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Solidify you strengths for a successful job search
Posted by: | CommentsWatch my latest video as I discuss job search and knowing your brand. Before you embark on your job search for your dream job, you need to fully understand your strengths. What do people compliment you on or come to you advice for? What comes naturally to you? You need to understand your audience, and yourself to be successful in your career transition.
Pick up the phone – Schedule informational interviews today!
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I was on a group coaching call a few weeks ago and my client Farah shared a great success story. Farah has decided that she wants to become a medical illustrator. As part of her research into this field and to learn more about it and whether it would be a fit for her, I suggested she try to find illustrators she could talk to for a few minutes to learn more.
She didn’t have anyone in her network so she found an association online where she found a directory of their members. She started with the letter “A” in alphabetical order and picked up the phone and started calling each of them. By the letter “D” in the list, she had already conducted 5 interviews with people who were very friendly and willing to speak to her! Not everyone will have as a great of a success story with this process, but it goes to show that networking works!
Don’t be shy when it comes to finding the right career. Pick up the phone and do what it takes to start scheduling those informational interviews!
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The foundation for your job search
Posted by: | CommentsWatch my latest YouTube video as I discuss the importance of having the right attitude in your job search. You can take all the action you want in your job search but without a positive attitude, your efforts will not be as fruitful. This is why having the right attitude is so important. It is the foundation for your job search.
Get the real scoop on where you want to work!
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I wanted to share this website with you as resources for you career search:
This site can be very helpful in your career search. Assisting you in learning what it’s really like to work at the organizations you’re interested in. It can give you a behind the scenes look at the company based on the anonymous reviews provided by their employees.
*Keep what they say in perspective however.
People who go on sites like this could be the most disgruntled employees as opposed to the happiest. So you have to realize that you may be getting a one sided review. But finding themes in what they are saying CAN give you some insight into what it’s really like to work there. If people are saying the same thing over and over, there really could be some truth behind what is being said.
Hallie Crawford
Certified Career Coach
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Tips for your job search – Before you contact a job recruiter
Posted by: | CommentsCheck out my latest YouTube video. I talk about the 3 things you need to have in place before you contact a recruiter to help with your job search. Recruiters can’t help you with your career direction. You have to know your direction before you reach out to them.
Don’t be narrow minded in your career search
Posted by: | CommentsWatch this video as I explain how you should think outside the box with your career search and your career ideas. You can’t be too narrow minded in your career search. What if there’s a job out there that’s similar to the career you’re interested in, but not exactly the same? Try to find things that are related to what you want, and what you’ve done before as well. You have to be creative.
The secret to finding fulfillment in your career
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So how do you know what’s fulfilling for you to help you define your ideal career? The secret is – Values. Values are one of the first things I help my career coaching clients identify in order to understand what would be fulfilling to them. Values are your guideposts to fulfillment and the foundation of figuring this out. Begin figuring out what your values are right away.
To figure out what your values are, you can ask yourself questions like:
- When in the past, professionally, have you felt lit up inside or energized?
- What in your personal life gives you a sense of satisfaction or joy?
- What deep seated personal priorities or values do you hold that are so important to you that if they were taken away, you’d feel frustrated or deprived in some way?
You’ll notice these are hard to answer questions. They’re meant to be that way for a reason. By answering these questions you’re trying to uncover what’s deeply important to you in your life, and then begin to translate that into your career.
I hope this advice was helpful to you. If you still feel lost in your career path, please contact us today to set up a complimentary consultation with one of our Certified Career Coaches.
How to find your dream job
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I was working with my career coaching client, Margaret, last week and she made a great point. Sometimes it’s hard to identify specific things you want to have in a dream job, especially when you’re not sure what’s realistic or what’s possible and when you don’t have specific examples.
If you haven’t had a job you truly enjoy, it can be tough to know what you want to do. This is because there are only a few examples to draw from to give you a sense of what would work. Margaret and I came up with this homework together. For the next 3 days, Margaret focused on identifying tangible examples of what she wanted in a job simply by paying attention to her current job, talking to friends, reading books, and noticing what other people did in her workplace. It was a simple exercise that gave her several tangible examples of things she wanted in her dream job.
Try focusing on what you like and don’t like at your current or previous job. You might be surprised to see what you come up with.
Hallie Crawford
Job Search Coach
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