Where will you be when the music stops?

Looking for work is a little like the game of musical chairs. Around and around we go, and when the music stops, everyone rushes to grab an empty chair and someone - not prepared to make the move quickly enough - is left standing.

According to a recent Workforce Management article, "60% of employees intend to leave their firms as the economy improves next year and an additional 27 % are networking or have updated their résumés." The article went on to say that another study found that "more than 90 % of executives would take an executive recruiter’s call and more than 50 % are looking for a new job."

Although the focus of the article was on employee discontent and the need for employers to take a hard look at employee engagement and retention, it had me wondering what this means for anyone currently in the market for a new job.

If the statistics are correct, than the music is already playing in the minds of a lot of current employees. It is imperative that you be ready to make your move when the music stops. Keep your resume up to date. Look for opportunities, not openings. Build and nurture your network. Remember, it is not what you know, but who you know - and who knows what you know!

Make sure that the right people know you and know what you know. Develop a target list of employers; do your research; market your skills and talents; network your way to the hiring managers and make sure they know you are "in the game" and eager to fill one of those empty chairs.

When the music stops, make sure you already have dibs on the seat you intend to fill!

Comments

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Does that mean that employees nowadays are not loyal to their company?
It is sure that employees do look for a much better paying job than their present. By doing that, they are only proving their loyalty is low and they don't stay stable making their chance to be hired again lower than before.Just kidding.I would like to ask if it is still suitable to stay from your line of expertise of the other line pays you much higher?

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