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Dec 20th

Mark Whitman on How To Get a Job – Know Your Strengths & Purpose

strenghts-purposeMark Whitman and I are back with some tips on how to get a job.  Today, we discuss how candidates can gain a competitive advantage by thinking through their strengths and purpose, and then using that thinking as a foundation of a job search strategy.  Mark also shares some resources that can help you prepare to think about these things.

If you can’t view the video here, watch it on YouTube.

  • Be specific and clear with your career goals.
  • Talk to your peers, former employers and professional network.  Ask them what they think you’re good at, and even great at.
  • Try to present yourself as a specialist and improve your chances of getting hired as a generalist.
  • Build custom resumes for each position that you apply for.

Books That Will Help You (not affiliate links)

What are your strengths and purpose?  How did you figure those out?

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  • Great comment Jim. I've been in that situation and fixed it by completely scrapping my old resume and starting over. I didn't actually delete it because I needed a reference point, but I did start over by listing a position I held, and then developing three bullets that were purely measurements of something I did. Once I had that, I was able to focus on filling in supporting information for each bullet. I think sometimes we get so caught up in describing the position that we overshadow the really important stuff - results.
  • As someone who has been looking on and off for the last few years I always find information like this useful. I think the hardest things about job hunting are the cover letter, and the specific resume. It's difficult to cut through all of my experience when I think it's ALL applicable in some way. I know that's not really the case, and I realize I have too much invested in keeping that when I know I should be more focused on cutting through the chafe, so to speak. In fact, I've gotten so wrapped up in that I've found that for the past few months I've been searching for someone to look at my resume and tell me what it says, what job it says I'm supposed to have. I know no one can really tell me that, but it sure would be nice. ;-)

    This is great information. Glad you're sharing!
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