Five Things You Can do to Take Charge of Your Career

With recent shortages in employment and with unemployment agencies in most States reportedly running out of funds, American workers are taking charge of their own careers and what they are doing to survive today’s economy may surprise you.

Aurora, IL (PRWEB) October 11, 2008 — With recent shortages in employment and with unemployment agencies in most States reportedly running out of funds, American workers are taking charge of their own careers and what they are doing to survive today’s economy may surprise you. Below are five things you can do to backup your current employment, and if you are currently unemployed you may still benefit from the information here.

1) Be prepared to engage in a major job search:
Career experts have always advised that if you feel threatened by job-loss you should up-date your resume, make sure that you have all your current skills and experience listed and then start your search. Recruiters are better able to place candidates that are still employed, since employment is one of the elements that make an individual what recruiters call a “Most Placeable Candidate” or an MPC.

Here are some tips:

• Update your resume.
• Contact recruiters or start contacting employers.
• If you plan to work with recruiters, try not to post your resume on every search engine. This will make you an active job-searcher and may reduce your chances of being placed by a recruiter.
• Submit your resume to the right sources. Make sure you are getting your resume in front of the hiring manager and not just sending it to a resume bank. The best way to do this is to call ahead of time and ask who is in charge of hiring for the particular position you are interested in.
• Follow-up. Make sure you call the contact person for the positions you applied to and find out the status of your applications. This is the one step that makes the difference between a high chance of success or failure in any job search.
• Finally, do not wait till you lose your job to start searching; start today.

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