Secrets of the Job Hunt Network

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Roxanne Ravenel

A Five-Step Approach to Simplifying the Job Search Process

The job search process can be extremely intimidating, frustrating, full of anxiety, and just downright depressing.
Just ask any job hunter that:
* Spends countless hours scanning job boards each day.
* Is frustrated with the lack of quality job listings in the newspaper.
* Sends scores of resumes out without a single response.
* Has been disappointed by job interviews that lead absolutely NOWHERE.

The stress of suddenly losing your job (or of being in a job that you absolutely hate) makes the process even more daunting. Yet, the basic components of the job search process are really very simple.

The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook: Five Steps to a Simply ... is a simple, job search strategy training resource that breaks the job search process down into five manageable steps:

* Step One: Conduct a brutally honest self-assessment.
* Step Two: Create an ideal work profile.
* Step Three: Develop and implement a strategic self-marketing plan.
* Step Four: Get noticed with an employer-focused resume.
* Step Five: Interview like a pro and outshine the competition.

Conducting a successful job search takes hard work and an organized, sustained effort. It may require you to step outside of your comfort zone and into new territory to find the road to success. The Savvy Jobseeker's Guide & Workbook helps job hunters to rethink the job search process and view themselves from a new perspective - that of potential employers.

The Savvy Jobseeker’s Guide & Workbook uses simple worksheets and exercises to walk jobseekers through the critical introspective process, research, and preparation needed to get noticed in a crowded job market. The book is currently available online.

Tags: &, career, finding, guide, ideal, interviewing, job, jobseeker, ravenel, resume

2 Comments

Marcia Robinson Comment by Marcia Robinson on July 24, 2008 at 11:24pm
Congratulations on completing this project Roxanne. You truly are an inspiration.

Marcie @ BullsEye
Keith Schaub Comment by Keith Schaub on August 2, 2008 at 10:39pm
I like step Four. Seems to me a video resume could enhance step 4 quite a lot.

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