The storm of recession has badly hit the businesses and employment industries. The world has tried its best to come out of the ill effects of the recession. Whatever is the situation of the employment industry, you have to move ahead to ''own your career''. Owning your career means that irrespective of the present situation of the employment or job market you have to continue to make your career. As an individual you own to your career. It is your career and you have to make all the efforts and hard-work to build your career in spite of the tough situations. There may be limited opportunities in your area but you have to continue to monitor towards your field or area to create or find any opportunity in your area of job. There are certain ways which can help you in owning your career.
The first thing is to reassess your career map. It is very much possible that you may or may not have a career map. But you do not have then its time to create one. Reassess your career map to find out whether you are standing on the place where you want to be in your career and if not then what to do in your area or field of profession to get at the place where you want to be. The second way is to increase your networking activity. You may say that you are very much engaged in your networking but you need to take your networking beyond the ''hi and please call''. At this stage of your career when you are looking for your next employment then you should clearly mention your need in the networking. You should be specific in asking your members if there is any opportunity suitable to your requirement.
The human resource jobs are available in plenty. The human resource jobs and human resource careers have secured futures. The human resource employment is not affected by the bad health of the economy. The human resource employment is presenting number of opportunities for human resource careers.