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Recession-Proof #1: Give, Give, Give to Get

With news about recession on everyone's lips, your anxiety about managing your career may be at an all-time high. Lots of advice about recession-proofing your career is quite sound and useful, but here's one with a twist: give to get! This concept is the central principle of The Go-Giver, a bestseller ranked highly by the Wall Street Journal and Business Week. It is a parable about "go-getter Joe" and his journey in discovering the five laws of go-giving:

1. The Law of Value
2. The Law of Compensation
3. The Law of Influence
4. The Law of Authenticity
5. The Law of Receptivity

The monthly Reach Branding Club Interview series for April features Bob Burg, co-author of The Go-Giver. Sign up for The Five Laws of the Go-Giver and learn how you too can enhance your chances for career or business success - and make money in the process - by shifting your focus to the "go-giver" laws. The interview session is scheduled for Thursday, April 10 at 12 noon ET.

Interestingly, Thom Singer's recent post Recession-Proof Your Career By Helping Others Succeed adds yet another voice to the anthem of "give, give, give...to get." When used as an authentic expression of your personal brand, go-giving can be a powerful, fulfilling, and effective tool for success. Why would you want to overlook it?

Posted by Susan Guarneri, Career Assessment Goddess

The Five "Rights" of a Job Offer

Listening to the news a few weeks ago, a story about the five "rights" of medication safety caught my attention. I quickly jotted the rights on a notepad, making a mental note to also apply that thinking to the career business.

Listed below are five ideas that you might wish to consider before signing on with a new employer. Look for the:

1.Right Job

2.Right City

3.Right Salary

4.Right Fit

5.Right Reason(s)

The next time you are offered a job, apply these five "rights" to your evaluation of the opportunity. Ask yourself:

Does this offer present the right job for me, in the right city, at the right salary, with the right fit, and am I taking this job for the right reason(s)?

Getting into something is so much easier than getting out of it, so say "yes" to what you want and "no thank you" to what you don't.

What's right for you?

posted by: billiesucher