I can’t tell you how many times peo

I can’t tell you how many times people from my past jobs have looped around and become my mentors, confidants, clients, and allies over the years. It’s literally dozens. I have recruiting clients today who hired me because we worked together 15 years ago. I just did the resume of a former co-worker’s son. I booked a substantial outplacement project through a former boss, who now works at a firm that was going through a reduction in force.

Had you told me 15 years ago how valuable my colleagues from years past would be, I suspect I would not have believed you. Fortunately, I still stayed in reasonable touch with my peers and supervisors (thank you, LinkedIn), and today it’s paying off handsomely. It just may for you, too.



When you’re early on in your career, trying to figure out which seeds to plant (and when) can be confusing and overwhelming. For some, it may also feel so far out that these foundational moves couldn’t possibly matter. But as both a long-time career strategist and a 40-something professional, I’ll tell you straight up: Deliberate, strategic moves today can (and very likely will) put you well ahead of the pack in the long run.

And the view from the front? It’s pretty much always nicer than the rear.

結果 (中文) 1:

我不能告诉你多少次从我过去的工作的人有圈周围，多年来成为我的导师、 知己、 客户和盟友。从字面上是几十个。招聘客户今天雇我，因为 15 年前我们一起工作了我只是做简历的前同事的儿子。我订大量就业项目通过前老板现在工作在一家公司正在通过削减部队。你告诉我 15 年前我从过去几年的同事会如何宝贵，我怀疑我不会相信你。幸运的是，我仍保持着合理的联系与我同行和上级 (谢谢你，LinkedIn)，和今天有回报丰厚的回报。它只是为你，或许也一样。当你早就在你的职业生涯，试图找出哪些种子植物 (和时) 可以混淆和压倒性的。对于一些人来说，它也可能感觉到目前为止这些基础性的举动可能也没什么大不了。但作为一个长期的职业生涯战略家和 40-什么专业，我会坦率地告诉你: 蓄意、 战略今天可以 (很有可能会将) 移动放到您好包从长远来看。和从前面视图吗?它是几乎总是比后方。

結果 (中文) 2:

我不能告诉你多少次人从我过去的工作都环绕在成为我的导师，心腹，客户和盟友多年来。这是字面上几十个。我有今天的招聘客户谁雇我，因为我们一起工作15年前。我只是做了一个前同事的儿子的简历。我通过以前的老板，谁现在在一家公司，正在经历有效减少预订一个实质性的再就业工程。要是你告诉我15年前是多么宝贵同事从过去的几年会是这样，我怀疑我也不会相信您。幸运的是，我仍然留在我的同事和上司合理的联系（谢谢你，LinkedIn），而今天它支付了丰厚的回报。它可能只是为你。当你早在你的职业生涯，试图找出其中的种子植物（何时）可能会造成混乱，而且势不可挡。对于一些人来说，可能还觉得那么远，这些基本动作不可能无所谓。但既是一个长期的职业生涯策略和一个40多岁的专业人士，我会告诉你直线上升：故意的，战略举措今天可以（而且很可能会）把包你遥遥领先的长远而从正面看？这几乎总是比后面更好。