Know your "Shelf-Value"

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Are you employed with the Government of India? Do you have Job Security with current Employer? If the Answer to these two questions is NO, then have a quick check on your "Shelf Value" by asking these questions:

1. If you were asked to give a presentation to a group of 100 professionals from your industry in the next 2 hours, which three topics will you pick up? How many of these 100 professionals would be interested in listening to your topics? And how much is the longevity (in years) of your topics in the industry?

2. If you were asked to give names of 3 people from your Professional Network to recommend you. How many of these would be willing to hire or work with you today? Check your linkedin account to see what is your ratio of number of 'Recommendations' to the number of 'Connections'? Remember, networking is always two way. It is not how many connections you have, but how many people value your connection.

Running through these questions you'll get answers for:

1. What is the relevance of your skills in your industry?
2. What is the current & future demand of your skills?
3. How many professionals believe in your skills?

If the scores are low for these three questions, may be you need to think & plan about pumping them up!