Learn How Savvy Executives Stay In Demand

Learn How Savvy Executives Stay In Demand You dont need to be a corporate executive to be in charge of managing your career.   What I am suggesting is that we learn some of their strategies for moving forward and creating a in demand reputation! Each year, ExecuNet releases their executive job market intelligence report. The 2012 version is OUT! You can download a copy (at no cost) for yourself on ExecuNet.   ExecuNet surveyed 5,733 participants in January 2012. Most of the participants were executives in North America (4,282) but executives from the rest of the world and executive recruiters were included as well. How Executives Create/Find New Career Options 66% of executives said they found their new opportunity through NETWORKING! But obviously, not just any type of networking activity works.   Here are the types of networking that resulted in their success. 20% Face-to-Face with peers 19% With network referrals 15% through online networking 10% with search firms and executive recruiters 2% with people found through research Think about how you can adapt and adopt some of this for your own search and career management strategies.   Their peer to peer networking results may be slightly better than yours (if you arent an executive) because their peers have hiring authority and influence. Think about how you can reach hiring influencers (C-level contacts) in your networking activities! It is all about the power and strength of your referral or relationship! Online Visibility Yes, even executives are concerned about being found online! In fact 67% of them are working on their online personal reputation! Shouldnt you?! Activities to Manage Career These executives have seen first hand how volatile the economy is these days. Globalization, technology and other issues were cited as factors in ExecuNets summary. Here are the top five ways executives said they are staying competitive. Poised for Growth?! Based on the predictions of recruiters, these are the industries predicted to be growing as we continue through 2012. I think it is interesting to note the previous years predictions too. What are your take-aways from this information? Will you start doing anything differently?