–Engagement

• Over 460 million users! • 93% of Recruiters • It’s your own Website/Branding Stage• 10 million searches on LinkedIn everyday• 2 new members join EVERYDAY every second• If LinkedIn were a country it would be the 4th

largest country in the world• Average income of users is $112,00+

Fill it ALL out

• Overlooked sections:–Volunteer –Projects–Publications

Volunteer Section• Supervise a team?• Organize and planning?• Leadership?• Conflict Resolution?• Where you responsible for inventory or a sales team?• Skills learned from volunteer gigs are relevant. Add these to your skill

section but also mention these in the description of your volunteer work.

• Get involved with:– Student Chapters– SHRM– Business Society

• What other groups might you volunteer with?

Ways to showcase your Credibility

• Publish on LinkedIn–Write about the industry trends

• Videos on YouTube–Do a how to video–Answer a question

• Speaking Gigs

Top growing industries

• IT and Healthcare

Top “Salary Growth” Jobs

• Physical Therapist 9.7%• Recruiter 7.8%• Web designer 6.2%

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