| September 15, 2009 | Posted By: Peter Weddle | Category: Marketing Yourself |
Today’s job market is unlike any we’ve ever seen before. It is, by any standard, horribly out-of-whack. Historically, there have been about 1.3 candidates for every opening in the workplace. Today, there are more than 5 candidates for each vacancy.
In the past, this whacky situation would have disappeared with an economic recovery. That won’t happen this time. The downsizings we’re seeing aren’t a temporary reduction in force; they’re a permanent reduction in structure. The jobs that have been eliminated are gone forever. Out-of-whack is now the new norm.
How will this radically different job market affect you?
Qualified Isn’t Good Enough
This new job market reality leaves us with no choice but to change the way we look for a new job.
Average Isn’t Good Enough
The new job market also changes the way we must approach the job we already have.
The days when you could succeed by being good or good enough are gone forever. If you want to capture the opportunities for work and advancement in the 21st Century—and there are plenty of them—you must be a perfect fit for the openings you seek and a perfect performer in the job you have.
Peter Weddle is the author of over two dozen employment-related books, including his latest, Work Strong, Your Personal Career Fitness System. © Copyright 2009 WEDDLE’s LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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[...] From Peter Weddles posting at Gradversity: Being Out of Whack “Today’s job market is unlike any we’ve ever seen before. It is, by any standard, horribly out-of-whack. Historically, there have been about 1.3 candidates for every opening in the workplace. Today, there are more than 5 candidates for each vacancy. In the past, this whacky situation would have disappeared with an economic recovery. That won’t happen this time.” [...]
[...] From Peter Weddles posting at Gradversity: Being Out of Whack “Today’s job market is unlike any we’ve ever seen before. It is, by any standard, horribly out-of-whack. Historically, there have been about 1.3 candidates for every opening in the workplace. Today, there are more than 5 candidates for each vacancy. In the past, this whacky situation would have disappeared with an economic recovery. That won’t happen this time.” [...]