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by Mark U Runta (Author)
Key phrases: career progression, active marketing, brand management, status reporting, comfort zone, value alignment, marketable, trends, certification and assignment plan.
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List Price: FREE
Availability: Available for download now as a pdf document.
Edition: Version 1.0, dated December 2007
Format: Adobe Reader (PDF)
Length: 32 pages
Printable: Yes. This title is printable.
File size: 250 KB
Required Free Software: Adobe Reader (click to download)
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Review
Are you stuck? Stuck in a dead-end job, stuck without a promotion, stuck with a bad boss or stuck in the wrong industry? A lot has changed over the past twenty years including how we work, how companies treat their employees and how to move ahead in the global economy.
This eGuide provides you with strategies and techniques to effectively and immediately manage your career. The author uses his extensive background in IT management and input from senior managers and industry leaders to give you practical, effective and usable guidance. This eGuide is filled with references to excellent case studies, templates, expert interviews and current techniques which you will find very helpful and insightful.
The Table of Contents
Chapter I - The Big Picture
Understand where you are and where you want to go!
Chaper II - Getting There
Learn how to proactively manage your career by taking the right steps!
Chapter III - To Stay or To Go
Carefully consider your options and next steps!
Chapter IV - Keeping Up
Keep current with market trends and requirements!
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Reader Reviews
Steve Cramer - VP, CTGroup
This is a fantastic piece of work. I have been in IT for over 20 years and cannot agree more with Mark on the concepts he articulates in this guide for career management. Career management is a broad discipline and this eGuide provides excellent references and guidance on how to approach this subject.
Sanjay Kaushik - Consultant, CKD Consulting Partners
A great teaching guide and self-help book for all professionals. Down to earth advice that I can use today to kick-start my career. Highly recommended!
Bill Johnson - QA Team Lead, Cardinal Health
Never thought status reports and annual plans could be used to effectively support your career growth. Wow! I am seeing immediate results and cannot wait to start 2008 with a new annual plan.
Maggie Wilson, Project Manager, Qwest Communications
I made this eGuide mandatory reading for my whole team. We had weekly discussion meetings to review the various concepts in the eGuide. We are implementing core career planning concepts with a new zeal. Best $1.99 I have spent on career advice.
Pam Dickey, Business Lead, State Auto Insurance
This eBook is a brief yet comprehensive guide on getting the most out of your chosen career. I will recommend this to all my team members and coworkers! I am going to buy a copy for all my team members, as it should greatly benefit them in their career management.
Carla Green, Programmer, Keystone SoftwareI did not know what an assignment plan was until I read this eGuide, and many other things that I should be doing for my career progression. I will refer to this guide and try to integrate it into my goals for 2008. Great value for the money!
25 comments:
I heard about this eGuide from my team lead. I like it very much - especially the section on "active marketing". Thanks.
Nothing special here. Mostly common sense stuff but its nice to have all in one place.
2008 will start with a bang!!!Thanks for putting this guide out there.
When are the other guides being published?
Good job Mr.Runta. The links to all the references are fantastic.
I have struggled for years to get a promotion. My submissions to online job posting go nowhere. This guide gives me some understanding of where I was going wrong. Not cultivating a network was my biggest mistake. I need to fix that and get my career back on track. Great ideas presented by Mr.Mark. Thanks.
Hard work is the key to success - and Mark seems to pay too little attention to that. All the other stuff is just ... stuff!
My only regret - why was this guide not available sooner.
One of the best career guides I have come across. Excellent!
I find it interesting that everyone who looks for career advancement uses the tools laid out in this guide - even if they don’t know it. When looking for a leg up what is the first thing people do - they turn to people they know. Their resume is filled with things that they are good at and hopefully shows what they excel at. And Lastly, when they land that promotion they want to make the impression that they are likeable. It’s just common sense - and I think it is great advice to use these tools ALL the time to make that name for yourself.
what was it I heard…
"Whether you know it or not, you already have a brand - others have determined your brand for you."
Once you think of it that way, you realize the importance of building your own brand and image.
Thanks for reminding us that we have the power to make choices in life.
I appreciate your forthrightness in pointing out that being smart professionals is all about taking responsibility and making tough choices.
Mark - We should alwaus remember that even in making the hard decisions, you can’t lose sight of the fact that you are making a decision. Even the choice to change nothing is a choice.
I realise how the “Golden Handcuffs” have taken control as we, little by little, tighten them over our own wrists.
It's a wake-up call for those of us on autopilot.
ASME (asme.org) provides electronic mentoring to students or entry level graduates. An overall good service.
I’ve been struggling with this “find your passion” and “do what you love” language for some time now. But unfortunately it does not work for me. I’ve done plenty of things I’ve loved, and the money never came. Conversely, what was routine ended up putting dollars in the bank. I think we need to rethink this misleading, possibly damaging success mantra.
Ties in nicely with my 2008 resolution to actively manage my career and get a promotion. Great advice.
I appreciate the fact that there is a reminder of the things that impact my job - everyday.
I agree 100% that it is very important to surround youself with smart people for career success.
I wish I had tracked all my yearly accomplishments. Now I am having to review my emails and search for feedback that will validate my performance review. Definitely a lesson learned.
Love this eGuide. The links are great and provide good reference information.
Most of my managers are only concerned with my billable state. Career growth and mentoring are alien concepts to them. I need to find better managers to work with.
Moving about is also problematic from a perspection perspective. Recruiters are leery of candidates who have had multiple jobs in the past. One needs to be cautious before switching jobs.
I do agree that people should worry less about the length of their stay with a company and proactively seek other opportunities as a means to progress their careers. In my experience, I can tell you I have seen a change in the perceptions towards those candidates that change jobs every 2-3 years, but most hiring managers I have dealt with are quick to question those that “hop” jobs.
There is a name for establishing your credibility - "active marketing". Never realized the importance of my everyday actions and interactions on my brand. This section was an eye-opener on how to market yourself.
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