I am a member of the Career Collective, a group of resume writers and career coaches. Each month, all members discuss a topic, and this month’s topic is making the most of the new year. Please follow our tweets on Twitter #careercollective and see the links to the other articles at the bottom of this post.
My recommendation to everyone for 2010 is to KEEP LEARNING!
Job hunting or not, promise yourself that you will learn something new and relevant every day – whether it is related to the job you currently have or the job you want to have some day.
Keep in mind the 2nd of Dan Pink’s “Two Simple Questions” from DanPink.com, posted on 01/01/10.
Am I better today than I was yesterday?
Stop Learning at Your Peril
Particularly now, with the very high velocity of technology change in our world and our workplaces, if you don’t keep learning, unpleasant things will happen: you will fall behind your competition in the marketplace for that next job search, and your professional/business network will get smaller and less effective. Both translate into less success in business (or education or government, etc.) and fewer options for you in the job market. Neither has to happen to you!
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