Keeping Your Job/Increasing Your Value
By Kim Slaton
Top Ten Tips: what you can do now to boost your chances of keeping your current job during the recession
1) Keep your perspective
2) Stay on the ball
3) Boost your visibility
4) Watch your attitude
5) “Be Happy to have a job”
6) Work longer hours
7) Go above and beyond
8) Keep up your stamina
9) Improve your current skill set
10) Don’t complain
Top Ten Tips: ways to make yourself a more valuable employee for any job
1) Build a network inside and outside your company
2) Be Excellent
3) Take Initiative
4) Join professional associations
5) Make your boss look good
6) Keep on top of your job
7) Ask how you can make yourself more useful?
8) Do what you say you are going to do
9) Find ways to cut costs
10) Become an expert - continue educating yourself
Keep in mind, there’s no guarantee that you will be able to retain your position in a recession, no matter how hard you try. It doesn’t hurt to be prepared. Update you resume and make sure that you are still networking with old bosses, coworkers and business contacts. Don’t wait until you lose your job, keep your contacts and resume current.
Don't worry, use that nervous energy to step up your passive job search efforts and keep a feel out for possible new opportunities. Even if you don’t end up needing a new job, it’s always a good idea to keep your options open.
What else can you do?
Contact Cincinnati Career Network at ccn@jvscinti.org or (513) 985-0515 to schedule an appointment with a CCN Career Consultant or to learn more about upcoming events.
Visit http://www.cincinnati.career.net/ for ideas about your job search.
Use http://www.parnossahworkscincinnati.org/ to search for job matches.
