If you’re concerned about job security – hearing rumours, expecting change, or worried about an uncertain economy – don’t wait. Use these seven approaches to either avoid a layoff, make the most of it (yes a layoff can be an opportunity), or set yourself up for a quick move.
If you’re getting interviews, open to board roles, or building relationships for your business, you’ll want a resonant, keyword-rich presence on LinkedIn.
And yet, too many professionals—from the C-suite on down—leave their profiles mostly blank or filled with generic summaries that don’t resonate.
Why? Because everyone else’s profile looks that way too.
But here’s the problem: You’re invisible to those who could be offering you opportunities. Recruiters, search firms, and many hiring leaders use LinkedIn as their first stop in finding talent. Many prospects, business partners, and investors search their LinkedIn networks as well.
Accepting the wrong offer can cost you dearly despite a big compensation package. As one client put it: “I should never have accepted their offer; it was a toxic environment and I was not set up for success, but I was blinded by the money and prestige.” You can reduce the odds of accepting the wrong job offer by asking yourself three questions:
When the job market or pace of work slows—whether during the summer months or the holiday season—seize this opportunity to propel your career forward; engage in essential decision-making, strategic planning, and relationship-building. Or focus on creating your job search “marketing materials” including your resume and LinkedIn profile. By making the most of these slower times, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running when things pick up. Here’s how to leverage these moments for maximum benefit.
For those over 50 and gainfully employed, this study says you have a 56% chance that you’ll be let go before you’re ready to retire, risking substantial income loss. The study supports my own observations via client work that there is no real job security, only “career security.” In a sense employees are really all consultants.
But not to worry! Here’s a list of things you can do to both minimize the risk of an unwanted departure and set yourself up for a quick, positive transition if necessary.
If you’re struggling with a big career decision, your underlying challenge likely involves either: a) properly evaluating the risk associated with a specific action, b) identifying and narrowing down a long list of options, or c) choosing between two or three good options.
While each of these challenges requires a different approach to get to the best decision, they all share the same first step: offloading the decision-making criteria in your brain onto a spreadsheet or sheet of paper, to ensure you’ve captured and accurately weighed them all.
The following techniques will help you to choose the best option when facing any of the scenarios described above.
What you do during the first 100 days in a new job is crucial to your long-term success. You have only one chance to make a great first impression, and you want to lay the foundation for achievements down the road. Here are 10 steps you can take to make these early days a success. I also spoke with Paul Wolfe, SVP of Human Resources at Indeed, to gain his perspective.
A number of techniques 
make the challenge of achieving ambitious career and job search goals easier. Here’s a list of those that have either helped me or my clients to overcome obstacles to goal achievement. May they give you the boost you need to reach your goals.
Picture your goal to get motivated: Use physical pictures or imagery you conjure up in your imagination. The reason this works –
You can improve your odds of getting a raise, promotion or job security by creating a plan to achieve success in your current role. Like any effective strategic plan, your plan needs to answer these questions: 1) What’s my current situation? 2) Where am I going? and 3) How will I get there? Address these questions by incorporating the following five elements into your “Strategic Success Plan” (SSP):
What They Mean By “Executive Presence,” and How to Get It
by Robert Hellmann • Job-Search Strategy, On-the-job Success
Every so often, a client will share feedback they’ve received along these lines: “I was told I need greater executive presence to land that C-suite promotion,” or “They turned me down for the role because I didn’t have enough executive presence.” This feedback can sound like a verdict on who you are. It’s very addressable, however, if you focus on the underlying traits driving executive presence, meaning their confidence in your readiness to lead with credibility and authority.