I was sharing a non-traditional career advancement strategy with a GenX client recently. It was amazing to me how well alternative and non-traditional career advancement fits into the psyche of a typical GenX job seeker.

Way cool he might have said.

Who is Generation X? Well, you're one of them if you're 24 to 42 years old. Work is just a job to this generation. They're self-reliant and seek immediate feedback.

As a GenXer you're a prime candidate for a proactive career advancement strategy. For example, if you have your sights set on running the company one day, speed is important. How fast you advance will determine how far you advance.

Curtis J. Crawford, author of "Corporate Rise: The X Principles of Extreme Personal Leadership," points to some fascinating statistic he's gathered.

1. Only three in 10 workers have been with their employers for 10 years.

2. Boomer work for the same employers three times longer than GenXers.

3. Technical jobs have 40% higher mobility rates than most jobs.

Crawford concludes that "ambitious young employees can't afford to stay in any one position longer than two years, because they will need to do about 10 different jobs to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to be senior management material."

That's why, if you're serious about getting ahead, you can't afford to take a laid back approach and hope that everything will work out for the best. You have to have a pro-active plan that can guarantee you the kind of career growth that will give you the assurance you can meet your goals.

It's also why you're the perfect candidate for the exciting alternative and non-traditional career advancement movement.

Why? Well, because you're probably planning to make a career move every couple years. And when you do you want to master a strategy that will give you the opportunity to examine all your options and select your next position rather than settle for it.

Using old-fashioned job change methods is out for you! You can't afford to passively hope for the best and wind up picking through the leftovers when you traditional job search fails. You can't hope to find the perfect opportunity by randomly mass distributing your resume to some job sites and a bunch of companies. Or answering job opening ads in the newspaper. And then hope for the best.

To be in charge of your career growth you have to graduate to the exciting 21st Century career advancement plan. That means having a sophisticated plan of action that will guide you through an innovative job search process step-by-step--one that can have you meeting face-to-face with your next boss in a matter of days. And have you entertaining a good job offer in as little as two weeks!

Jump aboard the amazing non-traditional career advancement bandwagon now. Way cool!