So say area job-placement advisers, who stress that 1997 will push workers deeper into an era with no job security. According to career adviser Tom Tavantzis, a career resolution must be written down, along with specific steps needed to achieve it. It must be assigned a time frame and a method for measuring progress. Otherwise, it will quickly fade. The Highlands Program is a career-development business that runs 56 centers in the country.
People create their own.
They are responsible for their own career management. For example, someone who is deficient in certain software applications must steer himself or herself into beneficial courses, Creveling said. Like many in the career-advice business, he urges employees to meet more of their work colleagues as well as employees at similar companies. That way, when changes occur, or when one is suddenly in need of a new job, the individual will have somewhere to turn for advice and assistance, said Molly Shepard, president and cofounder of Manchester Partners International, a network of outplacement-assistance firms whose lead partner is in Bala Cynwyd. Similarly, workers should strive to develop a reputation among coworkers for producing tangible results.