RE: Hiring Publications Managers

["Darren Barefoot" <darren -dot- barefoot -at- capeclear -dot- com>]

How long are you expecting this Publications Manager to be around for?
Two years? Five years? I'm not sure what the current stats are, but
about ten years ago I heard that the average professional changes jobs
an average of seven jobs in their lifetime. And that's for the general
public, not the information technology sector where I would imagine the
average is closer to twice that.

This point has been made, but let me re-emphasize it. Combining the
volatility of the economy with the increasingly nomadic working
population means that we are all, in a sense, contracting. Job security
is becoming something of a four-letter word. The best approach I've
heard recently regarding this is that full-time workers should conduct
their work as if they're contracting for their bosses. Not only does
this push responsibility down ye olde org chart, but it discourages
micro-management. DB.

> Ms. Secara wrote (rather succinctly)
> 
> I have a lot of contracting on my resume because I have an 
> addiction to living indoors, not because I made a career choice.



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