| 4 WAYS TO BE MARKETABLE |
| 4 WAYS TO BE MARKETABLE
by Billie A Williams 2006 © 1. Define the ideal skill sets desired for your industry and then develop them through education, reading, following a mentor or apprenticeships. 2. Be involved in continuing education –this keeps you competitive, desired. If there is a skill you have offer to teach it at your company, your place of work, a local community center or through a continuing education outreach program of a local university or community college. 3. Be a leader. Take the initiative to act, to be a role model or a mentor for newbie’s. Offer to take on new responsibilities, stretch yourself. 4. Promote yourself it is okay to show others what you are capable of. A resume lets an employer see what you are capable of achieving. You are hired as much for his vision as you are for your current skills. Use your desire to know how to do something to motivate you to learn, accept challenges, or volunteer. The formula for success according to Bo Bennett in his book Year to Success is: Education + Inspiration + Action = Success How can you better position yourself for success? What time can you allocate to increasing your skills, testing them, practicing them? How much money can you direct to furthering your education, skills, or practice of them? Can you delegate some of your responsibilities to free up more time for you to pursue your goals? Can you increase your tolerance for risk? Do what you can to move toward your goals. “In whatever position you find yourself determine your first objective.” Marshal Ferdinand Foch. Once you have that objective in mind- you have a direction for your action. Billie A Williams www.billiewilliams.com billie@billiewilliams.com |