Get the Job you want
Download these resources for information and advice on how to get the job you want!
You need to be brave if you really want that ideal job you’ve pictured for yourself. This may mean stepping out of your comfort zone and taking up new challenges. Ten ideas to get you started on a brave new approach to your job shopping.
Thinking about yourself in a positive light may not come easy. So here’s a good way to start. This resource provides ten tips to boost your self-confidence.
Going it alone in your job shopping can be tough. Just as musicians have a band to help them, you too can build a band to help you find the right job. Your band can provide you with networks, support, promotion and encouragement to really improve your chances of success. Think about the goals you wish to achieve – either now or in that ideal job you’re heading towards. Use this resource to help you identify your support group – the band members who can help you achieve this goal.
Consider how you want to build on the job you have now to get you where you want to be in the future. Think about the ten ways you can help your career develop.
You should remember that few people actually achieve the ideal job they’ve pictured – but the aim is to get as close as possible. This resource devises a simple way to help you picture that ideal workstyle in detail.
On average we have around 500 skills but which are the ones we really love doing and are good at? Use this resource to see which skills you might have and identify your favourites.
You’ll be amazed at how many skills you possess once you start to look at yourself in a wider perspective. That means taking into account the kind of things you get involved in away from your day-to-day routine. Use this resource to find out what skills you really have.
Just suppose you could go shopping for the life you want. Imagine popping into the travel agent to discuss all the choices and look at the brochures about your ideal life. Most of us devote a lot of time and trouble to choosing and planning our annual breaks. So why not put the same kind of effort into planning your future? After all a holiday only lasts a couple of weeks. But this is going to be the trip of your lifetime!
Be creative and think big! Use this resource to help you detail your desination when shopping for that perfect job.
There are five great ways to shop smarter. They will help you look at your job shopping in a new light and discover promising work opportunities in places that most people never think of exploring. Take a good look at the five ideas, highlighted in this document, and see how they can help you.
Do you think you’re lucky? Some people seem to have all the luck but in ‘The Luck Factor’, Dr Richard Wiseman shows there is a big link between how you think and act about luck and how lucky you actually are. The tips in this resource can help increase your chances of being lucky.
During the first few weeks in a new job, think about your work as a career partnership between yourself and your employer. The secret is to get the right balance between what each of you can supply and what each of you demands. That gives a win-win situation for both partners.