Career Advice - Lessons Learned From Captain Sully Sullenberger

First, a disclaimer. I never met a captain Sullenberger, was on board and are not conducted the interview. This article is based on my reading of his background and experience of RET. General Colin Powell.

Dire Several Facts Regarding the current labor market

* Bloomberg recently reported, "In this recession, even education can protect you from losing your job." Furthermore, the article reports that the unemployment rate (3.8%) for workers with college degrees is at its highest level since 1992.

* In 2002, the U.S. Administration on Aging found that workers nearing retirement age prefer to postpone retirement. This amounts to an unprecedented 78 million baby boomers participate in the labor force increases the need for employment growth.

* A recent study from Korn / Ferry found that 44% of middle management employees (based on a survey of 2,000) said it plans to continue working past 64th

* Mathematically, there are approximately 78 million Baby Boomers refusing to retire in the next category of Generation X workers (40 million), bumping against the gray ceiling and working young "Turks" of Generation Y (69 million) want make a name for himself during the home Office, blackberry, MySpace, etc.

* Finally, nearly 500,000 foreigners have H1-B visa authorization to work in the United States. Laid off foreign workers hoping to stay in the United States place additional stress on job availability, wage levels and working conditions for all market.

What does all this have to do with Captain Sullenberger, hero pilot in Hudson River, and RET. General Colin Powell?

Art of Re-Invention
According to the guiding principles of RET. General Colin Powell, "Today, each of our jobs is becoming obsolete. Proper response is to obsolete our activities before someone else does. Effective leaders create a climate in which the value determined by the willingness to learn new skills and grab new responsibilities, so constantly re one's job. "

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Captain Sully Sullenberger It 'earned his private pilot license at the age of 14years. He knew what he wanted. He went outside and realized his dream. It's never too early to find your mission in life.

Continuing training
For Captain Sully, the chance of getting a solid, rigorous training in their field through the Air Force. If you want to be the best at what your heart desires, go out and find the best schools, to seek qualified tutors, trainers and mentors with a rock-hard ugled.Stvar is, do not be lazy. This is your life, your profession. As Eminem sings in "Lose It" Look, if it's one shot or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted One moment Would you capture it or just let it slip? .... It is better never let you go only one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo ..

If money is tight, he became an avid reader, a collector of old mentor in the field. You know the ones, they have already been there and done. Establish friendships with others similar interests. We learn many ways and through different media: parents, teachers, university professors, are mature and colleagues. They cover all your bases.

Switch Gears When you need to
By the age of 38, Captain Sully on the gear. He left the army and began a career as a civilian pilot for U.S. Airways. While flying commercial aircraft, he did not let him, he did not become satisfied. He took the time to develop, hone their craft and expand his expertise that leads to the following points.

Re-training
As one becomes older, seasoned, routine tasks become monotonous, new management techniques stale, the popular star in the organization come and go. Older workers joke that what used to take 6 hours to do as a beginner can be done in 1 hour. This leads to boredom and complacency and indifference. It is sometimes reflected in a failure of leadership, poor management and low quality products and customer service sadness.

On the other hand, one May choose to take advantage of the natural aging process, build on what is known and re-energize themselves to overcome the unknown. Wisdom makes us recognize that a lot in my life that I do not know that could affect our business. Captain Sully accepted this global perspective and took a hands on role in improving maintenance, safety and training standards and prevent accidents.

Be Your Own persons
Finally, you are unique and therefore the only person in the world like you. No one else on this planet of 6.1 billion (year 2000 estimate) could be better if you can. So, go ahead make your mark, regardless of age, nationality or profession. If the job you're wanting is not materialized yet to make an analysis. Maybe a job for which they are intended is right before your eyes.