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One of the best suggestions I can make is to get back with people.
Many people focus on first-contact customer service, but so few
follow through with their promises or they fail to keep in
contact with you. I take it as the sign of professionalism when
someone corresponds regularly with me and works to follow up on
projects.
Michael Phelps, Sourcing
Specialist
Kelly HRfirst/GE Real Estate Back to Top
I am a recruiter and I what I notice a lot is that people do not
have a reference list ready. Many do, but many do not and they
wait until they are looking for a job to gather this
information. I think it is important to keep in touch with one
or two co-workers and former supervisors from your last 3 places
of employment. This may help you get that offer.Carolyn
Ziel
Owner, Essential Search
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Managing
your career is more than getting the next job.
- First, understand what it is you love to do.
- Write down your accomplishments complete with
results.
- Determine what tools you want to add to your
toolbox and broaden your competencies
- Be well read on what is going on in the
world...it will affect business
- Be brave, take some risks that challenge your
abilities
- Let people know what direction you want your
career to take and let them give your counsel
- Be the very best you can be everyday and be
accountable
- Constantly improve your marketability
- Network
- Most important...get up to bat and take the
swing!
Cindy
Pain
Career Management Maven Back to Top
The best advice I've ever been given in this area came from
Harvey Mackay, a speaker at a function for my company.
He said: "Dig your well before you're thirsty."
Meaning always be pushing to get to know people who are in the
field you want to be in, doing things you want to do, and make
sure they know you as well. Keep track of them, know how to
reach them and make sure they'll answer the phone when you call.
Joshua Ramey-Renk
Account Executive, Robert Half Management Resources Back to Top
8 Secrets to Career (or Life) Success
- Awareness
- raise it and always be in the know
- Action
- create a plan with contingencies
- Accountability
- achieve your goals, when derailed - communicate this
- Contribute
- give before you take
- Ethics
- stand for something or you'll fall for anything
- Perspective
- zoom in for the details then pull back for the big picture
- Respect
- yourself & others
- Stay
Hungry - never get too comfortable; cultivate enthusiasm for
your work
Renée Barrett
Business Development & Marketing Consultant Back to Top
To achieve long-term success as a leader, you should build your
behaviour around VALUES. Values are something that should remain
the same. Thanks to that, you can build the next important
thing, which is TRUST. Because your behaviour is built around
values people trust you, so you can LEAD them.
Leszek Konkel
CEO, Acxiom Poland
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You make your own luck.
It took me decades to figure out this simple piece of advice
that my mother gave me. You need to work hard and make the
correct decisions to be in place when good luck is heading your
way so that you can take the best and most advantage of it.
Robert Fornal
Battalion Applications Trainer at US Army Back to Top
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