Summary Sunday Steering Your Career

Summary Sunday Steering Your Career This weeks collection of articles is all about steering your careerespecially through unchartered waters. Normally, I try to bucket the articles I share into categories, I found that challenging to do this week. Most of these articles dont neatly fall into a category or bucket. But they are all related to your career. We live in a rapidly changing world with lots of uncertainty. Therefore, its going to be important that you become comfortable with the uncomfortable. Whether you choose to call it career management or something else, or something still unnamed, what we can agree on is that this is all about steering your career. Youll find information about marketing trends, personal branding, leadership, how artificial intelligence is trying to beat bias, how NOT to ask for a raise and many other thought-provoking subjects. Steering Your Career and Job Search Let’s Stop Talking About Soft Skills: They’re Power Skills by Josh Bersin | Josh Bersin.com Bersin is one of the top authorities of workforce trends. He explains why everyone needs to be more focused on developing soft skills, or as refers to them, power skills. Tech skills are important, but not nearly as long-lasting or impactful as developing soft skills. Theres interesting research from IBM as summarized in this image (and referenced in the article). People are terrible judges of talent. Can algorithms do better? by Sarah Todd | Quartz at Work Pymetrics CEO says “The whole idea behind Pymetrics is that instead of using a resume, you are looking at people’s cognitive, social, and emotional aptitudes” And Artificial Intelligence MAY be a way to remove some bias from the hiring process. Learn more about steps towards removing bias. 7 Ways the Internet is Ruining Your Career by Sam Bowman | Career Metis The internet is a wonderful and powerful tool when you use it the right way. Its critical to your career to understand and manage your digital footprint and this explains seven things you need to do. You Deserve It, But… by Frank Sonnenberg | Frank Sonnenberg Leaders should understand how their actions impact those that try really hard but dont succeed. Weve all been in situations where the wrong person gets rewarded. This helps everyone understand the impact actions and emotions play in the workplace. These Are The Absolute Worst Reasons To Ask For A Raise by Jane Barratt | Fast Company Who knew there were bad reasons to ask for raiseheres what you need to know about when and how to ask for a raise. There are no guarantees youll get one though. 2020 vision: The top 5 emerging trends in marketing and PR by Melissa DiGianfilippo and Alexis Krisay | PRDaily Job search is all about marketing and PR, so these trends are something you should know about. Can you use any of these to promote your work and career success? Or at least you can expect to see some of these trends as you apply for jobs when recruiters start embracing them. Interactive content Chatbots Influencer marketing shakeup Brandstanding Personalized brand experiences Your Personal Brand Is Just as Important as Your Business Brand by Haley Hoffman Smith | Entrepreneur No matter what your role is in an organization, founder or leader, you have a reputation. And if its a good one, then that is also good for the company. Here are some things to think about. 10 Ways Your Career Can Survive a Recession by Hannah Morgan | US News World Report On Careers This is my newest article on how to stay employed when the economy turns.