Slides to a keynote speech I delivered for the Northern CA Young Professional Summit detailing the 5 Career Hacks on how to become an Irresistible employee.

1. Twitter: @ItsAJThomas
Web: http://www.careerhacks.co

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Career – The New Buzzword?
The Talent Continuum Model
The Starting Line: Three Questions to Ask Yourself
The Race: Running Away or Running Towards?
The Finish Line: Irresistible Talent

3. YOUR COMPANY
YOUR
MANAGER
YOU
01 Be clear on how career
is defined.

4. BUZZWORD
What does
“Career”
mean to
you

5. Entry
Level
Associate
Sr.
Associate
Manager
Sr.
Manager
Director
Sr.
Director
Vice
President
Global
Assignment
Intern
Associate
Promo=on
Associate
Rota=on
Lateral
Move
Director
Past (uni-directional)
Present (multi-directional)
Entry/Level
Prof. Ed Lawler, From the Ground Up, on Career of the New Generation

6. Monitor your performance and tap
into your potential.
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7. The Talent Continuum Model
“
Performance and potential are key
contributors to a successful career. Do you
understand how performance and potential
are measured in your organization?
”

8. START CONSISTENCY & ENDURANCE FINISH
Do you understand WHY?
Are you aligned on goals?
Do you have the resources?
Do you need realignment on objectives?
What is inhibiting performance?
What skill gaps do you need to address?
Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. Talent Continuum Model (Career) created and designed by AJ Thomas

9. Begin with the table stakes.03

10. The Starting Line

11. Why would you take
this on?
What is the outcome or goal by
which you measure success?
3 Questions to Ask Yourself
Is this something you really
want to do or are you just bored?

12. Create a simple chart so you can see at-a-glace what options you have.
Opportunity 1
Opportunity 2
Opportunity 3
Meaningful Work Great Management Fantastic Environment Growth Opportunity Trust in Leadership
Josh Bersin, Bersin by Deloitte, The Irresistible Organization.

13. A career move is where you have the
most control of your destiny.
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JOB 1
JOB 2
UTOPIA

14. The Race

15. CONSISTENCY & ENDURANCE
RUNNING AWAY FROM CURRENT JOB RUNNING TOWARDS A BETTER OPPORTUNITY
§ Unresolved conflict
§ You don’t like your job
§ You make a quick decision to switch
jobs – or take the first opportunity
offered to you
§ You can’t articulate pros and cons of
each opportunity effectively
§ You don’t do your best work
§ You want to advance your career
§ You have developed skillsets for your next
job opportunity in your current role
§ You see the potential for growth
§ You do your best work
What are you doing?

16. STRENGTHS
What are you good at doing?
WEAKNESS
What gaps do you currently have?
OPPORTUNITIES
What opportunities are
available to you?
THREATS
What are the potential pitfalls in your
current situation?

17. The Finish Line

18. Make it so they can’t live with you
or without you.
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19. START CONSISTENCY & ENDURANCE FINISH
Do you understand WHY?
Are you aligned on goals?
Do you have the resources?
Do you need realignment on objectives?
What is inhibiting performance?
What skill gaps do you need to address?
Copyright © 2015. All rights reserved. Talent Continuum Model (Career) created and designed by AJ Thomas

20. Can’t imagine
the job without
you in it
Can only
imagine what it
would be like
without you in it
YOU
PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL
The Irresistible Candidate/Employee

21. What’s your
Above & Beyond story?

22. recap

23. 01
02
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Be clear on how career is defined.
Monitor your performance and tap into your potential.
Begin with the table stakes.
A career move is where you have most control of your destiny.
Make it so they can’t live with you or without you.

24. Thank You
Contact Information
Twitter: @ItsAJThomas , @CareerHacksCo
Web: http://www.careerhacks.co