I see it every day in many of our family’s friends. Luckily not many
have lost their jobs, but many have been forced to take pay cuts,
reduce hours or similar tactics to limit company-wide layoffs.
It is a tough time for employees and business owners. In this issue of
DRJ, we are bringing you information to help. We are featuring a
variety of articles on career planning and tactics to increase your
marketability within your organization. We have delved into several
areas in four different articles. Cheyene Haase of BC Management writes
the fi rst article. She shares many of the fi ndings from her company’s
Eighth Annual BC Compensation study. She discusses career planning and
ways to map the future of your BC/DR career.
John Orlando from Norwich University has provided an article discussing
ways to develop your skill sets with higher education opportunities.
The third article features Dr. Tom Phelan of Strategic Teaching
Associates discussing graduate school for business continuity planners.
The fi nal article is from DRI International on page 78. It discusses
how professional certifi cations can assist in advancing your career.
Certifi cations offer incredible opportunities for advancing careers,
which ties back to Haase’s article regarding marketability. Most hiring
managers now are looking for these certifi cations to ensure the
candidate is knowledgeable in the area before possibly getting to the
interview step.
We touch upon continuing education in many of these articles. There are
many opportunities available to you to achieve this knowledge. They
include formal education, professional education, networking (local
networking groups, online social networks, etc.) and many more. One
great avenue for education is industry conferences. There are many
conferences available to you and all offer you a wide array of
education, networking, certifi cation and much more. Face to face
meetings are still the easiest and quickest way to advance your career
and continue to develop your career in this fast paced fi eld of
business continuity.
In this issue you will fi nd the initial brochure announcing DRJ’s Fall
World 2009 to be held in San Diego, Calif. It again will be held at the
beautiful Sheraton Harbor Island right on the bay. I hope to see you
there!
"Appeared in DRJ's Spring 2009 Issue"
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