I want to give you tips to help you avoid becoming a victim of downsizing and increase your career advancement potential.
1.Survival is to realise it can happen to you.
It is amazing how many people just sit back and wait for the ax to fall. They didn’t see it coming and did not have time to prepare for change. Many people assume it’s never going to happen to them because of their long service and value to the company. Make sure you don’t fall into the trap of thinking it could never happen to you or you could end up being unprepared to survive economically or professionally. Remember, no matter how much your boss may like your, ultimately what matters is the bottom line.
2.Keep your eyes and ears open.
Be aware of what’s happening in your company. Hiring freezes, early retirements and other signs of what is called managed attrition are indications that your company is extremely serious about head count. Look for other warning signs. How are the company shares doing? Remember, while downsizing may be a bad word for workers, investors like it as it show the management is cutting costs. Also keep up with possible mergers involving your company. Look for when a merger is going to happen. When a merger happens, it is good news for the company and bad news for half the employees.
Be aware of what’s happening in your company. Hiring freezes, early retirements and other signs of what is called managed attrition are indications that your company is extremely serious about head count. Look for other warning signs. How are the company shares doing? Remember, while downsizing may be a bad word for workers, investors like it as it show the management is cutting costs. Also keep up with possible mergers involving your company. Look for when a merger is going to happen. When a merger happens, it is good news for the company and bad news for half the employees.
3. Should always be looking for new opportunities.
Never just sit still. You are in charge of your own career. Regardless of how secure you maybe in your job, you always need to be prepared to look for work in a volatile business climate. Even when you are working, you should stay abreast of the job market. Now is the perfect time to do some research. Keep reading the wanted ads in your field. Look for jobs in your field and see if the requirements listed are skills you possess. Take time to network and take on some informational interviews, if you hear of any. Make contacts with headhunters. Better still, sign up for online services that will keep you informed of new job opportunities, at no cost at all.
Never just sit still. You are in charge of your own career. Regardless of how secure you maybe in your job, you always need to be prepared to look for work in a volatile business climate. Even when you are working, you should stay abreast of the job market. Now is the perfect time to do some research. Keep reading the wanted ads in your field. Look for jobs in your field and see if the requirements listed are skills you possess. Take time to network and take on some informational interviews, if you hear of any. Make contacts with headhunters. Better still, sign up for online services that will keep you informed of new job opportunities, at no cost at all.
4. Always to keep your resume ready and fresh.
Always document your work and achievements because you’ll forget how significant most of your work is. Have them both in hard and soft-copy. Many online job sites, in fact, will allow you to store, edit and forward your resume to prospective employers.
Always document your work and achievements because you’ll forget how significant most of your work is. Have them both in hard and soft-copy. Many online job sites, in fact, will allow you to store, edit and forward your resume to prospective employers.
5. To keep on learning and updating your skills.
L. Thurow, a well-known professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), says only three things matter in the New Economy: Skills, Skills and Skills! The skills you have today may not be needed in a few years-or even a few months-so start now to learn new ones. Take advantage of your company’s training programs or the many programmes funded by government agencies. For example, in Malaysia, the Ministry of Human Resource has a career centre called CareerLink@MOHR that can help you choose the right skills. The most popular programme right now is Graduate Training Scheme.
L. Thurow, a well-known professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), says only three things matter in the New Economy: Skills, Skills and Skills! The skills you have today may not be needed in a few years-or even a few months-so start now to learn new ones. Take advantage of your company’s training programs or the many programmes funded by government agencies. For example, in Malaysia, the Ministry of Human Resource has a career centre called CareerLink@MOHR that can help you choose the right skills. The most popular programme right now is Graduate Training Scheme.
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