Managing your Career

Only you can do this. It takes time!

Your personal career plan needs to be nurtured constantly to accommodate your personal changing needs and the changing workplace. Most professionals, whose careers flounder, do so because they don't plan their future, they don't make course adjustments as the business climate changes. They become victims of what their company plans for them. When their company's plans no longer include the employee, the employee is laid off.

Why not take control of your career?
Let's face it... A few ideas on the Internet won't give you a comprehensive career management plan. But we can help you get started on a plan that works for you. It's a great place for you to tell a story and let your audience know a little more about you.

Top 10 Job Search Strategies:

1. Network, network, network.

2. Develop a meaningful, strong resume.
3. Have a clear idea why you are looking and what your short-term goals are.

4. Clearly understand your long-term goals. Do they make sense with your short-term goals?

5. Don’t be negative. The interview process is slow and frustrating. Don’t let this shake you up.

6. Don’t be a name dropper.

7. Listen and engage: Don’t just talk in the interview.

8. Smile—be yourself.

9. Be honest. Don’t try to answer an interview question with the answers you think the interviewer wants to hear. Be yourself and be honest. Don’t exaggerate.

10. Close the interview: Are there objections that need to be overcome?

My Top Recruiting Sources:

1. Personal network

2. Employee referral

3. Current employed workers

Top 3 Common Mistakes That Job Seekers Make:

1. Poor networking: Don’t wait to find personal resources until you're already out of a job

2. Not prepared for an interview: Research the company- know your intentions, as well as theirs.

3. Behavioral-based interview model: Need to have real examples of accomplishments. Many candidates are unprepared for this type of interviewing style.