10 Mar 2008 04:51:10 | Gerard McLoughlin
Look upon yourself as a company with a product or service to
sell. Understand your market and devise a dynamic marketing
campaign, remembering that companies hire employees who offer
them the best results and the best value for money.
Begin by identifying your skills, qualifications, and
accomplishments. Adopt a customer-focused approach. What
benefits and results can you offer employers? Are your skills
marketable and up-to-date?
Employers are in the market for team-players and
problem-solvers. They want to see evidence in your CV or resume
of specific, quantifiable accomplishments.
Determine what additional skills you need to develop to make
yourself more marketable. Take advantage of all opportunities
for continuous learning and professional development.
Successful businesses win customers by developing a unique
selling proposition. To give yourself a competitive advantage,
analyse what other employees in your field are offering. It is
not enough to emulate them; you must strive to differentiate
yourself by offering something extra, something unique.
Try to assess yourself as objectively as possible in order to
identify your marketable features. Analyse your performance
appraisals and, if possible, enlist the help of a trusted friend
or colleague to help you evaluate yourself.
Define and prioritise your short-term and long-term career goals.
Study recruitment websites and the appointments pages of
newspapers to familiarise yourself with the current requirements
of employers.
Your CV/resume should be fine-tuned regularly and kept
up-to-date to enable you to make a swift and targeted response
to any suitable job opportunity that arises.
Learn all you can about job search strategies, job-specific
resumes, and professional interview techniques.
By adopting a planned and proactive approach, you will maximise
your chances of landing the job that best fits your skills and
personality, and increase the likelihood of achieving your
long-term career goals.
Visit the author's website at: http://www.assignmentsplus.com
About Author :
Gerard McLoughlin, Director of Assignments Plus Communications,
has contributed career-related articles to a wide range of
recruitment companies, websites and publications throughout the
world: USA Today, JobBankUSA.com, US-Recruiters.com;
Jobs1.co.uk, Nurse- AutomationTechies.com, EcruitingInc.com,
Londonofficejobs.com, Medzilla.com, etc.
