Welcome back to the Job Search tips series. So far, you know that in order to put in place a successful job search you have to be focussed and research. What’s next? It is now time to identify your core:
3) Strengths, Competencies and Achievements
In essence, what you do well with some examples taken from your past experiences. Write everything down and take a look at your notes at least once a week to make any fine-tuning.
The odds are that you might end up chatting on the train with a potential future employer (a friend of mine actually ended up by total chance sitting next to the CEO of her dream company on a flight home!!) and you want to be ready to clearly articulate what you CAN do and what your RESULTS have been!
So, start thinking and start jotting down your thoughts.
Think of Strengths and Competencies as what makes you so good at what you do. Think of Achievements as some examples of some great results your had in the past. An example?
Strength: Teamwork - working well with others towards shared goals
Achievement: a specific team project which you led and why it was so successful.
So, there you go – now, no wasting time, time to brainstorm and you will see what beautiful story you will start building!
Good luck!
Giulia
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This is really great. Sometimes, I think about what I did and I forget to look at the achievement/ success.
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