Maybe it is because our daughter got engaged this past week-end. Maybe it's because it is Valentine’s Day. Either way, let’s take a look at the top five reasons to love
yourself during your job search.
- Identify your strengths. Write down the job tasks that
you enjoy and rank them as high, medium and low. The areas that
received high marks are your strengths. Any areas that you ranked as low
or medium may be your weaknesses.
- Write out examples of your strengths. Now that you have
identified your strengths, explore them by defining specific examples
(what, when, where, why).
- Correct the weaknesses. Look for free or low cost
classes or other ways to improve your weaknesses.
- Write an Elevator Speech and practice it. When you
create an Elevator Speech you note an area where you excel. Look in the
mirror and say your speech out loud. Not only are you validating your
strength(s), you are preparing yourself for using your speech flawlessly.
- Count Your Blessings. Contact your networking contacts
and thank them for their help with your job search. It may remind them to
keep you in mind if they learn of an opening.
Sure, all this may sound corny but
liking yourself is contagious and it allows you to be more optimistic,
affirmative and upbeat and those are skills that are necessary in any job
search.
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