If You Blend You Lose – So Stand Out
On November 11, 2009 in Thought for the Day
Employees and job seekers you must Stand Out! Remember that we are inundated with distractions in our high-tech and high-distraction world. If you blend, you lose. If you look like everyone else, they don’t remember you. Being invisible is no way to get a job or keep a job.
Employees: In today’s workplace, many employees are still nervous of layoffs…and rightly so. An unemployment rate that keeps rising and an economy that slow to recover are forcing companies to continue employee layoffs. The best way not to be laid off is to become what author and NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman calls the “untouchable” – untouchable from layoffs because you consistently add value, stand out in effort, innovation and commitment. Click here for his Op-Ed.
So, if you have a job – how do you become the “untouchable” – the “invaluable?” Don’t wait for someone to create this for you. Create it yourself. Do it now.
Job seekers: Great companies are always hiring. Smart companies know there is great unemployed and available talent because of the recession and they are rebuilding their teams to be stronger than ever. Keep applying to jobs that match your talents and play to your strengths (you are more competitive for these jobs). And when you interview, be sure you stand out. As hiring managers interview many people, you must be the one they see as the right fit, and the one they remember (for the right reasons). For guidance, see my 10 Rules For A Great Interview.
Now is no time to blend. Stand out and get hired. Stand out and get noticed. Either way, stand out.
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