Advanced Career Transitions Blog
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The Greatest Obstacle Job Seekers Face
The greatest single challenge job seekers face today is not the economy, their age or technical background, or any of the other typical challenges about which you hear. The greatest challenge job seekers face is themselves! I do not mean to minimize the myriad of challenges that are encountered in the search. There are many difficult obstacles. However, all of these can be overcome by a well designed and conducted job search campaign.
So why do I say that we our own worst enemy when it comes to finding a job in today’s environment? There are three major reasons…
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Activity - The Key to Success in a Job Search
The more activity you generate the faster you will move your job search forward and the sooner you will find that job. So how do you know if you are generating the right kind and amount of activity? I have a simple metric that you can use to gauge your activity level.
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Goal Setting - The Implementation (Part II)
In my last blog, I described the WHYSMART goal. Writing down a goal is not enough, you have to develop an action plan to achieve the goal. The key to reaching a goal is the dedicated activity that drives you towards it.
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Interviewing - A Two-way Street
A company interviews you, in part, to insure that you will be a good “fit” for their company culture. You must do the same to see if the company is a good fit for you.
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