What It Takes to Succeed

First, believe that you will succeed in your campaign to find a new job.

Take Stock of Yourself
Identify your current strengths, past successes, personal preferences and your overall work style.

Redefine Your Career Objective
Base your career objectives upon your greatest strengths. Be clear, focused and realistic.

Make a Dynamic Presentation
Your resume and individual presentation must show you at your highest level of
effectiveness. Be positive, strong but sill adaptable to a variety of situations.

Create a Strategic Self-Marketing Plan
A strategic plan helps you use your time efficiently, and is essential to the successful outcome of your career search.

Build a Career Contact Network
Identify and capitalize on your business relationships. They are vital resources.

Polish Your Interviewing and Negotiating Skills
Effective oral skills are imperative to landing lucrative job offers. Practice outloud your responses in front of a mirror to not only hear how you respond, but also see what you look like while responding to questions.

Be Thorough and Persistent in Managing Your Search
Create your plan and follow it. Writing effective letters, conducting productive meetings
and follow up on opportunities. Your total commitment to implementing your plan will
ensure in a successful outcome.

Marketing your Talents

When you are unemployed you want to maintain a positive attitude. A healthy mind a body. Try to establish healthy mental and physical routines.

First always treat your job search as a full time job. You need to commit yourself totally to conducting a disciplined, vibrant search for employment.

Be sure to use strong time management skills (i.e. -use your time wisely).

Broaden your desirability by taking on a personal or professional improvement project. Be sure to balance this with your job search. Choose a project that requires only a minimum of prime-time work hours. You might volunteer for community work or take an evening course at a local college. Set a goal for growth and pursue it – without letting it interfere with your job search.

Keep yourself healthy by eating well and regularly exercising. Exercise will help you maintain your energy levels, manage stress, and project a positive image to key contacts and potential employers.

Finally always maintain the right attitude. Be positive and open. Don’t dwell on bad news like unemployment rates. Focus on trends in the work world, especially those in your area of special
interest or competency.