10 Things You Can Do to Make a Difference in Your Career

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

One of the criticisms companies receive is that they are focused on quarterly earnings. Few companies think strategically about their businesses and, as a result, so many look for short-term profitability to the detriment of long-term thinking and planning.

And how is that different than how you conduct yourself in your career? Seriously. What do you do to regularly plant seeds to harvest later on?

One of my guests on “Job Search Radio,” provided the statistic that 70% of all positions are filled as a result of networking and 70% of the 70% (49%) are filled as a result of introductions to people you did not know at the beginning of your search.

Yet most people lurch from job search to job search with little contact with their “network” and wonder why they don’t get results from it.

Thus, I thought I would offer a few points that don’t take much time that will help you draw attention to yourself and, thus, encourage people to contact you. I assume you know you should do great work.

1. Stay in contact with people you worked with previously. One call or email per week will create a “touch” with them that allows them to remember you and your abilities (and vice versa). This reminds people of…