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Business Continuity

Making the Most of Your Career Opportunities

Sue Hornstra | November 14, 2019

After faith and family, what is more important than your career? Are you regularly investing in your career? Many people do not. They go to work, work non-stop all day, then go home to do it all again the next day. Disaster Recovery Journal recognizes our careers not only offer personal fulfillment and opportunities, they can also be used to support the greater business continuity, crisis management, disaster recovery, and risk management communities. With this in mind, DRJ formed a career development committee. The mission of this committee is to promote education, opportunity, inclusion, and excellence surrounding the exploration and evolution…
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sue Hornstra

Sue Hornstra is a member of the Disaster Recovery Journal’s Editorial Advisory Board and participates on the career development committee and leads the DRJ Book Club. Hornstra has more than 20 years of experience both as a practitioner and consultant in business continuity and risk management. She is currently a director of security, crisis management, and business continuity at General Electric. Hornstra welcomes your comments and feedback at [email protected]

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