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Hi :

Here is your February 11th, 2014 serving of Career Brainfood. Fed to
your inbox every other Tuesday. Check out our newsletter archives!

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Job Offer Q&A: Part 2

You’ve interviewed with a company and things went well. The next step is the job offer. In most cases, it’s a simple process — they offer you the job; you accept. But sometimes there are circumstances surrounding the job offer that complicate the process. This is the first in a series of Q&A to explore strategies for how to handle the situation when a challenge arises.

Question:
My current employer has an informal company policy that if they find out you are looking for a new job, they’ll fire you. How do I look for a new job without jeopardizing my current one?

Answer:
If your current employer finds out you are looking for a new position, they may begin planning for what they would do if/when you took a new job … which might end up forcing you out of your current role. Your co-workers may no longer regard you as a team player. Your supervisor might be hesitant to give you a major project or additional responsibility, for fear of being left in the lurch if you decide to take another job.

As much as possible, try to keep your job search confidential. This means:

♦ not posting your résumé publicly to job boards.

♦ only applying for positions that you would accept if the job was offered to you.

♦ letting any recruiters you are working with know that you’re looking to keep your job search quiet.

♦ never using your work email and/or work computer for your job search.

♦ being strategic with your LinkedIn profile. Turn off your activity notifications on LinkedIn so your contacts won’t get emails when you update your profile. And don’t list that you are looking for a new position in your LinkedIn profile. Instead, make sure it meets LinkedIn’s guidelines for “profile completeness” and you will be more findable.

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Driving Your Career

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Our featured guest this time is Ms. Jean Liu, Marketing and Strategy Leader, IBM Global Technology Services – Greater China Group. Jean’s career philosophy is simple, but nuanced -- getting ahead takes talent, hard work, and good timing. But there are more nuances to these qualities than one might see at first glance.

Tune in to learn more!

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One-Minute Motivation

"If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll
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A Cost-Effective First Step

Does it feel like your career is at a stand still, but you are not sure what to do about it? Are you frustrated by the results of your job search efforts? Or do you simply want to take things to the next level?

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms of career distress, our 90-minute Introductory Career Analysis Session will help you diagnose the challenges and/or specific problems. We can then explore practical and actionable ways to address them. Inquire confidentially via email: info@phi-yourcareer.com.

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Helping Create Career Success Stories Since 1999

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Celebrating 14 years in business, I lead P.H.I. Consulting, an award-winning international consultancy providing private Career & Job Search Coaching and Résumé Writing Services that support people on their quest for meaningful work.

I have had the pleasure of supporting more than 1,000 individuals who are citizens of more than 80 countries. A selected list of companies where they have been employed or are now working includes: Accenture, Citibank, Disney, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Economist, Gallup, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Co., Mercedes-Benz, Starbucks Coffee Company, Tata Group, and the United Nations. View the longer list here.

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