7 Steps to Restart Your Career
Out of work and want to continue doing what you were doing? Here’s a 7-step list of preparatory steps I recently shared with a colleague:
Assess, Prepare, Take Action
You (strengths, skills, values, experience, benefits you bring to work)
Your financial situation (what you have/what you need to make and for what)
Your timeline (whether you can afford to take time off to renew).
Your risk factor (how soon you need to bring in income or other available $ sources)
Your strategy (who you’ll target for new work-a well developed contact list- and how and when you’ll contact employers, networking, agency assistance, ambassadors to introduce you, informational interviews, and direct phone calls)
Your positioning (a refreshed resume, cover letter and references)
Your attitude (how you approach this job hunt process - with earnestness, professionalism and not desperateness, will make the difference).
Following this and within two weeks, reassess your carefully observed efforts and make changes as needed in your 7-Step goals approach.
What strategies have you successfully used in starting a new career?
Tags: career change, goals approach, goals stategy, restart your career
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