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9 Things to Do to Avoid Career Disasters
Although the US economy is chugging along fueled by low interest rates that have punished savers, the world as a whole is struggling. Whereas in 2008, the US was hemorrhaging jobs, there has been mediocre but consistent job creation occurring. It is nowhere near pre-collapse levels but nonetheless jobs are being created.
Where once job boards were the primary way that people were looking for work, now positioning on LinkedIn is as important if not more so, as well as quality of your professional network.
As one of my guests said in an interview for "Job Search Radio," 70% of all jobs are found through networking and 70% of those (or 49% of all jobs) are found based upon a relationship that didn't exist at the beginning of your job search.
When I released my first book, "Get Yourself Hired NOW!" in 2006, branding was an alien concept to job hunters (and to some of you it may still be one) but it is incredibly easy to do given the technology tools that are now available that didn't exist 10 years ago.
One thing remains true today as it did in 2006. If you're like most people, you think job hunting is hard, something about as pleasant as going to the dentist or a visit from the Internal Revenue Service. But if I told you that you could earn at least $50,000 or more than you do now over the next five years, would I get your attention (Statistically, it would be easier to earn more than $70000 following a simple strategy)?
© The Big Game Hunter, Inc. Asheville, NC 2017
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