Favorite Friday: Are you in a job search, or are you managing your career?

One is short-term, one is long-term.

For one you need a band-aid, because it is temporary problem, and for the other you need smart diet and exercise, for long-term strength and results.

I wrote about this first in March of 2007, when JibberJobber wasn’t even a year old.  Then I shared it again in 2009.  It’s time to share it again.

Job Search vs. Career Management

What are you doing?  Are you acting like a job seeker, or are you investing in your long-term career? I know it can get tricky to do long-term stuff when you really just need to get your paycheck back, but I challenge you to think of everything you do in today’s job search as a part of your long-term career management strategy.

Don’t make the rookie mistake of throwing everything away once you land your job.  You’ll need it all – contacts, strategies, etc. – in all future job searches.