DESIGN YOUR PERFECT JOB!

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DESIGN YOUR PERFECT JOB!

• How to increase your chances for job success
  exponentially by doing your homework UPFRONT!

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FIT

• What is it?
• Why is it important?
• Three components of fit
• Skills
• Motivation
• Style
• Exercise-Describe Your Ideal Job!

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• More employees lose their jobs because of lack
  of fit then for any other reason!

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SKILLSYour knowledge and expertise

• (CAN you do this job?)
• Knowledge base-e.g. marketing strategies,
  management expertise, etc.
• Technical skills-e.g. accounting systems,
  software expertise, etc.
• Analytical skills-e.g. analyzing data, financial
  analysis, etc.
• Communication skills-verbal, written
• Interpersonal/relationship skills
• Teamwork skills-working well in teams

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MOTIVATIONWhat gets you going?

• (WILL you do this job?)
• Interest in the job (at the very least)
• Enthusiasm (preferably)
• Even Passion (but dont fake it!)
• Initiative-do you come up with new ideas and
  present them?
• Strong work ethic-do you show up?
• Risk-taking-are you willing to try innovative
  ideas?
• Others?

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STYLEYour characteristics

• (Will you FIT in?)
• Honesty and Integrity
• Flexibility
• Leadership ability
• Self-confidence
• Friendly
• Tactful
• Well-mannered/polite
• Sense of humor
• Others?

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Job Criteria to Evaluate

• 1) Objective?
• 2) Industry?
• 3) Job Title?
• 4) Geographic area?
• 5) Commute?
• 6) Target company?
• 7) Company culture?
• 8) Ideal boss?
• 9) Ideal team?
• 10)Top 3 job functions?

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CRITERIA (continued)

• Benefits?
• Compensation package?
• Salary range?
• Other criteria-stuff thats important to you
  personally.
• Jim Bombino 1/11/04