Strategic Job Jumping: Fifty Very Smart Tactics for Building Your Career

We all know the horror stories caused by downsizing, mergers, and the lack of security in today's jobs. Finally, instead of fearing job loss and change, there's a new book that teaches how to job jump in order to find jobs you truly love. "Job jumpers don't jump just for the sake of jumping - their main goal is to find work that maximizes their professional potential. Job jumpers, with broader industry perspectives, numerous contacts, confidence in their convictions, and a shorter time frame in which to make a difference, transform companies faster than 'loyal' employees do," says /Julia Hartman, a job jumper and author of Strategic Job Jumping: 50 Very Smart Tactics for Building Your Career. Hartman believes change is the key to growth - both professional and personal. "If you haven't managed change personally, you're unlikely to be capable of doing it for an employer. Loyal employees in leadership positions sometimes take the no-risk (and no-reward) business strategy, trying to protect their jobs. That's not true for a job jumper." In her book, Hartman explains that those employees that have jumped within an industry are well qualified to predict the future of the industry and understand how a company can change and prosper. Because job jumpers have above-average training and an industry perspective, they know how to change a company by embracing winning strategies and by providing an effective short-term outlook in which to make a difference - all of which are extremely beneficial. "If your company is ready for positive change, then hire a job jumper, an industry specialist with a 360 degree view. Job jumpers know how to transform themselves, and consequently, help transform a company to grow, evolve, and prosper. Jumpers can transform their companies faster than long-term, 'loyal' employees. And they are able to take intelligent risks, because they have the objective choice to risk their jobs on changing the status quo," says Hartman.