While employed, stay alert
4 September 2007
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… about your career advancement opportunities within your company
What are your career advancement opportunities? Can you expect a promotion? What do people think of you? Do you have a future within this company? It is indeed necessary to remain vigilant, because it is becoming difficult today to build a career within the same company. Competition, globalization, mergers and acquisitions, and technological changes have -unfortunately- made the somewhat paternalistic company obsolete. In companies that are constantly changing, seniority and experience no longer seem to guarantee employment.
… about your "employability"
In simpler terms, do you have the necessary professional skills to find a new job tomorrow? Are your skills and knowledge up to par in the job market? Experts agree that maintaining your "employability" is your responsibility. This means that without anyone's help you must personally ensure your ability to find a job.
… about your long-term objectives
It's an excellent idea to write down your long-term professional and personal goals, and then review them once a year, for example. Are they evolving? Are you still on track? Do you need to revise them? To stay on course in a world that is changing very rapidly and becoming increasingly difficult, having a clear idea of your destination makes it easier to re-examine the situation and overcome obstacles.
… about the job market for your position
What about the supply and demand for your position in your industry? Do a search on Monster from time to time: how many offers do you find? In which regions? What knowledge and skills are required? Is it systematically required to speak fluent English? Do you need to master software X? What salary can you expect for your experience? Clearly, it is essential that you constantly have an objective view of the existing market and the offers available.
… by training yourself
We are all aware of this: work techniques are becoming more complex. You need to master more and more software, be able to work in a foreign language, adapt to new standards (technical, environmental, accounting, etc.). Training throughout your professional career has therefore become a necessity. With or without the help of your company, you must ensure that you maintain and develop your knowledge through continuing education. This is the objective of the Individual Right to Training (DIF), so don't hesitate to find out more: with 20 hours of training per employee per year, the objective of this scheme is to maintain employability.
… about professional news
Identify the key players: companies that are developing, mergers that are taking place, etc. Keep yourself informed of the developments and health of your company: difficulties, relocation issues, strategic changes, technological developments, etc. In short, anticipate!
… by networking
Networking is said to be at the origin of almost all senior hires. So, follow our motto: Young Graduates, build your network! Managers or employees, enrich it and use it! Seniors, focus on it to land your next job!
Published on 28/08/2007
Monster.fr
What are your career advancement opportunities? Can you expect a promotion? What do people think of you? Do you have a future within this company? It is indeed necessary to remain vigilant, because it is becoming difficult today to build a career within the same company. Competition, globalization, mergers and acquisitions, and technological changes have -unfortunately- made the somewhat paternalistic company obsolete. In companies that are constantly changing, seniority and experience no longer seem to guarantee employment.
… about your "employability"
In simpler terms, do you have the necessary professional skills to find a new job tomorrow? Are your skills and knowledge up to par in the job market? Experts agree that maintaining your "employability" is your responsibility. This means that without anyone's help you must personally ensure your ability to find a job.
… about your long-term objectives
It's an excellent idea to write down your long-term professional and personal goals, and then review them once a year, for example. Are they evolving? Are you still on track? Do you need to revise them? To stay on course in a world that is changing very rapidly and becoming increasingly difficult, having a clear idea of your destination makes it easier to re-examine the situation and overcome obstacles.
… about the job market for your position
What about the supply and demand for your position in your industry? Do a search on Monster from time to time: how many offers do you find? In which regions? What knowledge and skills are required? Is it systematically required to speak fluent English? Do you need to master software X? What salary can you expect for your experience? Clearly, it is essential that you constantly have an objective view of the existing market and the offers available.
… by training yourself
We are all aware of this: work techniques are becoming more complex. You need to master more and more software, be able to work in a foreign language, adapt to new standards (technical, environmental, accounting, etc.). Training throughout your professional career has therefore become a necessity. With or without the help of your company, you must ensure that you maintain and develop your knowledge through continuing education. This is the objective of the Individual Right to Training (DIF), so don't hesitate to find out more: with 20 hours of training per employee per year, the objective of this scheme is to maintain employability.
… about professional news
Identify the key players: companies that are developing, mergers that are taking place, etc. Keep yourself informed of the developments and health of your company: difficulties, relocation issues, strategic changes, technological developments, etc. In short, anticipate!
… by networking
Networking is said to be at the origin of almost all senior hires. So, follow our motto: Young Graduates, build your network! Managers or employees, enrich it and use it! Seniors, focus on it to land your next job!
Published on 28/08/2007
Monster.fr
