Having a Portfolio Career Whether You Need It or Not
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
If you haven’t heard the term portfolio career, I explained it and why it is important to have one, even if you’re happy in your current position.
Having a portfolio career whether you need it or not? What the heck is a portfolio career? Let me just explain to you the concept.
Let’s say you’re working full time, and you’re interested in a different field. So it becomes a way that you can experiment by doing something on the side that allows you to develop an expertise or have experiences that test out your hypothesis. Another way of looking at it is multiple concurrent gigs. So the classic example is, I do websites, SEO, Google AdSense, and whatever else. There are lots of slashes between your
capabilities. And thus, that’s the portfolio you build.
If you’re working full time, but you’re not exactly sure you like the kind of work that you do, it becomes a way that you can experiment in an area that you’re curious about, without necessarily making a full commitment. Like there was someone I spoke to yesterday, who heads up sales for an organization. And there are two or three things he’s considered doing next. And I suggested experimenting, trying to pick up work along those lines, on top of what he was already doing, so that he could try it out and see what clicked for him. If nothing clicked, it was an investment in time and he made some money. But if it did click, it became a place where he could invest his time and effort, because he was thinking of leaving the kind of work he was doing for you.
Whether you’re full-time or you’re doing gigs, building a portfolio career is smart, particularly during times that might become recessionary because it gives you fallback positions for income that can serve you during the down times.
I hope you found this helpful. I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. Visit my website, TheBisGameHunter.us, where there’s a ton in the blog that can help you. In addition, you can schedule time for a free discovery call, schedule time for coaching, find out about my courses, books and guides–There’s just a lot there that’s going to help you.
Also, you can schedule time for a free discovery call with me, schedule time for coaching, find out about my courses, books and guides. Again, a lot of things to help you. Lastly, connect with me on Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter.
Have a terrific day and most importantly, be great
[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uHWBdwUsBY[/svp]
3 Tools That Make a LinkedIn Premium Account Worthwhile
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, as well as executive job search coaching, job coaching, and interview coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with over 2400 episodes.
Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? People hire me to provide No BS career advice whether that is about a job search, hiring better, leadership, management or support with a workplace issue. Schedule a discovery call at my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us
My courses are available on my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us/courses The courses include ones about Informational Interviews, Interviewing, final interview preparation, salary negotiation mistakes to avoid, the top 10 questions to prepare for on any job interview, and starting a new job.
I do a livestream on LinkedIn, YouTube (on the JobSearchTV.com account) and on Facebook (on the Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter page) Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 PM Eastern. You can send your questions about job search, hiring better, management, leadership or to get advice about a workplace issue to me via messaging on LinkedIn or in chat during the approximately 30 minute show.
Classes On Skillshare https://thebiggamehunter.us/Skillshare
Freelancing or hiring a freelancer: fiverr.com https://thebiggamehunter.us/fiverr. or Freelancer: https://thebiggamehunter.us/freelance
To set up your freelance business correctly: incorporate https://thebiggamehunter.us/incorporate
Connect with me on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/thebiggamehunter
Watch my videos on YouTube at JobSearchTV.com, the Job Search TV app for fireTV or a firestick or Bingenetworks.tv for Apple TV, and 90+ smart tv’s.
Thinking of making a career change and need some ideas that fit you. CareerFitter offers a free test and if you want more you can upgrade for the paid version.https://thebiggamehunter.us/Career
We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator.
