Soar to Success December 2017

SOAR TO SUCCESS / December 2017 / Business Acceleration Strategies Year-end Planning: The Key to Getting the Career you Want By Katherine Burik Everyone approaches the year-end holidays in a different way. I look forward to family time, a little sparkle and polish, laughing at ugly sweaters and baking (and eating!) cookies with my family. Holiday are important times for your career too. Contrary to public opinion, job search continues unabated during the holidays. The holidays, especially that week between Christmas and New Year’s, are a great time to connect with hiring managers who might be stuck in the office working while it is quiet. The perfect time to finally get that private conversation with a key decision maker. It is also a time for reflections, a great time to ask yourself deep questions about what you want to be when you grow up or what you are willing to do to get what you want. It seems like there is little time for deep thinking in the whirlwind of everyday life. In November and December I work on my personal and professional strategic plan. I confer with my colleagues and family to identify open issues and needs to address in the upcoming year. I have been doing this for many years. As a result, I traded Corporate America for my own consulting practice. I structured my business around the telephone and computer to give me the greatest