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C A R E E R S
12 New Rules
fo r C areer
hange is the n am e o f th e
Z, Keep Educating
g a m e in th e w o rk p la c e .
Yourself
P eo p le n ee d to e n su re th e ir
fu tu re m a rk e ta b ility by b ec o m in g L ifelo n g learners are b etter able
to m e et c o n sta n tly ch a n g in g w ork
c a re e r ac tiv ists.
and sk ill req u irem en ts.
S u cce ssfu l c a re e r a c tiv ists act
m o re like g u e rrilla s th an re g u la r-
arm y sold iers. T h ey are w e ll-in
r Understand the
fo rm ed , flex ib le, an d o p p o rtu n is
Key Business
tic. T h ey d o n ’t p la y b y th e old
ru les.
Trends
H ere are M o s e s ’ 12 n ew ru les
U n d ersta n d the k ey b u sin e ss
for c a re e r su ccess:
trends that m ay affect you; assess
inform ation from a variety o f sources
to expand you r perspective.
M ake Sure You’re
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Be Creative in
Choosing New
Assignments
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T o d a y ’s tech n o lo g y allow s (and
m ay req u ire) y o u to w o rk a n y
w h ere, an y tim e. It m ay be c ru c ia l
to learn new lan g u ag e s.
Communicate
Powerfully
?
T h e m o s t im p o r t a n t s t e p in a n y
J O U R N E Y IS T H E F IR S T O N E .
Be a Specialist
and a Generalist
New Jobs
U niqueness can get you noticed,
b ut m a n ag e m en t an d te am w o rk
sk ills rem ain im p o rtan t.
Be a Ruthless
Time
Management
Manager
By se ttin g p rio ritie s, e v a lu a t
ing tim e c o m m itm en ts, and say in g
“ n o ” to ex c essiv e w o rk d em an d s.
its
Be Kind
to Yourself
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about openings and job opportunities
You are there to get information about
the organization in general, and to give
them a chance to get to know you. Here
are seven rules o f researching that can
help you make the nght career choice:
1. Identify two areas of Interest.
2. Find people to talk to who are
involved in the areas you choose.
3. Call and make a 20-minute
appointment with them; that’s the
max.
4. Prepare Questions for the
interview.
5. Do the interview.
6. Write a Thank You card.
7. Keep in Touch.
Following these steps will help you
find not only a job, but also a career that
will keep you going back every day o f
the week.
M A K E IT C O U N T !
In clu d in g d em o g ra p h ic, e c o
n o m ic , an d c u ltu re tre n d s th a t
c o u ld help id en tify h ig h -g ro w th
fields.
PORT
CareerMakers is in its first year o f
serving High School students in the
Self-Enhancementprogram(SEI). The
program runs in the spring, every Mon
day evening from 6:00 to 9 :30p.m., for
four weeks, at SEI's building at 3920N.
Kerby Ave.
The CareerMakers program helps
students not only find a job, but also
explore possible careers. These days,
young people will often just look in the
Want Ads and pick a job, then try to get
an in terv iew .
T h ro u g h the
CareerMakers program, students learn
to do much more; they begin by writing
down their areas o f interest in a Job
Interest “Compass.” They then w nte in
the following headings for the career
area they have chosen: People they
would like to work with, preferred Lo
cation o f the place o f employment,
W o rk Values o f the company, their
own Life Values, what W orking C on
ditions they prefer, Money involved,
T raits the job must have, and the Skills
needed to fill the position. In order for
a person to gain employment that will be
fulfilling to them every time they go to
work, he or she must go a step above the
competitors.
CareerMakers shows young people
how to prepare so that they get that extra
jum p on die competition. First off,
before the company even sees your
application you should do a little re
search on your own. Try to set up an
Informational Interview with the com
pany you have interest in. When you go
to the Informational Interview never
take a resume with you. and don’t ask
Jo b -en ric h in g sid ew ay s m o v es
can rew ard y o u w ith o p p o rtu n itie s
to d evelop.
Think About the
Future
P eople w h o c ra ft clea r, v iv id
m e ssag e s can th riv e in an ag e o f
ad v a n c e d te le c o m m u n ic a tio n s.
R o o ir k k E dwards
70,
Prepare for Areas
of Competence,
Not Jobs
F u tu re su ccess m ay d ep e n d on
y o u r a b ility to p la y m an y d iffe re n t
ro les.
Think Globally
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So you can m ak e c a re e r d e c i
sions b ased on w hat is rea lly im
p o rtan t to you.
Marketable
M ake sure y o u ’re m a rk e ta b le
by ex p a n d in g y o u r sk ills an d c o n
sta n tly le arn in g ab o u t c u rre n t and
p ro sp e c tiv e c lien ts.
Build Financial
Independence
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CareerMakers
updated every Friday on
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