Job search overwhelm – It is all UPSIDE DOWN

Career planning

You might be planning your next corporate career move, contemplating a change of direction, leaving a role, getting back into the workplace, even re-inventing yourself from scratch.

Where do you start?

STAGE 1: You start with YOU

DISCOVER WHO and WHERE YOU ARE

What are your values, strengths, what makes you tick, what are you specialist skills and particular expertise

What is your current situation?
Where do you live, how much do you need to earn, do you have a financial safety blanket?

STAGE 2: You decide where YOU are GOING

EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS

Blue Sky Options – Rocket scientist or brain surgeon
Narrow Options – Making them real and tangible

THEN YOU HAVE YOUR ROUTE MAP

 It is much easier when you know WHERE you are going …..

 

STAGE 3: Prepare

You prepare and fine-tune your story and your marketing collateral accordingly. LinkedIn, blogs, google +, CV, Video resume, on and offline presence. You understand what you have to offer and you can define and articulate this.

You research companies and clients with whom you would like to work. Find their business issues and problems that you can solve. You contact the company via your contacts / LinkedIn and let them know what you can do for them.

STAGE 4: YOU LAND THE ROLE / ASSIGNMENT

You network, approach employers, consultancies and potential clients in an intelligent, focused and targeted way

You see it is
UpsideDown

 

YOU START with YOU
YOU understand what makes YOU different
YOU decide what YOU want
YOU fine-tune YOUR pitch

YOU explore YOUR employment landscape
YOU target YOUR preferred employer

You need to have a real understanding of your unique selling proposition – what make you different? Why should someone employ you? What value do you add? How are you motivated? What environment would you like to work in? What kind of boss would you like? Would you like to work on your own or in a team? You need to have your elevator pitch, and get your LinkedIn profile to evidence and demonstrate your

THEN

You need to research clients, examine their business, search for any issues and then write a proposal suggestion of how you can solve their pain or problem. You do not talk about YOU to clients – you talk about how you can help THEM.

AND IT IS A MATCH

Sometimes, it helps to have an objective person take you through this process, they might be able to see your strengths, capabilities and competencies better than you can.

 

If you would like to know more about this process, please call me on 07866 777060. You can go through the process online or face-to-face. You can chose the parts you want