Comments on: Brace Yourselves, GenY: 25 Jobs in One Career is the New Norm http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2013/11/12/brace-yourselves-geny-25-jobs-in-one-career-is-the-new-norm/ Personal development meets professional aspiration Thu, 13 Nov 2014 01:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Justin Beller http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2013/11/12/brace-yourselves-geny-25-jobs-in-one-career-is-the-new-norm/comment-page-1/#comment-37176 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:42:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=14816#comment-37176 You’re welcome. It was probably the best advice I had ever received in recent years. Above all, people should never expect that others are going to look out for their best interests, especially employers. I know that is very cynical of me to say that, but wherever you work or wherever you are at in your career, you have to chart your course to reach your goals. Nobody is going to do that for you. Your best bet is to ask questions like, “How can I become a manager of this department?”, or “Where else in this company can I apply my skills?”

Now that I think of it, I advise every millennial to read “The Dip” by Seth Godin. Great book to read in context to your career and it will put all of this into a better perspective.

]]> By: Kunsman http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2013/11/12/brace-yourselves-geny-25-jobs-in-one-career-is-the-new-norm/comment-page-1/#comment-37175 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:16:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=14816#comment-37175 Justin I agree completely. Indeed we are CEOs of our lives. We must take ownership of where we go and how we get there. Thanks for sharing Brazen careerist.

]]> By: Justin Beller http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2013/11/12/brace-yourselves-geny-25-jobs-in-one-career-is-the-new-norm/comment-page-1/#comment-37169 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:33:00 +0000 http://blog.brazencareerist.com/?p=14816#comment-37169 I’m a Gen-X’er living that career path of Millennial. Over the last 10 to 12 years I’ve had almost as many jobs. I would suggest that Millennials think of themselves as their own company and their own brand. “You are the CEO of your life”, as one friend once told me. The thing to be aware of is there is no security in any job, whether it is a business you start yourself or if you go to work for someone else as an employee or a contractor. Know your strengths, know your passions, and chart your course around those. Above all, learn how to learn. Always be sharpening your skill set and picking up new skills along the way.

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