Feb 12
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New Grad Job Network
After college, make sure you are in the best position possible when looking for a job. Do not make the mistake that others will thinking their degree will be enough to open doors. Although doors are opening a little easier these days, it still takes a plan in order to have the most success when looking for a job.
Many people develop careers that are specialized, but eventually make the move into general management as just mentioned. This includes executives in finance, manufacturing, operations, technology and others. One client of ours was a Director of HR who became a Vice President of HR, and then took a big jump to become Chief Administrative Officer for one of the largest consumer packaged goods firms in America.
His responsibilities included overseeing all of the support functions… HR, legal, IT and IS, and so on… everything but manufacturing, marketing, fi nance and accounting. A former professor and university president became head of one of New York’s largest museums in the world, something for which he had a passion.
Career shifts can occur at many levels. For example, a distribution specialist with UPS wanted to get into Human Resources and was successful in moving up at the same time he joined Merrill Lynch.
A project manager in the home building fi eld saw his industry fall into decline. Faced with the prospect of declining income, he used his management skills to join Wal-Mart as an assistant store manager… with the prospect of becoming a store manager within 9 months.
So, as you review possible goals for yourself, you’ll want to consider your interests, passions and experiences across a broad range, as well as your transferable skills. It may be that you should create duplicate sets of impressive resumes… each positioning you for different possible goals.Believe it or not, the federal government tells us that there are 22,000 job titles in use today. However, 95 percent of all professionals fall within one of several hundred high demand career specialties.
On the pages that follow you will fi nd a list of the 400 most popular occupations… accounting for 95 percent of all employment in the United States. Sales is still the number one occupation, and it is estimated that 10 percent of all professional and executive positions are in this fi eld.So, try to decide on your right career goals. And, you’ll improve your chances by pursuing titles that the market makes available in abundance.