DW Consulting

I know many people are frustrated with searching for work and/or customers.  It is difficult to find work which satisfies our basic needs aside from making a difference during this recession. Lucky you, if you have found your career path which excites you!  How do you get hired with the work positions in this field? 

Sometimes you may find career related positons, or what a colleague of mine calls, "taxi jobs".  You will find these taxi jobs through your search for your ultimate work position.   A hint is to look at positions that use similar skills of your ultimate work position.

These are positions which utilize the same characteristics - they may be in a different industry, or with a supplier you have teamed up with.  Don't think of these as just jobs to fill the basic needs, create your own individual marketing plan to make a project happen which helps the other organization.  You may even develop new skills such as selling or setting up unusual meeting and marketing programs to promote products.  Learn how to use internal measurements that will help accomplish your original focus. And, do these on your own.

• This helps you to stay relevant within your industry.
• As you develop your own opportunity of building momentum with a program or product, remember that other people may not understand tools you first mention.  Show them real measurements after a short period of time. Example is how you helped to increase customer prospects in two months.
  
• Don't get caught in the daily grind of employee chatter.  Listen, and then stay focused on the larger picture. 
• These are opportunities to use in your own self-promotion of future work positions.
  

You may have heard this before. Try it. It is never too late to start again. Especially when it is something you enjoy doing!  Stay focused and the ultimate work position starts to appear.