Job Search: The Dual Mentality

Job Search: The Dual Mentality

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Last night I gave a presention to a group of about 40 job seekers at a local church. I focused on the concept which was first introduced by Tom Peter in his 1997 Fast Magazine article, “The Brand Called You.” That is… you need to think like you’re the CEO of Me Incorporated during your job search (and, well, really during your whole career!). This message is a core theme in my book, What You Need To Know To Get A Job Now!, and I’ve mentioned it many times here on the daily career blog. As CEO of Me Inc, you have many roles to fulfill. In the beginning stages of your job search, there are definitely 2 you have to jump into…

You’re Meant To Be The CEO Of “Me Incorporated”

You’re Meant To Be The CEO Of “Me Incorporated”

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Yesterday, I attended a networking luncheon for the Career Development Network. Executive coach, Dan Morman of Praxis Innovation spoke to us of “Creating Mindshifts in Job Seekers.” Dan gave us several good ideas and tools to use with clients. I thought one concept in particular would be great to share with you here on the Daily Career Blog…

7 Steps to Developing Your Job Search Plan

7 Steps to Developing Your Job Search Plan

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Recently, I talked about job search plan areas in “33 Basic, Advanced & Super-Advanced Strategies For Your Job Search.” Today, we’ll look at 7 steps you need to take to develop your job search plan overall. Step #1: Define the Target: In the AIM Module of the Job Search Boot Camp Pajama Learning e-course, we cover an essential preparation step. You’ve got to define the target. What are you aiming at? How would you describe your ideal job?…

Making Course Adjustments On the Way To The Work You Love

Making Course Adjustments On the Way To The Work You Love

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I heartily recommend doing what Tom Peters suggests – have regular personal retreats to review your personal brand, mission statement, career direction and life goals. And if you’re making a dramatic and/or a quick shift in direction, I urge you to set aside time every week to review your plan and make course adjustments as needed. In the “Go For It!” module of the CareerFinder™ Method, Jay and I lay out suggestions about this process. Below is…

Part III. Cultivating Your Individual Brand

Part III. Cultivating Your Individual Brand

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In part one and two I talked about the first ingredient of your brand – your skills, talents and traits. In part three, I’m going to tell you about the last two ingredients that go into making your individual brand… Passion and Accomplishments. So, you have the whole recipe now. Take your Skills/Talents/Traits, add in your Passion and top it off with your Accomplishments. Okay, so you do know what you’re passionate about, right? Hey, maybe you’re not. I’ve learned to not make assumptions that folks know this stuff. I mean, it’s hard to find the time to sit around and self-reflect. Life is busy. Life is distracting. I asked someone recently what she enjoys doing in her spare time, and she remarked, “What spare time?” If you don’t know what you’re passionate about…

Part I: Cultivating Your Individual Brand

Part I: Cultivating Your Individual Brand

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The first step in cultivating your individual brand is to analyze and inventory your career assets. In other words, you need to be able to sum up what you bring to the table. Career assets include your skills, knowledge, traits and natural talents. Determining your skills might be the easiest place to start. Skills are those things you can do that very likely required some sort of training – they are the application of the training. Learning to read, learning to type, learning to use a software program on a computer… these are all learned, applied skills. Natural talents are on the other end of the assessing spectrum for most people. If you’re like most people, it’s hard to step back and look at yourself from an objective point of view and determine what your natural talents are. Why? Because your natural talents…

4 Strategies to Promote Yourself While Job Searching

4 Strategies to Promote Yourself While Job Searching

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You possess a set of skills, qualifications, education credentials, talents and wisdom that makes you a business unit unto yourself. How you market that during your job search is very important. When you know what you bring to the table, you can better articulate how you match up to the opportunities at hand.