Armed for Recession: Where Best to Work
No one is talking, but everyone is worrying.
Top executives and recent college graduates alike, are all perplexed and concerned about their immediate job future. Looking for a new position, whether to stimulate your career or to protect it, has never been more difficult or more complicated. The “resume mill” is notoriously unproductive, and creative solutions are hard to come by.
It could be argued that the most deliberate and most effective approach to being armed for recession, is to cultivate relationships in a targeted group of fine companies.
The Chart on this page from Fortune is a tool for guiding you in that direction (click the image to enlarge it, click again to enlarge it more.)
Even if you are not looking for an attractive place to land, it might be a good idea to build relationships for any eventuality. And besides, it is very good for business.
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"Give me faith, freedom, resources, and a little time ... and I will make things happen that matter." Michael R.H. Stewart is a respected Internet executive with broad experience in all aspects of online business, with an emphasis given to social networking development, and company management. He has over 65,000 engaged Twitter followers (http://twitter.com/jerichotech). He enjoys 20 years of direct experience with corporate, entrepreneurial, governmental and non-profit clients, having advised them on all aspects of their online initiatives. Prior to his Internet career, he served as a Senior Vice President of AIG Marketing, doing business in 135 foreign countries as well as the United States. Stewart is an experienced public speaker and communicator, with worldwide experience; an expert on corporate branding; an accomplished writer (his new book, Trajectory, is being published in January, 2012), a creative thinker and problem solver.
