Score

Purpose

Criteria. I know my top criteria for job satisfaction and  rewards and can to use them as decision tools in a job search.

Satisfaction. My  work's location and environment,   company culture and management style and product or service match my  values and fit personal style.

Choices. I make career choices that enhance my ability to have meaning and fulfillment in my work.

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Positioning

Where to do it. I know where the industries are that employ my type of position and have targeted 20 companies with openings.

Unique advantage. My abilities and skills as a Business Solution for an employer are clearly defined and give me a competitive advantage over other candidates.

Minimizing gaps. The new learning and training I have acquired has bolstered my desirability to  employers and my ability to change jobs and careers.

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Packaging

Identity creation. All my correspondence on paper and online effectively conveys my identity and strategically positions me with targeted employers.

Personal. My entire personal presentation is appropriate to the target company's culture and style.

Logistics. I have a well-organized system a to respond to  leads and follow-up on opportunities that  conveys a professional image and message to an employer.

Approach. I have conducted market intelligence on my top target companies and prepared a strategy for approaching them.

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Preparation

Connections. I effectively use "information interviews" to foreshorten my career exploration and expedite my job search.

Recruiters. I have built and maintain solid relationships with reputable search firms and recruiters.

Where to look. I  use multiple sources to find job openings including career fairs, conferences, professional associations, trade shows as well as online sites.

Audio commercial. I have a concise powerful statement that expresses what I can offer and what I am looking for.

Relationship. My contacts developed with key people inside target companies will help promote and generate interest in me.

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Presentation

Success stories. I can relate my accomplishments to employers needs and requirements with behavioral interviewing-type stories.

Process. I have well-structured and well-organized responses to interview questions designed to inform about who I am and how I can be a value add to an organization.

Scripts. My basic telephone approach is scripted out and practiced to take a call from interest to action.

Action orientation. I am successful in closing the interview. I know what to say and do to move the interview process forward to the offer and maintain my strong negotiating position.

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Performance

Goals. I consistently hit the objectives and produce results across a variety of situations without losing key details, over committing, and under delivering.

Mentor. My support system or mentor guides me over the organizational terrain and rely on their advice.

Balance. I can handle pressure and stress well without a degrading of performance, composure, and behavior when under pressure or in difficult situations.

Flexibility. I am open to change, new learning and approaches when faced with reorganization, new bosses, plans, programs and differing philosophies and missions

Managing. I am able manage up, down and sideways to influence decisions, build or motivate a team and achieve results.

Strategy. The picture stays in view when working with tactics, details, and I can transition from a technical to a strategic viewpoint.

Values. I have the necessary sensitivity to the operating values, culture, management style and ethics of the organization.

Visibility. My accomplishments do not go unrecognized or rewarded as I can effectively communicate my value-add to the right people at the right time and place.

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Planning

Risk. Change and risk are welcomed as opportunities and avenues for new personal and professional growth I have contingency plans and preparations to meet challenging or unpredictable circumstances.

Learning. I stay current or at the forefront of my field’s knowledge, theories or practices. I pursue new learning to expand my career options and to remain marketable and competitive.

Vision. I know have personal and professional goals to reach in 5 or 10 years and have developed a plan to get there with provisions for here and now contingencies.

Loyalty. I am professionally committed to an organization with my highest and best efforts for the duration of my employment there. Being responsible for my career, financial security and personal fulfillment, I make career changes and job moves appropriate to my best interests.

Balance. I take time to replenish, restore and explore. I maintain personal and professional connections, strong bonds with friends or family and volunteer or avocation activities.

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GRAND TOTAL (out of a possible 195)