Prime-Time Events: The Job Market

Good news, risk managers. The market is hot for you. C-suites love them some risk managers. If you're not getting the love now, it's your own fault. That was the message of Richard Meyers, head of his own eponymous talent search corporation.

I took some great notes on the session on Wednesday afternoon upstairs in the conference session, held by RIMS to discuss its RIMS Fellow designation and for Meyers to explain the job market and demand for risk managers. But these notes are trapped on my laptop, along with fantastic, titilating quotes from Meyers, because the desktop in the press room here does not read my thumb drive. Read Erin's post from earlier this week about the state of the RIMS press room.

Anyway, I can delve into my short-term memory, which is not entirely shot, and give you the gist of what Meyers said. And later on, I had planned to post again about the opportunities that risk managers have in today's world, according to folks I've spoken with in San Diego, and how if you are not getting your love in this world then it's your own fault.

Basically, Meyers knows that risk managers are in high demand by the C-suite because he works with C-suite suits to help them find talent for their organizations. They've allowed him to pick their brains about they need, what they're looking for. At least that's what he claims.

Go with it, though, folks. He had nothing but good things to say for risk managers who are wanting to seize this moment. Surely, not all of you are ambitious enough to do so. But for those of you who are, Meyers said that you will have to scour the national market for job opportunities. No longer can you just look in your local market for new opportunities, for positions that are a 10-minute commute from home.

To expand your horizons, you must be willing to travel into the horizon in any direction to find the position that will help you grow your skills, your resume, your experience, your connections.

If I had my thumb drive working, I could share a little bit more of Meyers wisdom. But this was the most important part: You want a new job, it's out there.

Your current employer stink? Give them the pink slip.