This assignment is all about taking a strategic view of yourself and your career goals, as well as applying strategy to your job-search.

Read: The Five-Step Plan for Creating Personal Mission Statements and/or Using a Personal Mission Statement to Chart Your Career Course.

Develop: A draft of your personal mission statement.

Establish: Short-term term job-search goals you want to accomplish over the next several months.

Read: Strategic Portrayal of Transferable Skills is a Vital Job-search Technique

Read: For Job-Hunting Success: Track and Leverage Your Accomplishments

Brainstorm: A list your key skills and accomplishments.

Read and react: A Job-Seeker's Guide to Job-Hunting on the Internet .