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Keeping Your Career on Keeping Your Career on Track in a Down Track in a Down
Economy …and BeyondEconomy …and Beyond
Webinar # 2:Webinar # 2:“Managing Your Own “Managing Your Own
Employability”Employability”
The Alumnae AssociationThe Alumnae Association
Of Smith CollegeOf Smith College
Career Webinar SeriesCareer Webinar Series
Copyright Barbara Reinhold, Ed.D.Copyright Barbara Reinhold, Ed.D.
www.barbara-reinhold.comwww.barbara-reinhold.com
Obedience is out/Obedience is out/Courage is in…Courage is in…
• It’s counter-intuitive but true:
• When times are hard, you have to take more risks
• Just make them smart ones
Forget job security—embrace Forget job security—embrace the concept of “employability” the concept of “employability”
insteadinstead• Stay connected, both
inside and outside your current organization
• Stay informed
• Learn to expect and embrace change
It’s always about research, at It’s always about research, at Smith back then— Smith back then— and nowand now::
• What’s happening in various industries, locations, fields, organizations?
• Who do you know there?• What current and future
needs in those areas do you predict?
• How do your strengths and preferences fit those needs?
• What skills might you need to acquire or sharpen?
Remember to consult your Remember to consult your “inside search” here“inside search” here
• How well does the information you’re gathering fit with what your intuition is telling you might be right for you now?
And don’t forget the feedback And don’t forget the feedback part—to see how others are part—to see how others are
perceiving your ideas…perceiving your ideas…
• Don’t miss the opportunity to do some reality-testing with people who really know you and value your strengths…
After the inside search…After the inside search…
• and the outside search,
• what comes next?
Learn to do Learn to do your ownyour own S.W.O.T analysisS.W.O.T analysis
• What strengths do you bring to the situation or position you want?
• What weaknesses do you need to work around?
• What opportunities for you does this position or situation offer?
• What threats might be present to prevent success in this situation or undertaking?
Let’s do a short demo of the Let’s do a short demo of the SWOT process:SWOT process:
• Here’s Emma, class of 1985
• She was a psych major, who somehow got hooked on technology in the late 90’s and became a software analyst for hospitals
• Now she wants to go back to working with people, teaching tech skills to older people, maybe in a business of her own
S.W.O.T. yourself:S.W.O.T. yourself:• Describe a job, promotion, situation,
recognition you’d like to have:_______________________________________
WeaknessWeakness management: management:What will you need to learn?What will you need to learn?
Who can you get to help?Who can you get to help?
• List below the resources or people to help you think through the relevance of these underdeveloped places—and what you can do realistically to keep them from impeding your success
What What opportunitiesopportunities are are present in this situation and/or present in this situation and/or
ThreatThreat management management• List below the references and
resources, either people or other sources of data, who can help you analyze the depth, breadth and/or seriousness of the threat
• In the spirit of smart risks, decide whether to wait or proceed with the campaign at hand
Timing is everything:Timing is everything:
• YES?
• NO?
• MAYBE?
• LATER?
Some goals, like Board Some goals, like Board membership, often take a long membership, often take a long
time to accomplishtime to accomplish
• Rita Foley ’75: “Be determined and visible, and let the people who could help know what you’re after and what you can do for a particular organization.”
Four critical elements of Four critical elements of EMPLOYABILITY:EMPLOYABILITY: