Unfortunately, nobody teaches us how to develop career management strategies before we join the workforce and realize we need them to grow our careers. Even if you were lucky enough to pick up some basic strategies in college, they have a tendency to change. The good news is that you can change as well and The New Job Security will give you the tools you need to effectively manage your career, not for a single job hunt, but over your lifetime.

In THE NEW JOB SECURITY, executive career management consultant, Pam Lassiter, teaches mid-career professionals how to navigate this new work environment by mastering five key skills:

1. Take Control
2. Market for Mutual Benefit
3. Stop Looking for Jobs
4. Network as the Norm
5. Negotiate in Round Rooms

If you're looking for ways to take control of a current job, or struggling to manage the transitional period between jobs, Lassiter's proven advice shows workers at all stages of their careers how to stay competitive and achieve their professional goals.

The Table of Contents

(To read excerpts from The New Job Security,
 click on the highlighted links in the table of contents below)

• Introduction: The New Way to Achieve Work Success

  The Five New Strategies
  Mastering the Five New Strategies

• Chapter One—Old Dogs, New Tricks

  Three Tales from the Front Lines
  Are You an Old Dog?
  The Ingredients of a Career
  What Is the New Job Security?
  Planned Careers, Not Pinball Careers

• Chapter Two—Strategy #1: Take Control

  Overcoming the Past
  "I Know My Value and I'm Reinvesting in Myself"
  "I'm the Boss; I Set, Maintain, and Adapt My Own Career Master Plan"
  "This Might Actually Be Fun"

  

• Chapter Three—Strategy #2: Market for Mutual Benefit
  Introduction

  Marketing: The Four Ps Pay Off
  You Can't Hit Bulls-Eyes if You Don't Aim for the Targets
  The Marketing Circle
  The "Mutual Benefit" Part of Marketing

• Chapter Four—Strategy #3: Stop Looking for Jobs

  Self-Abuse: Help Wanted Ads and Search Firms
  The Birth of a Job
  Look for the Pain
  Track the Trends
  Package Your Time
  "Volunteer" Opportunities
  Grow Within Your Work
  The Job Pipeline

• Chapter Five—Strategy #4: Network As the Norm

  Not Your Grandfather's Networking
  The New Networking
  Catch Your Value Wave
  What Network?
  Breaking Through: Catching the Uncatchable Person
  Framing the First Market Research Meeting
  The Meeting: The Birth of a New Relationship
  The "Norm" Part of Networking

• Chapter Six—Strategy #5: Negotiate in Round Rooms

  So What Are Round Rooms?
  Pre-work: It Pays
  The Language of Negotiating: Saying the Right Thing at the Right Time
  Advanced Negotiating Plays for Catching Curve Balls
  Pricing for Creating a Job

• Chapter Seven—Conclusion: You Don't Have One

  Making Your Reputation, Not Just Letting It Happen
  Leveraging Your Track Record from Now into Retirement
  You've Got the New Job Security