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Richard Kirby | Job Search | Career

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Today we welcome to the show Richard Kirby executive career coach, consultant and co-founder of Executive Impact Inc.

Richard is a certified management consultant and a board certified coach in the career field. He is also an electrical engineer and a registered professional engineer.

Richard contributes Weekly to the personal branding blog and he’s the Author of the book - Fast Track Your Job search and Career: How to get paid what you’re worth.

INTERESTED IN TAKING ACTION?

Here are the best ways for you to get in touch with Richard.

Web: executivecareerconsultant.com

Phone: 678-547-0072

eMail executiveimpact@gmail.com

Book: fasttrackyourjobsearch.com 

Richard Kirby Interview Highlights

ATTITUDE AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY

Richards starts his book by discussing the important of attitude not just in your job search but in your life. Your attitude is always on display for everyone to see even in places that never occurred to you to look.

When was the last time you checked the message you left on your voicemail? Richard tells you why you need to check it and maybe update it.

To say there has been a shift in employment over the last few years would be a huge understatement. We used to think about job security now we need to consider employment security.

Employment security is all about you becoming the CEO of You, Inc. You need to be vigilant about the changing career landscape and required skills in order to develop transferable skills and knowledge that other employers will want and need.

Employment security keeps you relevant and will help you weather the economic storms that will happen throughout your career.

We discuss job hopping and I ask Richard how long is too long to stay with one employer. You can either hand around in abad situation and wait for something to happen to you or you can be more proactive and look for an opportunity elsewhere.

If you subscribe to employment security over job security you’ll know when it’s time to go.

CAREER PLANNING STARTS WITHIN

If you’re struggling with answering the question “what do I want to do with my life” it’s probably because you’re fixated on a job title rather than where you can add the most value.

To help you understand what you are naturally wired to do, Richard discusses different assessments all designed to help you assess your Behaviors, your skills, your interest and motivations.

1 - DiSC (Dominance, Infleuence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness - $18)

2 -