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Increase Your Survivability

By Treena, Career Advisor

Want the secret to thriving in today’s economy? Then look in the mirror. That’s right, the key to developing a career or lifestyle that you desire is within you. “Survivability is the ability to survive and thrive, no matter what life throws at you. It is a mindset, a way of thinking, based on self-reliance and resilience.” Janis Foord Kirk.

In order to compete with other job seekers in the market, the best defense is a good offense and in the book “Survivability”, by Janis Foord Kirk, the author outlines a strategy to create an effective plan of action. First you need to understand the new world of work. Next you need to access, develop and improve your Survivability skills in order to remain competitive in today’s job market.

In your Survivability Skills Profile you will consider the following questions:

• Are you technically literate?
• Are you a positive thinker?
• Can you market yourself?
• Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills?
• Do you know how to gather and manage relevant information?
• Are you a life long learner?
• Are you creative and resourceful?
• Do you have consultative problem solving abilities?
• Do you have entrepreneurial initiative?
• How are you at self-management?*

If you have answered negatively to any of these questions, take heart because we are all able to learn, grow, and develop when we set our minds to it. In fact, the book presents steps you can take in order to begin improving your profile and get you in the game.

If this whole process does not come naturally to you, consider contacting local community resources such as the Job Shop or Opportunities to gain information on labour market trends, the “New World of Work”, effective self-assessments and job search support. This information will help put you in charge of your destiny and while this can be scary, it is also exciting, freeing and definitely an adventure!

*The Survivability website is www.survivability.net.