Job Seekers: know thyself
Reprinted courtesy of TheCareerNews.com
MILWAUKEE, WI -- As a job candidate, if you have a solid grasp on your skills and interests, you understand your qualifications and realistically know what value you offer, you are inherently better able to describe and sell yourself to a prospective employer. Indeed, this type of self-insight is quite impressive in its own right.
In contrast, candidates who lack self-insight often fail to explain why they are the right candidate for the job opening. Or, worse yet, they don't see they are the wrong person for the job -- consider a social butterfly applying for a data-entry job or a painfully shy candidate applying for a sales position. These candidates are trying to sell a product (themselves) they clearly don't understand.
Some people naturally have an accurate and meaningful understanding of themselves. Others don't. Formal assessments (such as MAPP , a free tool from Assessment.com) can help you gain both self-insight and a structure and vocabulary to present it. This may be the edge that gets you hired.
Article by George Blomgren, Tips From An Employer, and reprinted from TheCareerNews.com. Get the latest breaking News, Tips and Tools for your job search, Free!
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