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Is your job search too BIG?
Let’s bring it down to size.
A job search doesn’t have to be a mass of confusion and stress. Team up with Workwrite, and you’ll know when to apply the right tools to achieve your career goals.
• You’ll increase appreciation for your own abilities and achievements.
• You’ll understand and conduct your search as never before.
• You’ll gain door-opening marketing documents.
• You’ll discover your interview power.
• You’ll learn how to influence your salary level – forever!
A key to your success
As a Certified Professional Career Coach, I will guide you through the intricacies of your search.
There are some things you just shouldn’t do for yourself. Plumbing, dentistry, and house cleaning come to mind.
• You may not have the skills and knowledge to do your own plumbing, so the product may not be top notch, and you won’t know it until you have a mess on your hands.
• Instead of decreasing the pain you already feel, being your own dentist may increase it. A lot.
• Doing your own house cleaning isn’t necessarily dangerous; it’s just unpleasant. You may know how, but you don’t want to do it.
The principles behind hiring a career professional are the same as hiring other professionals. Resume writing and job searches have become specialized fields. You may not have recent information on the best techniques and approaches. If you conduct your search in a way that has come to be thought of as unprofessional, it will reflect on you, your career, and the way you are perceived in your industry. Sometimes, that damage is irreparable. And finally, you may not have time or just dread the tasks and research so much that finding guidance is a huge weight lifted off your shoulders.
Consider these facts:
• Fewer than 5% of people actually get a job by posting a resume on the Internet.
• The average time for a job search has doubled, and in some cases tripled, during the recession, which is only beginning to lift.
• Most people waste a great deal of time and energy searching for a job in places that don’t need them or that they wouldn’t want to work.
• Most do-it-yourself resumes are missing the most important element of all.
• Unguided job seekers often don’t know the follow-up that is critical to their success.
I’ll make your job search simple
You’ll be confident about your decisions, because I back them up with my 10 years of career knowledge. You’ll likely spend less time searching because of the strategies I teach. Your resume and cover letter will attract and keep the attention of the hiring authority. You’ll interview with newfound confidence because of the preparation you’ll receive. You’ll negotiate your salary with the assurance of a seasoned negotiator, because you are one!
I just wrote a resume so good that my client had his new job two weeks after he’d been laid off. In this economy.
I’ll make your resume shine
I have been an award-winning, professional writer for more than 25 years. I was a journalist for about 15 of them, so I conduct exceptional interviews. I know the questions to ask to make your resume its very best representation of you. I understand your meanings so I can write your story.
A recent coaching client found her dream job on her third contact. They haven’t advertised yet, so she has no competition. In this economy.
I’ll teach you skills you’ll have for a lifetime
And finally, some myth-busting information you may not have:
• The best way to find the company right for you seems counterintuitive.
• Job interviewing is a skill that can be learned.
• You really can influence the salary and benefits you receive, even in this economy.
Even job searches that look more horrible than cleaning the garage are made up of simple steps. That’s not to say easy. It is still hard work, but you know every minute what you need to be doing because I am there directing traffic for you.
If you now feel confident enough to go ahead with your job search, head right over to the order page, and sign up for the program. You’ll likely shorten your search and sleep a lot better in the meantime.
If you need more information before you decide, start at any one of the links below for the page-by-page details.
If you’d like talk over a plan with me, dial 218.791.4045 or email me at jeri@workwrite.net.
My passion is helping you find and attain yours.
I’ll help you along the way to a new job
Your job search can be an exciting journey!
Your job search is more than a resume, a job posting or an interview. It is a journey that takes you to unfamiliar territory with foreign terms and new technological processes. The journey stretches you and takes you places you want to go.
1. I’ll be your guide
Still, a guide would be nice when the road gets rough. That’s why I’m here, from your initial assessment to the celebration when you accept a position, my services are available for you every step of the way.
2. Assessment helps you define your unique gift
What do you want? What is your gift? Not just in your work, but in your life. We find out how you prefer to work and how you actually work. The differences will help you understand what is effective and what can be improved.
3. Goals will reveal your Definite Chief Aim
When you know more about yourself, it is easier to identify your target. “Think and Grow Rich” author Napoleon Hill, calls it your Definite Chief Aim. We discuss goals and put them to the road test, including a timeline of accountability.
4. Accountability takes you on the path to success
How will you stay on track? Knowing someone is going to ask if you finished your “homework” increases the chances of your doing it. Follow through is everything. I follow through to make sure that you do, too.
5. Research locates you in the world, in your field
Where do you want to be? Who are your people? Are you working in the culture that brings out your best — or worst? Research is a process for a more effective job search, it is proactive and will get you in front of the decision-makers.
6. Proven strategies for a more effective job search
It is a process for a more effective job search, one that is proactive and will get you in front of the decision-makers you need to see. It is also likely to shorten your job search, in case you’re not enjoying yourself as much as we are.
7. A targeted resume is the essential job search tool
I will highlight your achievements in a targeted resume, so compellingly, a hiring authority may hire you on the spot. (One client said the decision maker held his resume high in the air and said, “I want this guy!”)
8. Online profiles connect you to your network
I’ll create LinkedIn and other online profiles to improve your accessibility to your network. It’s not enough to copy sections of your resume into your online profile. I’ll make over your formal resume to fit the casual Friday online tone.
9. Interviewing is a confidence game
This is where the rubber hits the road. You memorized answers to 100 top interview questions, and now, they are forgotten. We’ll take care of that with confidence-building practice that doesn’t require memorization.
10. Learn how to negotiate
Even people who don’t mind interviewing hate salary negotiations. I’ll teach you the techniques the decision makers use and a few maybe even they haven’t thought of.
11. Acceptance is the start of something big!
After the handshakes all around, there is still work to do. Let me help you write a proper acceptance letter that will start you off on the right path and show your superiors they made a good decision.
