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Checklist For Job Hunters And Career Planners
· Your next job starts today. Begin your preparations now.
· Distil your job successes and achievements into numbers.
· Find out where you can get hold of company information – Mintel, Key Point, newspaper, CDROMs, Kompass, company reports.
· Where do you want to be in 1 year, 3 years and 5 years time? Make your plans, justify them to yourself and discuss it with others to create a water-tight argument for interviews.
· Perception is reality. Work on your presentation. Walk the talk.
· Collect as much information and documentation from your current job as possible.
· Build your contact network and keep it simmering away.
· Measure what you do. Keep records. Monitor changes.
· Follow your sentiments and intuition. Have the courage to move before you are forced to.
· Never believe or trust your superiors. There is plenty they don't tell you. Look after No.1.
· Match your skills, qualities and saleable benefits to the job market.
· Then build your CV. Keep it concise, key and relevant.
· Find out what your target wants and give it to them. Emphasise these points on your CV and cover letter.
· On your CV, sell with benefits, substantiate with features.
· Prioritise these features and benefits according to importance from the point of view of your target.
· Your best points are not on your CV. They are your personal ones. These are the ones that can ultimately make or break an offer. Energy and enthusiasm are pretty much universal traits sought by recruiters. Fake it if you have to – an interview rarely lasts more than one hour.
· Your CV should include as many words as is necessary to sell yourself, but not one more.
· Make job hunting a weekly or monthly routine.
· Learn to sell yourself by telephone.
· Always believe you can do better.
· Keep at it.
And finally, learning the tricks of the trade can be far more valuable than ploughing headlong into your regular work. Books and other materials contain years of experience and knowledge, which you can pick up for just a few quid. Make full use of this inexhaustible, high-value resource and build yourself a competitive advantage.
Regards,
Ram...
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| Author: Vidya 22 May 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 2 |
It gives me a lot of confidence.Really a motivated article. u r right ram..planning is the key to success.
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| Author: Ravindranath 22 May 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Good One
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