Victory in the War for Talent belongs to you. Organizations have run the white flag up the pole. In this contemporary labor vs. management frey, labor claimed the day. Peace talks have begun. A cease fire has been ordered—all is quiet on the front. But why does the victory feel so shallow and hollow? Where are the spoils of the war? The commentators proclaim the reasons are generational (boomers, X, Y & Next et al) will require us to make a sea change or paradigm shift and adjust to the new economy with all of its promise and challenge. From our perspective, the right job is a great place to start.

Today's competitive marketplace requires that we make precise and wise career choices. In the changing environment that some are calling a nuclear winter for careers, you must continually adjust your strategies and practices -- while keeping your bearing on the fundamentals of your career. Career success is based on the interaction of countless variables. But only one propels you from the possible to the actual. That variable is the right job.

The right job! That sounds so simple. The impact of right job on a person's personal and professional life is well documented. Yet, great jobs are hard to find.

The idea of permanent job is not longer realistic. We now think of a career in terms of a series of projects. Our benefits and pensions are portable. We have shifted our loyalty from one employer to our profession. We have become "specialists." Yet, the experts say we must become "generalists." A career path in the technology age is no longer a series of jobs with increasing responsibilities in the same profession - it will become a series of professions. We must become multi-professional to find career fulfillment in the technology age. We must manage our careers very carefully.

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