How to Jump from a Sinking Industry to a Strong Industry
How your strong points can prepare you more money during a recession.
How is the economy affecting you and your job? Are you afraid you may lose your job considering of the credit crisis and impending recession? Now is the duration to identify your strong points and work on them to become even stronger and more valuable in your industry. In order to get the job you have you must have some qualifications and skills that landed you that job. First let’s identify some of your strong points that have made you successful.
- Education. You invested in your education in order to get the job you have, now is the moment to continue to educate yourself to manufacture yourself more valuable to your employer. Read books, trade magazines, visit websites, attend seminars, webinars and networking events. Keep up to period on what is happening in your industry and learn all you can.
- Networking. Now is the duration to network more than ever, you can network online and off-line. Networking will keep you and your company in everyone’s mind, and whether you do end up losing your job you will have a slew of business cards and contacts you can get in touch with for new job opportunities.
- Specializing. Become more specialized in your industry, that gives you a lead by others who don’t continue to grow or have to broad of a reach. When you specialize in something you build yourself more valuable to your employer.
Some industries are heading into a downward spiral, while others are heating up as the economy falters. Can
Some industries that slow down during a recession can include daycare, construction, auto sales, real estate agencies, and landscaping.
While industries that heat up during a recession include things such as debt collection, credit management, vices-such as tobacco, safety measure or alarm services, ware house clubs, life insurance, energy & utilities, book keeping, accounting, health care, auto repair, funeral homes and services, and lawyers.
Take a look at those industries and think about what you do and how you can relate to an industry that may have more business as the economy worsens. For example, whether you work in auto sales and would like to move to a job that may be in an upward cycle, consider using your sales skills to work in the defense or alarm industry or perhaps a life insurance company or funeral services. Think about your strong points and use those as your key in moving to another industry.
Once you have decided on the industry you want to move to, start reading all you can about that industry, read trade magazines, websites and books. You may already have sales skills but how much do you know about selling cars or insurance? Join networking groups online or off-line and listen to what others in the industry discuss, whether you can become even more specific within that industry, the more valuable you assemble yourself to a potential employer.
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