Comments on: Take control of your career destiny! http://blog.odonnellexecutivestrategies.com/2010/02/take-control-of-your-career-destiny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-control-of-your-career-destiny accelerating your executive career Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach http://blog.odonnellexecutivestrategies.com/2010/02/take-control-of-your-career-destiny/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:52:36 +0000 http://placementgenius.odonnellexecutivestrategies.com/?p=231#comment-6 Dear Pat, Now this post truly delivers solid insight and practical advice. I love your comparison of job hunting to being a vendor. Flexibility, understanding the customer's (employer's) need, and being able to deliver a unique combination of skills is the winning strategy. Moreover the statistics you provided (e.g. top ten jobs today didn't exist in 2004) are true motivators for everyone to get active and develop what I call their "ChangeAbility" skills. I will definitely put this post out on Twitter and LinkedIn Forums like Success Through Networking and Women for Hire. I have a few suggestions for you, your job seekers, and your readership: ----------------------------- a)Read "A Whole New Mind" by Daniel Pink. Excellent read and chuck full of insights on future jobs. b)View my people-skills video post on "GPS Your Brain to Work With Any Personality Type". Professionals who can truly say they know how to work with different personality types and contribute on diverse teams have an edge. http://bit.ly/bNKkrS c)Learn about the differences in generations in the workforce and more importantly how to adapt to each. Employers may be focusing on hiring GEN Y yet all generations in the workplace must work together. Demonstrate that ability in your interviews! Great post Pat. Thanks for sharing. Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach Dear Pat,
Now this post truly delivers solid insight and practical advice. I love your comparison of job hunting to being a vendor. Flexibility, understanding the customer’s (employer’s) need, and being able to deliver a unique combination of skills is the winning strategy.

Moreover the statistics you provided (e.g. top ten jobs today didn’t exist in 2004) are true motivators for everyone to get active and develop what I call their “ChangeAbility” skills.

I will definitely put this post out on Twitter and LinkedIn Forums like Success Through Networking and Women for Hire.

I have a few suggestions for you, your job seekers, and your readership:
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a)Read “A Whole New Mind” by Daniel Pink. Excellent read and chuck full of insights on future jobs.
b)View my people-skills video post on “GPS Your Brain to Work With Any Personality Type”. Professionals who can truly say they know how to work with different personality types and contribute on diverse teams have an edge. http://bit.ly/bNKkrS
c)Learn about the differences in generations in the workforce and more importantly how to adapt to each. Employers may be focusing on hiring GEN Y yet all generations in the workplace must work together. Demonstrate that ability in your interviews!

Great post Pat. Thanks for sharing.
Kate Nasser, The People-Skills Coach

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