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Anyway, on to this issue’s
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Surviving a redundancy:
10 tactics to get you and
your career back on track -
Cont'd:
The world of work has
changed. Unfortunately, the
one-job-for-life principal
that our grandparents
experienced and their
grandparents before them, is
no longer a reality.
Constantly changing
economies, industries and
technologies have forced
companies to continue
evolving and adapting, which
regrettably has led to staff
redundancies and downsizing.
If you have experienced job
loss, this fortnight’s
article presents the next 5
important strategies that
will support you in getting
your career back on track.
Bringing
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Nicole will provide some
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and others to ensure you
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Surviving a redundancy: 10 tactics to
get you and your career back on track -
Cont'd
As we mentioned in our last
edition of Career Communiqué
x-Press - the world of work
has changed. The
one-job-for-life principal
that our grandparents
experienced and their
grandparents before them, is
no longer a reality.
Constantly changing
economies, industries and
technologies have forced
companies to continue
evolving and adapting, which
regrettably has led to staff
redundancies and downsizing.
Here are the next five
important strategies to
support you in getting your
career on track. Our
previous five strategies can
be viewed by clicking
here.
6.Understand the rules of networking
Networking is not about meeting as many
people as you can and getting your
business card into as many hands as
possible. It's about developing and
building solid relationships with people
who know and trust you and who would be
happy to share resources/connections
with you as well as recommending you.
Nurturing and building your network
should be an integral part of your
overall career management plan and not
just a (knee-jerk) activity you are
doing because of your current need to
find a job.
7.Build and leverage your network - both offline and online
Establishing an online presence (and
online network) is just as important as
building an offline (face-to-face)
presence. In fact, if you can't be found
online – you won't be found, period!
According to a 2007 survey by Execunet,
83% of recruiters used search engines to
research potential candidates. And of
those recruiters, 43% admitted to having
eliminated a candidate due to the
information they found while searching
the internet. What message are you
sending as part of your digital
footprint? Is your online presence ‘on
brand’? Does it confirm your expertise
and value to a potential employer?
8.Practice and build powerful interview skills
It's important that you're able to
confidently communicate your personal
brand and value in person during the
interview to continue strengthening your
overall candidacy. Remember, the job is
seldom given to the person with the most
experience and/or qualifications but
rather is given to the person who is
able to build rapport and market their
expertise and overall value with
professionalism confirming why they are
the best person for the role. So, why
should the organisation hire you?
9. Connect with people in your immediate network to inform them how
they can help you
Friends, family and colleagues are often
only too happy to help you in any way
possible but often may avoid you as they
don’t know what to say or do. Enable
them to support you as best they can by
ensuring they are clear on exactly what
you are looking for, and what a great
lead would be for you.
Recently, one of our
CareerCommuniqueRadio.com listeners was
given a lead to a job opportunity by
former colleagues she had maintained
contact with after they had all lost
their jobs. She landed the job and was
extremely thankful she had continued to
maintain and nurture this relationship –
otherwise she would never have learned
about the job opportunity. Are you
nurturing and maintaining contact with
your network?
10.Have a
strategic job search plan/action steps
and follow it/do it
Formulate a written plan with action
steps and due dates and follow the plan.
Treat looking for a job as a full time
job and ensure you are adopting all of
the above listed strategies.
To keep you motivated and on track with
your plan, consider establishing an
accountability partner – someone who
will check in with you on a weekly basis
to see how you’re tracking. This is a
great strategy to keep you accountable
and moving forward towards your career
goals.
If you’re currently adopting all 10 of
these areas in your search –
congratulations! If not, then perhaps
aim at incorporating a few of these
strategies in your overall job search
plan to support you in getting your
career back on track.
All the very best!
Annemarie
About
Annemarie Cross
Annemarie Cross is a Career Management & Personal Branding Strategist, Speaker, Consultant, Radio Broadcaster, and Author of ’10 key steps to Ace
that Interview'. She also heads the
firm - Advanced Employment Concepts,
which offers powerful programs for people
desiring career success and fulfilment, as well as savvy companies committed to building/retaining their most important asset – their staff.
Your can learn more about
Annemarie's products, programs and
services by visiting:
www.a-e-c.com.au
What are the
credentials that
identify a
professional
resume writer?
Dear Annemarie,
What credentials
can I check to
identify a good
resume writer?
Especially now,
there are so many
people out there
saying that they
are a resume
writer. – Marleen
Graham
Hi Marleen, that's a
great question. Below
are the three
certifications of
professional, qualified
resume writers that I
believe should be a
minimum requirement.
All of these
certifications are
issued by a highly
reputed professional
career association -
Career Directors
International. [As a
side note, I am a member
of this association. I
also sit on the
certification committee,
which examines and
certifies resume
writers, all of whom
only receive their
certification if they
are writing at a high
standard. I also hold
all three certifications
so am familiar with the
high expectations and
level required by a
writer in order to
receive and maintain
these certifications.]
Ongoing education and
professional development
is required to ensure a
writer's skill is
continually honed.
Therefore you know you
are working with a
respectable professional
who is committed to
providing their clients
with cutting edge
marketing
documentation.
·
Certified Advanced
Resume Writer – CARW
·
Certified Expert Resume
Writer – CERW
·
Certified Master Resume
Writer - CMRW (this is a
lifetime award and given
to professionals with
10+ years experience in
the industry)
CDI also has yearly TORI
awards (Toast of the
Resume Industry)
equivalent to the
Academy Awards in the
career industry,
recognising the best of
the best resume writers.
This is a highly
competitive competition
and any career
professional who is
either nominated or
lucky to win an award
are certainly considered
experts in their field.
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