Status: U Return-Path: Received: from noehlo.host ([127.0.0.1]) by mx-roseate.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 1kQ9CX1qb3Nl34f0; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:53:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wsmarth-redwing.pas.sa.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.246]) by mx-roseate.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1kQ9CX3Kq3Nl34f0 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:53:39 -0400 (EDT) Received: from domrl-brush.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.231.198]) by wsmarth-redwing.pas.sa.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.36 #4) id 1Kq9Xt-0004uO-00 for merileek@earthlink.net; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:48:25 -0700 X-ELNK-Loop: merileek@kerncommunications.com Received: from dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com ([68.99.120.49]) by domrl-brush.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1kQ9xQ2v03Nl5vE0 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:48:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from merilee07cf8a9 ([68.15.13.44]) by dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.06.05 201-2131-130-106-20070212) with SMTP id <20081015164822.YDZQ8217.dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com@merilee07cf8a9>; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:48:22 -0400 Message-ID: <801C407BF95148A68D9B27B25BF7EBD4@merilee07cf8a9> Reply-To: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" From: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" To: "John" , , Subject: DJC Placement Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:48:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03EB_01C92EAB.2D439960" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-ELNK-AV: 0 X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=010; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03EB_01C92EAB.2D439960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DJC.COM: Tough time for job seekers: Some tips for a lousy market, = provided Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - =20 October 15, 2008 Tough time for job seekers: Some tips for a lousy market By JON SILVER Journal Staff Reporter=20 If you're looking for a job these days, good luck.=20 In recent weeks, it seems each day brings another raft of alarming = economic news. The uncertainty stoked by the credit crisis has given = pause to many business owners, employees and job seekers, even those who = haven't been directly affected, aside from their melting investment = portfolios.=20 =E2=80=9CThe press has been so effusive with layoffs and = downsizing, people have been very concerned,=E2=80=9D said Katy Uhl, a = senior partner at BusinessSuccessCoach.net. The Sedalia, Colo.-based = job-coaching firm's clients include ESPN, DirecTV, Bank of America and = Hewlett-Packard.=20 The former human resources executive said job seekers she's spoken = to have become more inclined to stay put in relatively secure jobs than = accept new jobs elsewhere.=20 Such employees =E2=80=94 including executives =E2=80=94 want to = =E2=80=9Cbuckle down and stay where they are,=E2=80=9D she said, rather = than risk jumping to a company that could falter.=20 Uhl's clients have expressed growing concern for their job = security, she said, fretting over performance reviews and whether = they're meeting their job objectives.=20 =E2=80=9CIt's a good time to do an overhaul of your = resume,=E2=80=9D she said, =E2=80=9Cand reevaluate your skill = sets.=E2=80=9D=20 A CEO Uhl spoke with recently revealed he hadn't updated his = resume in 15 years.=20 =E2=80=9CYou should always have a current resume,=E2=80=9D she = said, in case =E2=80=9Csomeone wants to know your credentials and what = you have to offer.=E2=80=9D=20 For those who get laid off, job coach John McKee, founder of = BusinessSuccessCoach.net and author of =E2=80=9CCareer Wisdom: 101 = Proven Strategies to Ensure Career Success,=E2=80=9D suggests dealing = with the loss first before jumping back into the ring.=20 =E2=80=9CIt's like the death of a loved one,=E2=80=9D he said. = =E2=80=9CIt's tough to go forward without going through the anger and = grief. People who are in a state of shock and want to immediately move = forward have a difficult time.=E2=80=9D=20 Attitude counts for a lot. It helps to think of job losses as = opportunities rather than career-enders.=20 =E2=80=9CWe're in a really terrible time right now,=E2=80=9D McKee = said. But =E2=80=9Ca lot of new business are going to get started. ... = There will be a resurgence in small business as people take their = careers in their own hands.=E2=80=9D=20 McKee suggests that younger workers who lose their jobs take time = to reconsider their opportunities and what they want to do with their = lives. Older workers nearing retirement could embark on new careers.=20 =E2=80=9CPeople in their 60s and 70s often have an awful lot to = contribute,=E2=80=9D he said, =E2=80=9Cbut might have to move on and do = something else. We're not talking about flipping burgers. Lots of small = companies might welcome their experience and judgment.=E2=80=9D=20 Younger people trying to enter the workforce will have to make the = same calculations that older workers do.=20 =E2=80=9CWe've got Millennials who've graduated just recently who = can't get jobs,=E2=80=9D he said. =E2=80=9CThey're struggling right = now.=E2=80=9D=20 McKee suggests such workers use the time to =E2=80=9Cget into = something you can make a contribution with and get paid for.=E2=80=9D=20 Those looking to advance in their careers need to practice the art = of self-promotion, McKee said.=20 =E2=80=9CPeople in the HR department who don't know you well could = be making decisions about headcount reductions,=E2=80=9D he said.=20 Office politics can be used in a positive way when people network = internally, build alliances and talk to colleagues in other departments = about what they see going on in the company.=20 The key is to anticipate changes, McKee said. =E2=80=9CYou don't = want to be broadsided.=E2=80=9D=20 He also suggests maintaining face time with superiors, making sure = to share office hours, even if it means working late or on weekends.=20 =E2=80=9CLet the boss see you have the same values he or she does = =E2=80=94 you're more likely to be around when the cuts come.=E2=80=9D=20 Uhl suggests that even workers who decide to stay put should be = pragmatic and future-focused to position themselves for when it's time = to move on.=20 As the economy sours, she said, observe how the market responds, = and take notice of which things have the highest priority in your = organization over the next five or 10 years, so you can burnish your = resume in those areas.=20 Uhl and McKee both suggest taking a cold-eyed inventory of your = skills and addressing the weaknesses.=20 Online services such as Indeed, TheLadders or PongoResume can help = job seekers get started if the axe falls or it's time to move on.=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= - Jon Silver can be reached by email or by phone at (206) 622-8272.=20 Copyright =C2=A92008 Seattle Daily Journal and djc.com.=20 Comments? Questions? Contact us. =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_03EB_01C92EAB.2D439960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF DJC.COM: Tough time for job seekers: Some tips for a = lousy market, provided Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce ------=_NextPart_000_03EB_01C92EAB.2D439960--
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October 15, 2008

