Manage your Career like 007

2. Yue-Wen LIM
25 year corporate career “veteran”
www.LifeWork-consulting.com
yw@lifework-consulting.com
http://careerhmo.com/coach/yue-wen-lim/
Yue-wen@careerhmo.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/limyw

3. Always be prepared
 Know thyself and what you want
 Learn, learn, learn
 Physically and mentally fit
 Be prepared for interviews at short notice
 Tidy up social media profiles, resume

4. Always be prepared
 Keep up to date with market and
company news
 Develop your core competency,
transferable skills, USPs
 Be innovative and adaptable, open to
“aha” moments
 Be ready for new projects to gain new
skills or experiences

5. Be Discrete
 If you are currently employed, keep job search process
under radar
 Avoid mass mailings to job boards
 Avoid telling all your colleagues
 Avoid using company email or PC
 Be careful who you trust
 Beware of double agents

6. Be Discrete
 Choose your communication channels wisely.
 For sensitive topics, use personal communication or
phone instead of email.
 When you write important emails, reread them before
sending.

7. Make Use of Available Resources
 Use all the tools available to you
 Assessment tools
 Linkedin
 Contacts, Groups
 Company info
 News updates
 Be familiar with google and other relevant new tech
 Leverage on mentors, coaches, agencies

8. Know Your Targets
 Do your homework - dig up background
info and latest news
 Anticipate issues and concerns
 During interviews
 Be prepared
 Be charming
 Be practiced
 Be a problem solver
 Be confident, but not reckless

9. Know Your Targets
 If aiming for promotion, tailor your
approach to the decision maker’s bias
and preferences (“Manipulation”)
 Analyse what performance matrix are
rewarded
 Keep an eye on your competition

10. Build Alliances
 Develop your network - focus on win-win
relationships, connect on common interest
 Don’t forget alumni and ex colleagues
 Develop a hook :
 a reason to meet,
 a reason to connect
 a reason to continue meeting

11. Build Alliances
 Establish your personal brand and competence
 Give / listen before you receive / ask
 Build endorsements, recommendations,
referrals
 Join influential or related networking or
discussion groups
 Involve, inform, and respect your support staff.
 They will help you out when you need assistance.

12. Reinvent Yourself
 Successful people learn to adapt to change
 What got you here may not get you there. Reassess and
correct your decisions and goals if appropriate
 Upgrade yourself if you risk running out-of-style
 Enhance your strengths
 Be resilient – bounce back stronger from set backs

14. Yue-Wen LIM
25 year corporate career “veteran”
www.LifeWork-consulting.com
yw@lifework-consulting.com
http://careerhmo.com/coach/yue-wen-lim/
Yue-wen@careerhmo.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/limyw