Get the job you really want
Reprinted courtesy of TheCareerNews.com
LOS ANGELES, CA -- While career planning and job seeking can be complicated topics, only two things are truly important: 1) If you are going to work, do something you enjoy, are good at and want to do. 2) If you want to find or change your job, do it in less time.
ou have hundreds of skills, but you probably take for granted things you do well that others would find hard or impossible to do. And because you take these for granted, explaining your skills for a desired position is difficult. In career planning and job search, knowing what you can do well and being able to explain it is important. The better you understand yourself, the more successful you are at planning your future and the faster you get results.
Learn to identify your skills and clearly define your job objective. If you know what sort of job you want, learn how to find out more about it and other jobs that use similar skills. More importantly, learn that a career is different than a job. A job is what you do to earn money; a career is what you do with your life.
Article by Michael Farr, JIST Publishing, Inc, and reprinted from TheCareerNews.com. Get the latest breaking News, Tips and Tools for your job search, Free!
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