Recession-Proof Your Career With Your Current Firm | JobSearchTV.com
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
The launch point to everything you do to recession-proof your career starts with your current firm and buying time there so that you have options elsewhere.
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The effort to recession proof your career has no guarantees. The goal often is to increase your odds of surviving longer, so that you’re buying time on your current firm’s payroll while you look for something else.
So one thing I think people need to do in their current organization is be the happy employee, be visible, get out of the office, meet with people, talk to people if you’re working virtually, and see how they’re doing. Do not be the voice of doom about everything; be the voice of hope. And thus, if there’s company outings of some sort, go to the outings. Even if you don’t participate there, just have some fun with folks. It’s common that leaders look for people who are enthusiastic participants. And thus, your showing up is more important than what score you might get in some event.
They also don’t want to be around the voices of doom, the people who are perpetually in a bad mood, who remind colleagues and make them worry, and who wants to work with them during difficult times. Stay focused on the customer, or the user, or the people who use your services, anticipating their needs. And these can be internal or external customers. But that should be your priority.
Thus, what your goal is to prove your value to the firm, by showing your relevance to the work at hand. For your boss, if they’re in a restructuring mode, and they’re asking for advice, give some solutions to them. Do not be the one who makes everyone worried. And thus, what you want to be doing is supporting your boss. You’re getting your colleagues to support the ideas that she or he has, and thus, moving change forward rather than being a problem person.
Again, remember, what we’re doing here was trying to buy some time while you do other things outside the organization. Remember, there are decisions that could be made outside of your boss’s control. Again, I’m looking at a large corporation where there are 50 layers of management between you and your boss and thus, at a minimum, you want them advocating for you. You want the people that you serve, advocating for you. And again, this is about buying time so that you can explore other options outside the organization.
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