Preparation For a Successful Job Hunt

Many people are suffering from job loss in our recent economic crisis. Whether the reason may be, a massive lay off, downsizing, or could you have been terminated for one reason or another? Another situation that is arising is that many companies are shutting down and going out of business. At this point the cause is irrelevant; the fact is that you are in need of another job, and quickly. So, you must pick yourself up and do a self evaluation in order to succeed. Face the facts you need to gather the appropriate information and start working on your resume. It has been proven that you should not write your own resume; you cannot be objective about yourself the way that a Resume Writing Service can. When you start writing about yourself you tend to leave very pertinent information out because you might consider it bragging or not important, there are many other important reasons. Professional Resumes need to be done in a manner to where it is going to catch the hiring managers attention immediately among the other 500 to 1,000 resumes in that endless pile. They are just as frustrated as the job seeker.

So, the first thing that should be done is to gather your work history. Note company names and the dates that you worked in that firm. Below each one write down a thorough job description, what did you do? What kind of equipment did you operate? Were you proficient in operating them? Depending on the type of work you did, these will vary such as if you worked as an administrative assistant, what were your daily duties. Were you responsible for answering the phones, typing, filing, scheduling events, billing etc?

The next process is to put together a list of your skills, this should not just consist of a few basic technical skills but you really need to provide your transferable skills as well. Yes, you do need to list that you have skills such as; type 65 wpm, and AP or AR, call center, management and more, but many people forget about the important transferable skills that you have done most of your life, things like self motivation, manage time effectively, creative thinking skills, listen actively and attentively. The general person does not think of adding these very important items to their career.

OK, you now have your work history and all of your skills gathered. You're almost there, the next question you need to ask yourself about are your accomplishments, what you have achieved throughout your career. This can be more important than where you worked and even some of your skills. Were you successful in certain positions? Did you increase revenue for a company, increased sales and marketing resulting in revenue or sales by 180%? Companies are looking for people that can help them grow, were you promoted, able to design and implement plans of action, create new products and procedures? The most successful job seeker will provide all of this information so that they stand out above the rest.

The time has come to provide an expert with all of the information you have worked on, let someone who knows what they are doing, and make it right for you. Once this is completed you are now ready to start your active job search, be prepared, show your confidence and do not give up. There is a lot of competition out there, but you are ready to stand above the rest and be the winner.