Filling the Void

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.”—Bobby Unser

When I was in college I worked part time as a teller in a bank. The Head Teller (which is only like one level above teller) had been working in the bank for 40 years and was about to retire (at 65 years old). So if you are thinking that it seems like a really long time for a person to be in mostly one job (without promotions), you are not alone. Anyway, at the retirement party, one of the bank employees asks the branch manager “How come John was never promoted?”, to which he answered “Because he never asked”.  Now I know it is never as easy as just asking to be promoted, but there is a point here (as usual). Doing a good (or even a great job) may not not be enough to get promoted. You need to be ”out there”, push the envelope, you need to fill the void. What is the void? The void is all of the space left by people who will wind up retiring at a fairly junior level (not that there is anything wrong with that). So this post is a bit of a mix and match, a little about filling the void in your career along with a few job search tools that fill the void. Continue Reading