In order to be successful in your career search, you will need this same dedication and preparation to doing a job right -- and sharpen your axe before starting to apply for open positions. Whether you use the services of an employment agency such as AppleOne or conduct your own job search, it is imperative to understand who you are, what skills you have and what you want in your career.
The best way to develop this full understanding of yourself is to ask yourself these two simple questions:
- How strong and how relevant are my current skills?
- What exactly do I want from my work?
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AppleOne - Preparing For Your Job Search - Worksheets
1. Preparing For Your Job Search
Question 1 - How strong and how relevant are my current skills?
1. My current skills are strong and relevant in the following ways:
2. All the things I want from my work are these, exactly:
3.
What’s most important in the next job or position I accept (i.e., pay, location of job, opportunity
for professional or personal growth, environment, schedule flexibility, etc.):
4.
What am I really good at, other than my job skills:
5.
What I really want to do for a living:
Excerpted from The Art Of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You by Janice Bryant Howroyd
Copyright 2014
2. Preparing For Your Job Search
Question 2–What exactly do I want from my work?
Make a list of all the things you want from work and put a checkmark in the appropriate column to
indicate if it is Realistic or Non-realistic.
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Non-realistic
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Excerpted from The Art Of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You by Janice Bryant Howroyd
Copyright 2014
3. Preparing For Your Job Search
Janice Bryant Howroyd
These worksheets were excerpted from The Art of Work:
How to Make Work, Work for You, a book by Janice Bryant
Howroyd.
Comprised of two distinct sections, this book will first help
those looking for work to find a great job. The second section
then helps those who have a job keep it and thrive while
moving forward in a rewarding career. Janice Bryant
Howroyd brings her career and work/life balance expertise
together to teach you how to manage the everyday job and
career challenges all of us face. She outlines the core
principles that have allowed her to rise to the top of her
field, leading a human resources conglomerate that has
grown into a global success story.
Through The Art of Work: How to Make Work, Work for
You!, Janice serves as your mentor and helps you to create
your own path to job and career success!
Janice Bryant Howroyd is the Founder and CEO of the ACT-1 Group, a global leader in deploying talent
and resource management solutions. International in scope and resources, her company creates and
implements innovative technologies and business services that allow firms to optimize their workforce
and bottom line through optimal resource management.
A proven leader in talent acquisition and supplier management solutions, the ACT-1’s 30+ years of
strategic growth has provided service to top organizations including many Fortune 1000 companies.
World-wide resources allow customers to reap significant and scalable advantages through the ACT-1
Group’s modular service solutions.
A North Carolina native, Janice left her hometown in 1976 armed with $900. Since then, she has
dedicated her efforts to building an organization that is committed to keeping the humanity in human
resources. She is a strong advocate for balance of education and entrepreneurship in the workforce.
Active industry involvement gives her a unique understanding of the challenges faced by global workers
and business owners alike. Her expertise on the subjects of workforce optimization and
entrepreneurship has made her a much sought-after speaker.
Excerpted from The Art Of Work: How to Make Work, Work for You by Janice Bryant Howroyd
Copyright 2014