Career

I.  Take control of your career

     1.  Research and development
     2.  Marketing and public relations
     3.  Strategic planning
     4.  Finance
     5.  Sales
        (1)  communication skills

II.  Foundations of success
     1.  Transferable skills and professional values

Transferable skills
1.  Technical
2.  Critical thinking
3.  Communication
4.  Multitasking
5.  Creativity
6.  Teamwork
7.  Leadership

Professional values
1.  Motivation and energy
2.  Commitment and reliability
3.  Determination
4.  Pride and integrity
5.  Productivity
6.  Systems and procedures

Transferable skills
1.  Technical skills
Social networking skills
Selling skills
Project management skills
Six Sigma skills
Lean management skills
Quantitative analysis skills
Theory development and conceptual thinking skills
Counseling and mentoring skills
Customer resource management (CRM) skills
Research skills

Technology skills
1.  Database management skills
2.  Spreadsheet skills
3.  Online and offline document layout skills
4.  Presentation media skills
5.  Other communication media skills

Critical thinking skills
1.  Analytical
2.  Problem-solving skills

Communication skills
Verbal skills
Listening skills
Writing skills
Technological communication skills
(1)  medium

4(four) supportive communication skills:
1.  Grooming and dress
2.  Social graces
3.  Body language
4.  Emotional IQ

Multitasking
Multitasking building blocks (time management and organizational skills)

3(three) building blocks:
1.  Getting organized and staying that way
2.  Establishing priorities every day
3.  Managing your time effectively
     (1)  Plan
     (2)  Do
     (3)  Review cycle

Creativity
Understanding of your job and all the factors that impact the successful outcomes and your activities.  This enables you to see the patterns that lie behind challenges and so come up with solutions that others might have missed because they were mired in details and didn't have the "big picture" frame of reference that enabled you to step back and view the issue in its large context.

Teamwork
As a team player you:
1.  Always cooperate.
2.  Always make decisions based on team goals.
3.  Always work for the common good.
4.  Always keep colleagues informed.
5.  Always keep commitments.
6.  Always share credit, never blame.
Formula:
Team + transferable skills + professional values = > responsibility, raises, and promotions.

Leadership skills
1.  Teamwork skills
2.  Technical expertise
3.  Critical thinking
4.  Creativity skills
5.  Communication skills (buy into)
6.  Multitasking skills
7.  Time management and organizational abilities
8.  Transferable skills
9.  Professional values

Professional values
Set of core beliefs that enable professionals to determine the right judgment call in any given situation.
Motivation and energy
Commitment and reliability
Determination
Pride and integrity

Productivity
Economy
Systems and procedures

III.  Target job deconstruction (TJD)
Step 1:  decide on a primary target job
Step 2:  collect job postings
Step 3:  look at your target job from the other sie of the desk
Step 4:  identify what's missing
Step 5:  problem solving
Step 6:  achievements
Step 7:  a behavior profile for success
Step 8:  a behavior profile for failure
Step 9:  transferable skills and professional values

Work experience
Skills
Skill endorsements
Education
Certifications
Interests
Associations and awards
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Recommendations
*Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and you

Is the resume still relevant to job search?
Running your life without a resume is like running an office without paper.

Email subject lines that get your email read

If you are responding to a job posting, the job title and job posing number are necessary, but just a start.  Combine this factual information with a little intriguing information that reflects the priorities of the job posting.

Resume and personal cover letter through traditional mail

www.GoResumes.com
Resume builder, etc....

Reference:  Knock em dead, social networking, Martin Yate, CPC, 2014, Adams Media, a division of F + W Media, Inc., 57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322, U.S.A., www.adamsmedia.com.


  




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