Who is the Best Person to Do the Job Search?
Job Search September 27th, 2007A few weeks ago I received an email from a woman who said she was so desperate to find an IT position that she would pay me whatever I charged to find her a job that would fit her. I wrote back and thanked her and then shared that I don’t offer that kind of service.
The best person to do the job search is yourself. If I were to do the job search for you, it would be like me telling you (if you’re unmarried) who to marry and you blindly getting married! With all the tools out there that Career Coaches have, the target job search can be a simple process. Although simple, the process usually takes lots of hours. Well, dating usually takes lots of hours, also, if you want to find the right person.
My expertise is in, first of all, coaching clients to discover their ‘Career FIT Plan’, namely his or her key strengths, core values, life purpose, identity, interests, transferable skills and personality type. If you know these areas well, you will be able to offer them to potential organizations. Conversely, if you don’t know yourself well, it is hard to share your value.
The next steps include exploration & research of careers, career branding, networking, resumes, and interview preparation.
If you want to start the career coaching process on your own, take some time to make a list of your key strengths, core values (what you need in order to be satisfied in your position), life purpose, identity (who you are now and want to be 10 years from now), interests, transferable skills and personality type.
I offer complimentary initial consultations to see if we would work well together in coaching you towards enjoying Monday morning as much as Friday afternoons! Contact me to schedule an appointment.
