“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up somewhere else”
Mark MacCormack
Knowing where you are going is the key to your future. You need to have a clear understanding of your personality, your interests, your motivation, what you are good at and what matters to you in life. All these areas need to be considered when developing your career plan.
Basically there are three questions that need to be answered:
1. Where am I now?
2. What am I good at?
3. What do I want to do?
The basis for this plan is a detailed written report, based on well researched questionnaires, which give a detailed assessment of people’s job interests, abilities, skills and personal qualities which are clearly defined and profiled.
This report is then discussed in detail with a consultant helping you to decide which realistic options are possible.
Most people spend more time planning their annual holiday than they do about their career.
Approaching the job Market – The marketing Strategy.
Having decided on what realistic job options are open the next stage is to launch into the market.*
This stage covers the following activities.
- Marketing letters
- Responding to Advertisements
- Identifying appropriate Agencies/Head Hunters
- Filling in application forms
- Developing Networks
- Direct approach to selected organisations
Plus. The important Hidden Job Market which accounts for a large proportion of placements every year.
*Having first developed a CV and Interview preparation