Secrets to Successful Job Hunting
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Secrets to Successful Job Hunting
BEGINNING YOUR JOB SEARCH CAMPAIGN
You've got that professional résumé in hand and you're ready to "hit the
pavement" (or the computer) and head out on your search of all searches, to find a job!
But wait, it takes much more than having just a résumé to have a successful job search
and this chapter is designed to provide you with all of the methods you will need to apply
in order to be successful. The job hunter or career changer can find job hunting to be a
very frustrating experience. In other words, it’s a job finding a job! There are no set in
stone rules for job hunting; no magic formulas or solutions. However, by utilizing all the
options available to us, we can make the job search more efficient and be successful in
the long run.
A successful job search starts with thorough preparation and planning. This is true
whether you are beginning your career, seeking re-employment or considering a more
satisfying occupation. An important step in this process is to assess your personal
characteristics; take a good look at who you are and what you have done. This will
require time and effort, but the time you invest will be worthwhile. Self-assessment can
help you to decide on a realistic job objective. The information you discover will also be
helpful when writing your resume, completing job applications and preparing for job
interviews.
Assessing Your Strengths
The self-assessment worksheets that follow are designed to help you inventory
your skills, knowledge, abilities, interests, accomplishments, values and personal traits as
they have been demonstrated in your day-to-day activities at work, school, home and in
the community. Make sure you include all your talents. Sometimes people take their
biggest positives for granted. Have someone who knows you well review your
worksheets to ensure you include all your positives. When completing this worksheet
think about "transferables." These are skills and abilities that you can take with you to a
new job. They are characteristics you have in which your new employer will be
particularly interested. Remember, the employer is going to be looking for how you can
benefit his or her organization.
BEGINNING YOUR JOB SEARCH CAMPAIGN
You've got that professional résumé in hand and you're ready to "hit the
pavement" (or the computer) and head out on your search of all searches, to find a job!
But wait, it takes much more than having just a résumé to have a successful job search
and this chapter is designed to provide you with all of the methods you will need to apply
in order to be successful. The job hunter or career changer can find job hunting to be a
very frustrating experience. In other words, it’s a job finding a job! There are no set in
stone rules for job hunting; no magic formulas or solutions. However, by utilizing all the
options available to us, we can make the job search more efficient and be successful in
the long run.
A successful job search starts with thorough preparation and planning. This is true
whether you are beginning your career, seeking re-employment or considering a more
satisfying occupation. An important step in this process is to assess your personal
characteristics; take a good look at who you are and what you have done. This will
require time and effort, but the time you invest will be worthwhile. Self-assessment can
help you to decide on a realistic job objective. The information you discover will also be
helpful when writing your resume, completing job applications and preparing for job
interviews.
Assessing Your Strengths
The self-assessment worksheets that follow are designed to help you inventory
your skills, knowledge, abilities, interests, accomplishments, values and personal traits as
they have been demonstrated in your day-to-day activities at work, school, home and in
the community. Make sure you include all your talents. Sometimes people take their
biggest positives for granted. Have someone who knows you well review your
worksheets to ensure you include all your positives. When completing this worksheet
think about "transferables." These are skills and abilities that you can take with you to a
new job. They are characteristics you have in which your new employer will be
particularly interested. Remember, the employer is going to be looking for how you can
benefit his or her organization.
