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Elevate Your BC Career

Elevate Your BC Career. The Skills, Experience and Credentials in Demand for Business Continuity Professionals ~ Today and Tomorrow. Presented by: Cheyene Haase of BC Management, Inc. Introduction to BC Management, Inc. Founded in March 2000 Headquartered in Irvine, CA

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Elevate Your BC Career

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  1. Elevate Your BC Career The Skills, Experience and Credentials in Demand for Business Continuity Professionals ~Today and Tomorrow Presented by: Cheyene Haase of BC Management, Inc.

  2. Introduction to BC Management, Inc. • Founded in March 2000 • Headquartered in Irvine, CA • An executive search firm exclusively placing business continuity, disaster recovery, information security and emergency management professionals internationally • Confidential assistance in career searching • Free monthly & quarterly e-Newsletters to keep BC/DR professionals informed • Annual BC Salary & BC Program Reviews

  3. Topics of Presentation • Hiring/ Promotion Trends. • Credentials in Demand. • Increase Your Marketability. • The Value of Professional Certifications. • Forecasting the Future and the Effects on Tomorrow’s BC professional? • Final Tips to Elevate Your Career.

  4. 2000 - 2003 Budgetary constraints  less jobs and combining jobs within a company. Less jobs and a greater candidate pool  selective hiring/ promotion decisions. BC Professionals started to focus on increasing their skills to maintain marketability. 2003 – Present Hiring/ promotion has increased in comparison to 2000 – 2003. BCP now receives higher visibility within a company  selective hiring/ promotion decisions. Companies seek BC leaders with the ability to make a positive impact on an organization. Hiring/ Promotion Trends Shaping BC Careers

  5. What Credentials are in Demand? • Certified professionals (CBCP, CISSP, CEM, PMP, etc.). • Degreed professionals (Bachelor required, prefer Masters). • Strong understanding of both business and technology issues in contingency planning. • Previous experience developing and implementing global contingency programs. • A wide array of skills from contingency planning, information security, emergency response and risk management. • Strong soft skills

  6. Soft Skills Desired • Polished presentation skills to CXO level and executive board members. • Strong, experienced project management. • Training expertise. • The ability to engage all employees from users to the CXO level. • The ability to make a business case for an enterprise contingency program. • The ability to understand what type of contingency program fits the company culture.

  7. Increase Your Marketability • Brand yourself. • Become certified or dual certified. • Get your bachelor degree. • Improve your presentation skills – take a public speaking class. • Sharpen your business or technology knowledge. • Sharpen your expertise in other tangent fields (information security, emergency management or risk management). • Be an expert in the field – serve on a board, become published, and take on public speaking.

  8. The Value of Professional Certifications? • What are the most recognized and beneficial certifications? • Certification benefits both the company and individual. • The importance of dual certification. • What certification combinations make sense for your organization?

  9. Forecasting the Future of BCP • Continue to incorporate the BC program into the company culture. • The global awareness will continue to increase. Our survey review indicates that 25% of the respondents claim their BC program does not cover International locations. (2004 – 27%) • BC efforts will demand more attention and thus be placed with executive involvement. • What are considered the most challenging issues for BC Professionals?

  10. Size of BC/DR Staff Time Allocation Executive Buy-in Comprehensive BIA Global BCP Development IT Recovery Funding/ Budgeting Exercising of Plans Merging/ Acquisitions Business Unit Buy-in Company Awareness SOX/ HIPPA Workload Compliance of Regulations BCP Software 15. Employee Participation 16. Maintenance of Plans 17. Documentation 18. Training within BC/DR Discipline 19. Project Management 20. Audit Most Challenging Issues Faced by BC Professionals (Listed in order)~ Information provided by BC Management’s Annual Survey

  11. Final Tips to Elevate Your Career • Brand yourself and guard your brand. • Always be networking with colleagues. • Create a positive impact for your company. • Be a leader or contributor your colleagues want to work for or with. • Seek out ways to sharpen your skills within your current company. • Review your career goal plan – 5 years & 10 years.

  12. Questions? BC Management, Inc. Phone: (888) 250-7001 Website: www.bcmanagement.com

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