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CAREER PLANNING & ASSESSMENT
Career Planning
Planning, organizing and exploring career possibilities can
generate highly productive outcomes. Having a strategy also
differentiates between seeking a job and pursuing a career.
Regardless of your background, a carefully orchestrated plan
will enable you to surmount challenges and lead you to rewarding
career opportunities. The following is a brief outline of
areas Résumé World's consultants discuss with clients in order
to provide a superior service.
Strategy
The strategy is comprised of self-assessment, compilation
of skill sets, research into areas of career opportunities,
development of your marketing tool (résumé, covering letters,
etc.) and targeting of employers
Self-assessment
Self-assessment is an important cornerstone for achieving
success. Carefully evaluate your likes and dislikes. Some
indication can be given by the types of activities you choose
for fun, your hobbies and other areas of special interests.
Compiling Skills
Next is the assessment of your skills. These skills can be
gathered from work, volunteer and other experiences. Also,
evaluate your academic status and the resulting skills/knowledge.
When your assessment is complete, devise a plan that includes
a particular focus on complementary enjoyment/skills patterns.
If done properly, you will be surprised at the amount of skills
that are suitable and applicable for careers within your field
of interest.
Career Research
Finally, research the areas relating to your interests. You
may find that you need to arm yourself with additional skills
in the future to ensure your success. Make note of these for
future growth, but be creative in utilizing existing skills
to meet immediate needs.
Résumé Development
Organize your experience and skills sets into a résumé format
that best suit your background experience and target markets.
Tell potential employers what you have done and what you are
capable of doing. List quantifiable results such as revenues
you have generated, money or time you have saved previous
employers. This shows how your abilities and talents can assist
an organization. Your résumé should clearly reflect your skills,
experience, education, and accomplishments to potential employers
To review your resume with a resume writing professional,
please contact a consultant at ResumeWorld.ca
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