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Talent Trade Tidbit - Top Grade Your Skillset · The Talent Trade

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  This is Stephanie Maas.
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  So one of the most common questions that I get from candidates and even hiring managers when I talk with them is, "Hey, what's the talent market like?" It is absolutely a question that I answer probably half a dozen times every day, most weeks of every month of every year.
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  How do you get yourself in a situation that no matter what happens out in the market, that the talent market for you is always good?
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  I strongly encourage you to take a really good look at your skillset.
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  Take a look at your accomplishments of this year, last year, the year before.
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  Be as objective as possible and ask yourself, would you consider yourself top talent in the market?
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  If the answer is an overwhelming yes, great.
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  Keep doing what you're doing.
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  If it's anything shy of that, make a list.
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  Again, I know you're busy, but there is no time like the present.
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  What could you do to elevate your skillset, your performance?
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  What can you do to elevate your own job security in the market?
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  Is it, "Hey, I need to brush up on these skills that I haven't used in a while"?
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  Is it, "Hey, I need to become more diverse in how I do things"?
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  Is it, "I just need to be a better team player"?
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  I, I don't know what it might be for you, but I do know this: the market for top talent never softens.
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  So if you wanna be recession-proof, if you wanna be, hey, no matter what happens, you have job security, if you wanna have job security despite M&A activity, be the top talent that the market is always seeking.