{"id":2492,"date":"2015-04-28T05:26:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T09:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2015-04-20T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T17:27:45","slug":"3-things-to-do-before-you-start-looking-for-a-new-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/3-things-to-do-before-you-start-looking-for-a-new-job\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things to do before you start looking for a new job"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"flowers<\/a>It’s spring. \u00a0While it has been for about a month now, it doesn’t really feel much like spring to me. \u00a0Yet, slowly, the signs are shooing up. \u00a0The trees look ready to bud, the ground is visible again and people are buzzing around outside and at events, including those anxious to explore the job market or consider their next move.<\/p>\n

For those of you with spring fever who are beginning to think about what’s next for your career, here is a short checklist to review. \u00a0The list includes three action items and some key questions to answer before your begin your “spring fling” and move into a full blown job search:<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Talk to your advocates and your brand ambassadors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have support? \u00a0Do they know you are exploring a move? \u00a0How can you entice additional support? \u00a0The 2016 elections are not near, yet you can learn from the possible candidates by watching and listening. \u00a0Your advocate and brand ambassadors are out and about, having meetings, talking to people and they can help you get a feel for the landscape —\u00a0if<\/em> they are well informed by you.<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Know what you are uniquely known for and how to leverage that in the marketplace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why is what you do of unique value? \u00a0Who can use your talent? \u00a0What can you do for those who\u00a0can use your talent? \u00a0Can you prove your value? \u00a0Do you know how to answer the question, “Why should I invest time talking to you?” \u00a0Even if it is never asked of you, knowing the answer will carry you far. \u00a0Knowing your value and how to leverage it in the marketplace will accelerate your search.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Know your call to action.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are exploring and\/or launching a career move campaign, you need support. \u00a0In order to garner quality support, you must know what you want and what action you want from each person you engage. \u00a0Do you want them to listen? \u00a0Do you want feedback? \u00a0Do you want referrals or introductions to hiring managers? \u00a0Do you want information about their industry or particular business? \u00a0Before you engage, know your call to action.<\/p>\n

Before you spring into action and fling yourself into the job market, do your homework. \u00a0If you want to explore\u00a0a career move campaign, contact me<\/a> and book a no cost 30-minute review by the end of the month.<\/p>\n

Do you have a question or comment? \u00a0Post it below or give me a call<\/a>. \u00a0I am happy answer your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s spring. \u00a0While it has been for about a month now, it doesn’t really feel much like spring to me. \u00a0Yet, slowly, the signs are shooing up. \u00a0The trees look ready to bud, the ground is visible again and people are buzzing around outside and at events, including those anxious to explore the job market […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,29,44,7],"tags":[13,71,5],"class_list":["post-2492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-action-tips","category-career-management","category-job-search-2","category-job-search-focus","tag-accelerate-your-job-search","tag-action-tip","tag-focus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492\/revisions\/2505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}