CAREER REVIVAL:

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CAREER REVIVAL

• Getting Your MOJO Back

Presented by Dan King Career Planning and
Management, Inc. 3 School Street, Boston, MA
02108 www.careerfirm.com
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Tonights Topics

• How the economic downturn has changed the
  world-of-work (even for the better)
• Seven tips for finding meaning in this changed
  environment
• Self-motivation and marketing techniques
• Specific actions you can take now to better your
  career

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A revival is coming (hallelujah!) -- and you
better get ready for it.

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What is a Revival?

• A bringing or coming back into use after a
  decline
• Restoration to vigor or activity
• A returning to life of consciousness
• A stirring up of faith by fervid evangelistic
  preaching at public meetings

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What is MOJO?
What is MOJO?
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MOJO

• A charm, spell or magical power
• I got my MOJO goin on
• Sexual attraction
• Ooh, s/hes got MOJO
• God help me, I think Ive lost my MOJO
• A persons groove
• He lost his MOJO when she dumped him, but hes
  got it back now.

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Getting Your MOJO Back

• Focus on the light, not the noise
• Know what matters to you, not just to others
• Get straight with yourself that you have value
• Commit to a direction, not a final resting
  place
• Enlist the support of others
• Look inward and forward, not outward and backward
• Be kind to yourself

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Todays Workplace Trends and Forecasts

• Less Job Security
• Faster Paced Work Environment
• Quicker Decision-Making Required
• More Emphasis on Technology
• Greater Focus on Customer Service
• Increased Emphasis on Diversity, Work/Family
  Issues
• More Contract, Consulting, Temp and Part-Time
• Greater Need for Experienced Workers
• Shift to Pay-for-Performance Programs
• More Flexible Work Arrangements
• Marketing and Sales Orientation
• Expanded Teamwork Emphasis
• Frequent Career Changes

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Impact of the Recession

• New attitudes about employer/employee
  relationship (yet again)
• Lots of work that still needs doing
• Employers dont need to pay money to find good
  people
• Lots of talented, qualified people
• Not the most qualified who gets hired, but the
  one who knows how to best market their
  qualifications
• Relationships are now your currency
• Other impacts?

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• Marketing 101 for Your Career

• Product
• What knowledge, skills and abilities do you bring
  to your work?
• Place
• Where are the work settings that can use your
  product?
• Price
• What is your product worth in the market?
• Promotion
• How will you let others know about your product?

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COLOR SKILL CLUSTER

Yellow TECHNICAL / SCIENTIFIC
Purple ARTISTIC / CREATIVE
Red DETAIL-ORIENTED
Grey FINANCIAL / NUMERICAL
Light Blue INFLUENTIAL / ENTREPRENEURIAL
Maroon LANGUAGE / COMMUNICATION
Navy Blue MANAGEMENT / LEADERSHIP
Green HANDS-ON / PHYSICAL
Pink SOCIAL / HELPING
Orange SPEAKING / PERFORMANCE
Teal VISIONARY / INTUITIVE
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Networking

• A relationship-building strategy
• A social process with a
• business purpose
• A way of connecting people through a chain
• of contacts
• An important business/career skill

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Actions You Can Take Now

• Give yourself permission to have fun
• Develop a contingency plan
• Update your resume (of course)
• Take an inventory of your skills
• (specifically those that you actually enjoy
  using)
• Explore other areas to find out what you dont
  know
• Learn how to network in a way that fits your own
  style
• Vow to meet two (or more) new people per week
• Enlist cheerleaders
• Keep a journal of your progress
• Other?

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Each of us has the right and the capacity to
create a meaningful worklife one that stirs
our passions and awakens our purpose. So clap
your hands, jump and shout, get fervid and look
ahead to a better place, economically,
spiritually and vocationally . Your time has come
Dan King Circa 2010