What Can We Learn From the Bad Job Market?
I shared some ideas with reporter and workplace columnist Anita Bruzzesehttp://www.45things.com/2009/08/what-can-we-learn-from-bad-job-market.php ”
For employees, it may be that they never again let their networks lag and their skills become outdated. For employers, it may be that they listen better to their workers and be more aware of what makes top performers happy.
I really do think there is going to be fallout as far as the way people manage their careers, particularly when you’ve been laid off. It changes you in very significant ways,” says Jennifer Kahnweiler, an Atlanta-based executive coach and founder off AboutYOU, Inc.. “I think after something like that, you will always look over your shoulder.”
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“Much of my work as a virtual assistant involves social media these
days. Initially, this was much easier for me to handle as an
(extreme) introvert. Strangely enough, I find that as friend counts
climb and the volume of online communication grows, I react with the
same sense of overwhelm, stress and exhaustion as I do to live or
phone communications. Have you heard this from others?”, she asks. Continue reading the rest of this article...
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Hi Jennifer,
Interesting post about the bad job market. Too often candidates start looking at resources when they have been laid off, Building and keeping your network alive is hard work , takes years and must be a daily habit, Personal branding is also extremely important, if you type on Google your name i.e. “anne egros” you can see how relevant are the information. For getting a high level of visibility on the web and credibility, you must create professional websites where you position yourself as an expert, What story do you tell to your future employers through posts in various social media like Twitter, facebook, blogs and Linkedin ? All that is part of your personal branding,
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