Click here for the "Are You Market Ready
Quiz"
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are done)
So, how did you
do?
0 - 10: Not good. You have some serious
work to do before you think about starting to apply for new
jobs, or go for that promotion.
11 - 14: Not bad, but examine your results
to see where your danger points are (see below).
15 - 17: Good for you. You are in fairly
good shape. Again, have a look at the danger points to see
where you might run into trouble (see below).
Danger Points
If you think of your career transition as a process with a
beginning and an end, the danger points are those critical
moments in the process when you jeopardize the rest of the
process and the success of your future career. Here are
some examples:
Example 1: Sending out your resume without
any forethought or preparation
Result: No response or totally random
response.
Example 2: Applying to jobs when you
haven't figured out fit and targets
Result: No response or you will end up
interviewing for jobs that aren't a fit or you don't
particularly want. Will feel like you have to say yes
because you don't have any "choice."
Example 3: Getting the opportunity to
interview for your ideal company / job, but not being
prepared to sell. To explain why you. To prove your
candidacy. To absolutely shine in the interviews.
Result: Job offered to someone else.
Example 4: Having an exciting target in
mind, but not a complete package of readiness to make you
an effective and compelling candidate.
Result: You will likely give up on that
exciting target or put it off.
Example 5: Organization asks you back for
second interview, and third and offers your job when you
haven't even figured out exactly what you want, or what
your decision making criteria are, or how to recognize when
you should walk away from a bad fit or low quality
opportunity.
Result: You will likely accept the job and
discover later that it was a bad move.
and there is more...so: If job search, career
change or an internal move are part of your plans in
2008, I would
like to help you. Full, personalized career coaching /
advising is available as well as resume writing services.
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more information.