You don’t want to get to the point where you have been given notice and have absolutely no
idea where to start looking for a job or even what jobs you qualify for. Always know what your
skills are and how those skills apply to the present marketplace. This can take a review of your
skills, yearly. This should be easy enough as that is normally done in your yearly review, with
your supervisor. Keep a copy of all of your achievements and skills at home at all times. If you
are asked to leave a company, you may have little time to take anything with you. So, act as a
faithful employee, but keep records at home – always. Don’t leave them in your desk at work.
You won’t be able to retrieve them if you leave suddenly
Many companies ask you to specify your career goals and then evaluate how you did at year
end. This is a great strategy to help you plan on how to increase you on-the-job skills. You
should take advantage to express any areas that you think will also make you more marketable
outside the company and that can also benefit your own company. Always show how your
further training can increase the company’s bottom line. If it happens to increase your
marketability, that’s not something you need to draw attention to, but it can be invaluable during
a layoff.
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