Tough time for job seekers: Some tips for a lousy = market

By JON SILVER
Journal Staff Reporter

=

If you're looking for a job these days, good luck.=20

In recent weeks, it seems each day brings another raft of = alarming=20 economic news. The uncertainty stoked by the credit crisis has = given pause=20 to many business owners, employees and job seekers, even those who = haven't=20 been directly affected, aside from their melting investment = portfolios.=20

=E2=80=9CThe press has been so effusive with layoffs and = downsizing, people=20 have been very concerned,=E2=80=9D said Katy Uhl, a senior partner = at=20 BusinessSuccessCoach.net. The Sedalia, Colo.-based job-coaching = firm's=20 clients include ESPN, DirecTV, Bank of America and = Hewlett-Packard.=20

The former human resources executive said job seekers she's = spoken to=20 have become more inclined to stay put in relatively secure jobs = than=20 accept new jobs elsewhere.=20

Such employees =E2=80=94 including executives =E2=80=94 want to = =E2=80=9Cbuckle down and stay=20 where they are,=E2=80=9D she said, rather than risk jumping to a = company that=20 could falter.=20

Uhl's clients have expressed growing concern for their job = security,=20 she said, fretting over performance reviews and whether they're = meeting=20 their job objectives.=20

=E2=80=9CIt's a good time to do an overhaul of your = resume,=E2=80=9D she said, =E2=80=9Cand=20 reevaluate your skill sets.=E2=80=9D=20

A CEO Uhl spoke with recently revealed he hadn't updated his = resume in=20 15 years.=20

=E2=80=9CYou should always have a current resume,=E2=80=9D she = said, in case =E2=80=9Csomeone=20 wants to know your credentials and what you have to = offer.=E2=80=9D=20

For those who get laid off, job coach John McKee, founder of=20 BusinessSuccessCoach.net and author of =E2=80=9CCareer Wisdom: 101 = Proven=20 Strategies to Ensure Career Success,=E2=80=9D suggests dealing = with the loss first=20 before jumping back into the ring.=20

=E2=80=9CIt's like the death of a loved one,=E2=80=9D he said. = =E2=80=9CIt's tough to go=20 forward without going through the anger and grief. People who are = in a=20 state of shock and want to immediately move forward have a = difficult=20 time.=E2=80=9D=20

Attitude counts for a lot. It helps to think of job losses as=20 opportunities rather than career-enders.=20

=E2=80=9CWe're in a really terrible time right now,=E2=80=9D = McKee said. But =E2=80=9Ca lot of=20 new business are going to get started. ... There will be a = resurgence in=20 small business as people take their careers in their own = hands.=E2=80=9D=20

McKee suggests that younger workers who lose their jobs take = time to=20 reconsider their opportunities and what they want to do with their = lives.=20 Older workers nearing retirement could embark on new careers.=20

=E2=80=9CPeople in their 60s and 70s often have an awful lot to = contribute,=E2=80=9D he=20 said, =E2=80=9Cbut might have to move on and do something else. = We're not talking=20 about flipping burgers. Lots of small companies might welcome = their=20 experience and judgment.=E2=80=9D=20

Younger people trying to enter the workforce will have to make = the same=20 calculations that older workers do.=20

=E2=80=9CWe've got Millennials who've graduated just recently = who can't get=20 jobs,=E2=80=9D he said. =E2=80=9CThey're struggling right = now.=E2=80=9D=20

McKee suggests such workers use the time to =E2=80=9Cget into = something you can=20 make a contribution with and get paid for.=E2=80=9D=20

Those looking to advance in their careers need to practice the = art of=20 self-promotion, McKee said.=20

=E2=80=9CPeople in the HR department who don't know you well = could be making=20 decisions about headcount reductions,=E2=80=9D he said.=20

Office politics can be used in a positive way when people = network=20 internally, build alliances and talk to colleagues in other = departments=20 about what they see going on in the company.=20

The key is to anticipate changes, McKee said. =E2=80=9CYou = don't want to be=20 broadsided.=E2=80=9D=20

He also suggests maintaining face time with superiors, making = sure to=20 share office hours, even if it means working late or on weekends.=20

=E2=80=9CLet the boss see you have the same values he or she = does =E2=80=94 you're more=20 likely to be around when the cuts come.=E2=80=9D=20

Uhl suggests that even workers who decide to stay put should be = pragmatic and future-focused to position themselves for when it's = time to=20 move on.=20

As the economy sours, she said, observe how the market = responds, and=20 take notice of which things have the highest priority in your = organization=20 over the next five or 10 years, so you can burnish your resume in = those=20 areas.=20

Uhl and McKee both suggest taking a cold-eyed inventory of your = skills=20 and addressing the weaknesses.=20

Online services such as Indeed, TheLadders or PongoResume can = help job=20 seekers get started if the axe falls or it's time to move on.=20


Jon Silver can be reached by email or by phone = at (206)=20 622-8272.


Copyright =C2=A92008 = Seattle Daily=20 Journal and djc.com.
Comments? Questions? Contact us.=20 =