Even if you’re not necessarily planning on changing jobs, you need to know where you stand. By consulting with a career professional and talking through your career, you’ll be able to develop solid confidence in the skills and experience you have developed.
You’ll approach performance appraisals and promotional opportunities with strength and resolve. You’ll be able to combat any negative perceptions that superiors or potential employers might have. You’ll negotiate for raises and other forms of compensation because you’ll know how to communicate the financial value you bring to the organization. You’ll be ready to step up to opportunities that come suddenly and unexpectedly. You’ll even impress your bankers, insurers, and financial advisors.
A careful and knowledgeable probe of your history, your preferences, your training and education, your interests, etc. will alert an experienced professional to areas of expertise and transferable skills that you might otherwise miss. You’ll learn of other industries and types of organizations that could use your skills. We can tell many stories of professionals who not only were able to engage in profitable conversations with interested new employers, but also be retained by their existing employers for better pay and increased responsibility. Sometimes, by the way, a traditional resume is not the only answer, but instead, an executive profile, marketing brochure or academic curricula vitae is the better format. All this means growth, and a lot of it, with confidence. And you don’t even have to be looking for a new job.
Susan Reynolds is a senior partner at NewMarket Careers in Santa Clarita, a job search and career strategy firm geared toward managerial, executive and senior level professional careers.
For more information email sreynolds@newmarketcareers.com or call 661-702-1345.