Q TIPS:
Quick and Quintessential Career & Job Tips
Job-hunting tips from the February 16, 2004 issue of
QuintZine.
If you're unemployed, it can be tough to afford that perfect
interview outfit. That's why the U.S. organization Dress for
Success is urging businesswomen to donate a business suit during
the week of March 14. Organizers say having one good suit can be
a first step to self-sufficiency. Find out how to get involved.
Read the article from Quote.com.
Most job hunters skip the key step that helps focus their sights and sell themselves -- self-assessment -- reports
Patricia Kitchen in Newsday.
Kitchen writes: "Of all the career techniques, experts say, this is the one most neglected. We are a nation of doers,
not reflectors. And that's just what's called for -- getting quiet, plumbing the depths, digging through what we think we're
supposed to feel, to get to what we do feel about what's most important in our work lives." Kitchen notes that self-assessment
involves answering some fairly basic questions, including:
What activities do I do well that I also enjoy?
What have been my proudest accomplishments, big or small, whether others valued them or not?
What are my inherent interests -- the subject areas I find fascinating?
How do I like to spend my day, working independently or with others in a bustle of activity?
To what degree am I willing to sacrifice inspiring work for higher pay or vice versa?
Kitchen suggests carving out time for reflection, journaling,
testing the waters by doing volunteer work or reading any
number of books such as What Should I Do With My Life?
(Random House, $24.95), the bestseller by Po Bronson.
No. 5: I hope you are having fun on your job-search adventure! Please take your
lists from previous tips and combine them. Make out a master list and rank the listed items
in order. Start with number one, until you can go no farther. THIS EXERCISE IS NOT
MEANT TO BE SCIENTIFIC OR REALISTIC. Just play this game. You are getting closer
to knowing yourself, and what you want to do .... to be continued...
If you're unemployed, it can be tough to afford that perfect
interview outfit. That's why the U.S. organization Dress for
Success is urging businesswomen to donate a business suit during
the week of March 14. Organizers say having one good suit can be
a first step to self-sufficiency. Find out how to get involved.
