An article about Career Success.

You have your bright, shiny new resume. What are you going to do with it? If your answer is, “look for a job,” consider this: You need to be looking for a company.

When you look for a job, you’re taking a chance that it’s with a company that offers no advancement or chance to improve your skills. You may find a job you love to do in a culture that doesn’t fit you at all. You may enjoy the tasks of your job but find the people impossible to work with. To avoid those pitfalls, don’t answer ads for jobs.

Instead, determine the company and or person for whom you’d like to work.

Warning: This means homework.

First, decide what is important to you:

· Do you need a company to be family friendly? · Is your main goal a high salary? · Is diversity an issue? · Is skills development important?

· How much creativity do you need to be able to use?

· How much do you want to be challenged?

· How much job security do you need?

· Do you need recognition of your accomplishments?

· Are titles and status important?

· Is working with certain people or certain types of people important to you?

· Is the size or reputation of the company important to you?

· Need the company be “green?”

Then, find out as much as you can about companies and people in your industry. Match your values to the company and people you would be working with:

· What are the opportunities for advancement?

· Do they demand 24/7 availability?

· What is their training budget for your department? Do they spend it? On training?

· What is the turnover rate at the company?

· What do employees at your career level say about working there?

· How often do they promote people from within?

· Do they have hiring programs for minorities and women?

· What is their management style?

· How does the company perform compared with its competitors?

When you’ve found your answers, compare them and decide which two or three companies rate highest in matching your values and needs. Focus your search on these companies.

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Regardless of your career-change strategy, never make these 10 mistakes:

1. Don’t Look for a Job in Another Field Without Some Intense Introspection
Nothing is worse than leaping before you look. Make sure you’re not escaping to a field that fits you just as poorly as your last. Be sure you do a thorough self-assessment first. Continue reading more…

Princeton Executive Group

Simply walking into a position that is attractive and provides all the sought after benefits is rare. The one with the great job is the individual that takes one career builder after another and assembles them into a slick package. Employers can’t help but take notice of those who put an extra effort into securing their own future.

A career builder boosts and enhances job performance. Taking a light course in effective communication can be a great career builder for those who work with the public on a daily basis. This gives the learner an acquired skill that others may not have, making them more effective in the workplace. It looks attractive on a resume and denotes a willingness to expand one’s horizons.

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