Planning your search strategy

Did you ever really grow up? Or did you hope everything would fall into place professionally? Planning your job search is the most important activity in preparation to position yourself to the companies which are a match for your skill set.

What are your top three skills you provide an employer?

Are you able to quantify your knowledge so your audience can assess your skills?

What is the ideal environment you seek to provide your services?

These are a few of the questions which provide job seekers apprehension. Take the time to prepare yourself by defining your audience and the devising a skill inventory which identifies your abilities. This information is stored in your toolbag ready to WOW your interviewer and peek their interest.

Don't worry this takes time to perfect and rarely do the right words fall from our tongues every time we open our mouths. But if utilized correctly-your audience can see why you are the one they want to employ vs the one they need to employ.

Are you apprehensive about talking with a recruiter?

If you have ever had to look for a job, you probably have spoken with a recruiter. Most people, as a result, are apprehensive about speaking with recruiters. Is the apprehension appropriate? I would like to help job seekers become more attuned as to how to make this interaction more beneficial and aid you in discovering how to increase your market ability.

• Know what type of role you are looking for
• Be proud of your accomplishments
• Understand what the goal of the conversation should be

Have you ever heard the term, it's an employer's market? Well, it is currently is an employer's market. There are skilled resources available to fit any job within a specific environment. Employers are selective about the candidates interviewed and offered employment.

So a candidate needs to be able to articulate their professional experience, accomplishments and learned knowledge of their discipline. Prepare yourself before you walk into the interview and you can assure yourself a job offer.

Future discussions will be geared toward sharing input about how to drive your search and position yourself for consideration as a viable candidate.