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Slide 1: Secure Your Career in Five Years Robert Merrill Technical Account Manager SOS Technical

Slide 2: Brief Introduction • www.sostechnical.com • 801-426-6120 • merrilr@sostechnical.com • Blog: www.utahtechjobs.com

Slide 3: Today we will cover • A Little Philosophy • Three Common Traits of Successful Professionals • What Can You Do About It, Now…

Slide 4: Philosophy… • “You are paid according to the value that you bring to the marketplace.” - Jim Rohn

Slide 5: Philosophy… “Good is the enemy of GREAT” - Jim Collins (Good to Great)

Slide 6: Common Traits of Success 1.Know what you want. 2.Know how to get it (Personal Development) 3.Don’t Rest Very Long (Strategic, Connected, Active)

Slide 7: What Can I Do, NOW!!? • Develop your PLAN Strategy, next 3 moves • Develop your STORY Experience, Resume, Blog • Develop your NETWORK People who think first of YOU when they need something done.

Slide 8: Networking • Key: Easy, Simple, Fits your life • Business, not just technical • Tools: o LinkedIn.com o JibberJobber.com o MySpace/Facebook

Slide 9: Final Thoughts: • Attitude: Problem Solvers • Clock-Building, not Time-telling • We don’t have GREAT because GOOD is too easy. Be GREAT.

Slide 10: EOF = TRUE