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There is much talk in popular career literature
about a new employment culture. In reality the job market has been changing
gradually over the past few years.
Indeed, there are some employment sectors that
retain a traditional approach and others where you need to take a different
approach to reflect significant changes.
This means that you need to consider WHAT YOU
CAN OR COULD DO as well as WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
in order to be able to take advantage of a range of possible opportunities.
In the not too distant past the qualifications for a traditional job were
educational and academic achievements, years of experience and good
references. If you didn’t have those things you were stuck. Whilst these
things have not ceased to be important, there is much evidence to suggest
that they are no longer the main reasons people are selected for work. The
new qualifications for getting work can be summarised as follows:
MOTIVATION
A real and evident desire and drive to do the work effectively and
efficiently
WORK STYLE
Being suited to the work, having well developed interpersonal skills and
emotional intelligence. “The rules for work are changing. We’re being judged
by a new yardstick: not just by how smart we are, or by our training and
expertise, but also how well we handle ourselves and each other. This
yardstick is increasingly applied in choosing who will be hired and who will
not, who will be let go and who retained, who passed over and who promoted.”
(Daniel Goleman – Working with Emotional Intelligence)
COMPETENCIES
Being demonstrably competent to do the work
well.
PERSONAL ASSETS
These are incidental advantages – relevant to the work – that can give you
the edge.
These can include:
- Achievements
- Experience
- Technical expertise
- Knowledge
- Contacts
The trick then is being MARKETABLE against these criteria.
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