Wednesday, February 11, 2009

A 10-Point Survival: How to Keep Your Job!

A 10-Point Survival Guide: How to Keep Your Job & an Interesting Note on Women in the Job Market Anne Fisher is a Senior Writer on workplace and management topics for Fortune magazine. She also writes a weekly career-advice column called “Ask Annie” for CNN.com. In the January 7, 2009, Ask Annie column, she wrote “Keep your job: a 10-point survival guide.” 1. Create successes for yourself 2. Set 30-day and 60-day goals 3. Watch your attitude 4. Keep your network active 5. Update your skills 6. Make sure your work serves the larger goals of the organization 7. For now, forget about work-life balance 8. Take a hard look at your finances 9. Never badmouth anyone 10. Remember, in the knowledge economy, you are the product You can find the column on the web at http://www.askannie.com/ or click here for the entire article.
Also on the state of the economy, a new article by Barbara Hagenbaugh of USA Today states, “Women are holding onto their jobs more than their male counterparts in the recession as the types of jobs women hold generally offer more stability, albeit at less pay.” How can the “Survival Guide” help you keep your job? How are you surviving the economic changes effecting employment? What would you add or change on the list? How secure do you feel about your job in the current market in light of the information about women workers?