From now on, in this financial crisis, we will have to take responsiblity of our own employability, we will have to be independent and active in search of courses to improve our relevant skills to better complement our job requirements.
This can be done via 2 ways.
1.Anticipate future needs.
What is your company doing right now? If it is banking, should you take up courses in foreclosures, risk management, wealth management or even actuarial science to better help your bank manage their funds. Try to form coalitions with your colleagues or people from other fields and industries to come up with a fine system to help both of you or other industries. These form of collaborations will actually broaden your network and improve your skills as you gain experience from the others as you work with them on a day-to-day basis.
Also, you can observe the public, look at what they are looking for, step inside their world by moving alongside them. If you are in the consumer business, go to your shop and shop near the customers, identify their needs and concerns using your status as a fellow customer. They will then open up more to you because they know that you are their fellow teammate.
2.Pick up new competencies to meet these needs
This can be done via exchanges through and courses available at job fairs or even learning classes provided by your company. All companies want their own employees to be proficient in what they do in the future because they do not want to spend unnecessary to employ professionals from the outside who appears to be better adapted for the job.
If you are able to save the company that bit of money by taking it up yourself, it will definitely serve your credentials well and you will soon be in the highlight when new projects come along because your boss believes that you are definitely competent enough.
Of course, if you do not have the money to go for courses because you are retrenched, you can try resources from the library or the internet. Check out the podcasts and the online videos which can help you improve your communication skills on the youtube online.
Volunteering and internships can help you too. Although internships pay you a low sum of money, it will definitely provide you with invaluable experience which you might need at your new job.
Therefore, look far, stay away from the myopic thinking and stop fearing that you are just not good enough for the job because there are so many other qualified applicants out there. If you try, there's always a great chance waiting for you ahead.
Good luck !
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