| Let's face it. You're in a job war if you're in the job | | | | responsibility, you're probably expected to achieve |
| market these days! | | | | astonishing results. At the same time, you're more |
| Why? Well, we live in a world of competition! Any | | | | vulnerable and open to intense scrutiny. Your |
| job success strategy worth its salt has to take that | | | | supporters are cheering you on while your |
| into account. If you're bent on winning your job war, | | | | competitors are watching and waiting for you to |
| you better be realistic about competition. | | | | screw up. |
| In short, to win the job war you need an alternative | | | | Here's what an alternative job success strategy looks |
| job success strategy. | | | | like. If you want to be on track for superstar status, |
| Well, you already probably know that the alternative | | | | you have to be prepared to take on the biggest and |
| job search and non-traditional career advancement | | | | riskiest projects. You also have to be prepared to fail |
| movement is dedicated to finding innovative | | | | miserably. But if you can survive, you've put together |
| alternative ways to accomplish career goals. These | | | | the fundamental principles of an alternative job |
| inventive strategies bypass old-fashioned ways of | | | | success strategy and a non-traditional career |
| handling career and job search issues. | | | | advancement process. |
| You know . . . trying to win the job war based on | | | | If you're not fit to play the job success game, then |
| what you used to do for someone else. Like the | | | | you're better off adopting a strategy that puts you |
| way you represent yourself in a traditional resume. | | | | in a quiet and adequately paying job where you're |
| You see, handling competition requires an alternative | | | | barely visible and not a target for anyone who wants |
| job success strategy as well. | | | | your job. Doing this the right way is a measure of |
| You see, the more competitive the field you're in, | | | | success as well, depending on your long-term career |
| the harder it is to overtake the competition and | | | | goals. |
| achieve your goal. The facts of life are that, once | | | | Part of any alternative job success strategy is |
| you get there, the next hurdle is holding your position | | | | knowing who you are and be satisfied that you've |
| and keeping the competition at bay. | | | | chosen the correct career path success plan that's |
| To get to that special place you better be in top | | | | consistent with the kind of person you are. |
| shape. The means being the smartest, toughest and | | | | So, whether you're a hard-charging competitor |
| strongest (physically and mentally). You also need to | | | | whose willing and able to take significant risks . . . or |
| persistent, confident and truly believe in your | | | | you're an average, committed employee who enjoys |
| talents--even when everything seems to be going | | | | his/her job without any of the competitive worries . . |
| wrong. | | | | . you can reassure yourself that you have a success |
| Depending on your earning power and level of | | | | strategy that works for you! |