To be in a position for less than 3 years (2.3 is the average), was unheard of a generation ago! The concept of Job Security is no longer valid. An executive job search is now expected to take months! The average search today is 10 months. Worldwide use of the Internet at the end of 1995 was 16 million. Today there are 1,669 million++ Internet users worldwide which is fuelling the growth of social media at a rate far surpassing that of newspapers, radio and television.
What worked in the past, does not by and large work today. To succeed you need to have a presence, both in the virtual and real worlds. Here are some basics:
A professional email address, required for the majority of correspondence and mandatory when submitting your resume online. Professional is georgef@granittpartners.com or george.fiala@gmai.com NOT urjunkhere@gmail.com!
A LinkedIn profile (http://ca.linkedin.com/in/georgef), which will generate an address that must be included in your contact information on your resume. This will be one of many online profiles required for professional networking and to gain you an online presence necessary as hiring professionals are searching for and validating candidates online.
A Personal Brand. Twitter is great for this! Your personal brand must be established and maintained throughout your career. Who are you? Who is it that others see? Are you acknowledged as an expert in your field?
Self Confidence! This is key! Successfully selling yourself to others and standing out from the competition, means having confidence, an attribute even more valuable than knowledge! If you have confidence in yourself, the hiring professional will also feel confident in supporting you as a viable candidate.
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