Job Search Strategy
Job search strategy
Your job search strategy should look like this:
1 . PEOPLE
this step includes researching the industry, company, role, supervisor, team, challenges and opportunities. Check the company’s website: vision and mission, leadership team, products, customers, pricing, and customer journey
2. JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Match your Success Stories to the job postings
master your messages and accomplishment stories
why are you the ideal candidate?
write down three reasons why they should hire you (you top strengths)
what is your competitive edge? define and elaborate
for each accomplishment statement, think about the “so what?” (you learn faster, you are a creative problem-solver, you have done this before)
3. PROFESSIONAL OUTFIT
Have a couple of outfits ready so you don’t have to stress about last minute - a more formal and a more casual one
4. NETWORKING
talk to people on a weekly basis
get referrals
applying online is easier but not effective, talking to people is harder but a lot more effective
5. TARGET LIST
here you should be creating a list of your interests: industries (no more than two), organizations, roles (titles and levels), people
define the company size (big or small) and culture
be clear about your target roles (same roles have different titles depending on the organization)
more focus, more targeted, more effective search
If you need help with your job search strategy, I can assist you.
Contact me and we can work together. Let’s get started!
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