There is Nothing Permanent About a Permanent Position
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter points out that there is nothing permanent about a permanent job and what you should do about it.
The “What Color is My Hat” Brainteaser
There was something interesting going on on my other show, “Job Search Radio,” where four guests in a row pointed out a fallacy the job hunters hold, that employees hold.
You see most employers try to seduce people (for you) by describing their jobs as “permanent positions,” Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter points out that
there is nothing permanent about a permanent job and what you should do about it.when they aren’t.
Here I point out that there is nothing permanent about a permanent job and what you should do about it.
The term, “permanent position,” is an anachronism.
You see, there are full-time jobs that occupy your time for 40 hours per week or more. But they are not permanent. They just occupy your time.
Philosophically as you evaluate positions there are a few things you need to think of.
What are you going to get out of this experience?
What sort of knowledge, skill, or experience can you plunk on your resume that will make you desirable to the next employer?
Think of this job as having a tour of duty– 18 months, 24 months, whatever it is. How will they determine what your next tour will be with the firm? What sort of benchmarks will they use to consider you for another role?
Remember, just as the achievement you would have if you were to change jobs will be measured by another employer, the job you perform for this firm will be used to measure you for other opportunities internally. Don’t let their chump job be how you are evaluated by them.
The Big Career Management Lessons from The Shawshank Redemption
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
People hire Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter to provide No BS Career Advice globally because he makes many things in peoples’ careers easier. Those things can
involve job search, hiring more effectively, managing and leading better, career transition, as well as advice about resolving workplace issues.
The Final Interview With The Company President
You will find great info to help with your job search at my new site, JobSearch.Community Besides the video courses, books and guides, I answer questions from members daily about their job search. Leave job search questions and I will respond daily. Become an Insider+ member and you get everything you’d get as an Insider PLUS you can get me on Zoom calls to get questions answered. Become an Insider Premium member and we do individual and group coaching.
Seven Steps To Branding Yourself As An Expert
Schedule a discovery call to speak with me about coaching you during your job search at www.TheBigGameHunter.us to discuss one-on-one or group coaching with me
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter
.A Marketing Approach to Job Search
We grant permission for this post and others to be used on your website as long as a backlink is included to www.TheBigGameHunter.us and notice is provided that it is provided by Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter as an author or creator. Not acknowledging his work or providing a backlink to www.TheBigGameHunter.us makes you subject to a $1000 penalty which you proactively agree to pay.
