SEVEN STEPS TO EFFECTIVE CAREER SEARCHING

 

1. SELF-ASSESSMENT

Define your skills, interests, personal traits, values and vision. Be prepared to talk about them in a postive way.

2. NETWORKING

Many jobs are filled before they are ever advertised, so the more people who know you and your skill sets, the gretaer your chances of landing a job.

3. RESEARCH

Learn as much as you can about companies before interviews or even network with with more senior persons, use the Internet and local library to find more information.

4. CURRICULUM VITAE

Development an accomplishment-orientated Curriculm Vitae that targets your previous experience in a positive way. Always focus on accomplishments that highlight the skills you wish to use again in your next job. Keep to the point.

5. COVER LETTER

The goal of the cover letter is to draw an obvious connection for the employer between your background and the position you are seeking to fill. You will need to draw out the parts of your curriculum vitae that merit special attention on a case-by-case basis.

6. INTERVIEWING

Practice makes perfect – review your skills, key strengths and weaknesses and practice talking about them.

7. MANAGING THE CAMPAIGN

Looking for a job takes as much if not more time than working at a job:

• Manage youe progress
• Set target goals
• Keep files of all correspondence
• Send out Thank You letters