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By Staingirl Kaye III. Develop these powerful personal tools. Finally, throughout all phases of your job search, the following personal tools will help you recognize opportunities that will meet your goals and encourage you to stick to your search when success appears to be the most elusive: Be flexible. Always keep in mind that [...] By Staingirl Kaye II. Promote yourself. Now that you’ve set your goals for employment, the next step is promoting yourself. Establish a good strategy to promote yourself to people. Develop the 30-second pitch . Design a good business card. Be ready to network. Put yourself out there showing what you [...] By Staingirl Kaye The employee attributes and practices previously discussed in this series My Experience and Attitude and Work Ethic will only help you in any job. Here are some valuable tips I learned while looking for a job back in 2001. I. Assess your abilities, employment desires, and set goals. Find a skill [...] Actually, the best career advice would appear to be using your common sense while at your current employ. If you were the boss, what would your reasonable expectations be? The DoD product industry combined with the software engineering discipline seems to offer unparalleled opportunities for experienced workers in this country. Yes, there have been layoffs in the DoD contractor sector, big ones too, but eventually available experienced workers seem to continue to get employment in this field and up until recently, have continued to get pay increases over time. I think a vitally important reason that I’ve maintained employment and increased my salary since my layoff is the unique combination of the discipline and the industry I’m in: I am a software engineer of highly complex, safety-critical, world-class Department of Defense products. |
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