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Five Strategies to Energize your Job Search
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Gary Recchion
Gary Recchion, with Recchion and Associates, Inc., has 20 years in global career development and outplacement coaching and training supporting both individual and corporate clients from Phoenix, Arizona. His book, The 10 Success Strategies to Finding the Right Work, is integral to a job search/career transition training and coaching program, offered in the classroom, through one-on-one virtual e-coaching, and soon webinar. His Career Development employee engagement/retention programs include Personal Career Leadership series, Five Principles of Career Success series, Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Hiring Great People. For more information on his book, individual and executive coaching, and corporate consulting programs see www.recchionandassociates.com or e-mail Gary at gary@recchionandassociates.com.
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Gary Recchion | HRGuru
July 01, 2009
Network….Network….Network
- The “Connections” attitude can determine our success, and gets us through change; with a success rate as high as 60-70+%, it must be a campaign focus. We’re asking friends, family, associates, industry experts, and their networks for advice, feedback and ideas about our campaign, profession, marketability, skills transfer and marketplace. Attend professional association, job search, and industry network meetings, and tap into social media such as LinkedIn and Facebook. But remember, networking is as much about being generous with your advice, feedback and ideas as it is asking for it……
Be Open
– Explore other opportunities – Be laser focused, but not so rigid as to miss what might be a hidden opportunity, or the chance to pursue your dream; maybe it’s more meaningful work, starting a new business, consulting, exploring network marketing, or a home based business. Be open to part-time, full-time contract, temporary or intern positions, volunteering, taking classes/training, where you can develop other skills and marketability, while opening up new doors.
Use this job search and personal change to assess, re-evaluate, identify some new direction, look within so as to reinvent oneself, and master these five strategies, to energize your campaign, rise above the competition and position yourself for future success.
