My, how the world of work is changing. It seems as though the “good old days” of company and job stability were “only yesterday.”

Remember the good old days? Careers were made of single companies, sometimes in single functions or departments. Career success was sometimes measured more by tenure than achievement. Resumes from the good old days were long on what we call “Run the Business” information with emphasis given to consistency, longevity, obedience and stability.

Now it’s the “good new days,” when change is no longer the exception but the rule. The good new days when flexibility, agility, pro-activity, accommodation, and initiative are front and center on a resume, not throw away lines like “he is flexible.”

Bottom line: Your “change career” needs to be the theme or core of your resume. It must show that you are eager and excited about making changes, both in your way of doing business and the company’s. It must show that you are an accomplished professional who is mastering change and who can be a change leader.

Today’s career mantra should be “Change and Learn; Change and Earn”

 

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