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 "Career Success Strategies" Newsletter
"Best Practice" Career Development & Transition/Outplacement Coaching, Training and Consulting for Individual and Business Clients |
What's new.....
The article that follows, "Five Strategies to Energize Your Job Search," was written for an upcoming edition of the Scottsdale Airpark News magazine, and was also recently published on HRGuru.com, a Monster company, where I'll be a regular contributor and featured Partner. These strategies are integral to our career success, marketability and personal value whether we're in career transition or growing in our current position.
Several articles are also linked below on one of today's most important career success skills.
I'm planning to offer a series of regular workshops, "The 10 Success Strategies to Finding the Right Work", for individuals and businesses beginning in August and webinars will follow. More information will be forthcoming......
Wishing you continued success!
Gary | |
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| Gary Recchion
Gary Recchion, with Recchion and Associates, Inc., has 20 years in global career development and outplacement coaching and training supporting both individual and corporate clients from Phoenix, Arizona. His book, "The 10 Success Strategies to Finding the Right Work", is integral to a job search/career transition training and coaching program, offered in the classroom, through one-on-one virtual e-coaching, and soon webinar. Employee engagement and retention Career programs include Survival Skills for Organizational Change, Personal Career Leadership series, Five Principles of Career Success series, Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Hiring Great People. For more information on his book, individual and executive coaching, and corporate training programs see www.recchionandassociates.com or e-mail Gary at gary@recchionandassociates.com |
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Five Strategies to Energize your Job Search......
Whether you've just started or are in the middle of an arduous job search, are unemployed, underemployed, or thinking about a career change, let me suggest 5 strategies to really "jazz up" your search and energize your campaign in a competitive market.
1. Attitude is everything! So how do you maintain the right attitude, confidence, perseverance with grim economic news, and a job search process that is more negative than positive? Studies have shown that there are five Attitudes (5 C's) key to the psychology of change, turning job loss into an opportunity. "Challenge" yourself; be "Committed", set goals and stretch yourself. "Control" what you have influence over. Build inner "Confidence", recognize your strengths and passion; nurture personal and professional "Connections". Embrace change...
2. Have a laser focus... in all your personal marketing - resumes, cover letters, networking and interviews; it determines your marketplace value. In my coaching, the single most important success strategy is to understand one's unique brand or focus, and be able to articulate it on paper and in an interview. Create a laser focused Campaign Plan with primary/secondary "target" positions, industries and companies that match your direction, interest/passion. Focus on growth businesses and industries. Tailor and repackage your transferrable skills for each serious opportunity.
3. Effectively use all key search strategies....So you're creating this laser focused "Campaign Plan" in the areas of personal marketing materials, networking/social media, recruiters and agencies, job boards and targeting. Align your efforts to the success rate of each strategy (varies with position/market); generally spend as much as 60-70% of your time in developing your network, 15-20% working with recruiters/agencies, and 20-25+% in using internet job boards/ads and targeting. Track metrics, and daily goals; evaluate daily achievements. Course correct when something isn't working, and reward yourself when you've met a goal.
4. Network....Network....Network - The "Connections" attitude can determine our success, and gets us through change; with a success rate as high as 60-70+%, it must be a campaign focus. We're asking friends, family, associates, industry experts, and their networks for advice, feedback and ideas about our campaign, profession, marketability, skills transfer and marketplace. Attend professional association, job search, and industry network meetings, and tap into social media such as LinkedIn and Facebook. But remember, networking is as much about being generous with your advice, feedback and ideas as it is asking for it......
5. Be Open - Explore other opportunities - Be laser focused, but not so rigid as to miss what might be a hidden opportunity, or the chance to pursue your dream; maybe it's more meaningful work, starting a new business, consulting, exploring network marketing, or a home based business. Be open to part-time, full-time contract, temporary or intern positions, volunteering, taking classes/training, where you can develop other skills and marketability, while opening up new doors.
Use this job search and personal change to assess, re-evaluate, identify some new direction, look within so as to reinvent oneself, and master these five strategies, to energize your campaign, rise above the competition and position yourself for future success. |
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"The 10 Success Strategies to Finding the Right Work"...a comprehensive career transition program for individual and business clients. Available as a 1-2 day training event; one on one, face to face or telecoaching program. Learn key strategies to manage a successful career transition/job search, through accelerated personal coaching/training that guides individuals who have been impacted by organizational change and/or are exploring new career opportunities. Learn and use "best practice" tools, assessments, resources and personal marketing and communications techniques to take ownership of your career direction, build your value and confidence, create focus and rise above the competition in a competitive job market.
"The 10 Success Strategies..." workbook is available in hard copy, and interactive CD where you'll be able to take notes and save your work to your hard drive.
For additional information, send us an email. |
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Upcoming "...Career Success Strategies...." Workshops in August
An intensive, accelerated one day Career Transition workshop will be offered on a regular basis beginning in August for businesses faced with organizational change/outplacement, and individuals who are in transition and/or exploring new career opportunities. Learn "best practice" career success tools, strategies and resources to build market value, personal confidence.....and rise above the competition.
Enrollment for these sessions will be limited, and we're taking preliminary contact information from those who are interested in receiving workshop details once they are finalized.
Send us an email if you are interested
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Let Us Hear From You....
You're a valued client and/or colleague and we'd love to hear from you. Let us know your interests and what you'd like to see in upcoming newsletters. |
Contact Info
Gary Recchion, Recchion & Associates, Inc.
www.recchionandassociates.com
Office: 623-476-8813
gary@recchionandassociates.com |
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