Getting Started

 Take Stock of Yourself

• Identifying skills, abilities, work experience, values, and work preferences to achieve a good job match
• Identifying potential references – people who can and are willing to confirm your good performance on the job, and other activities

Assessing What Do Employers Want?

• Identifying job-specific skills and transferable career competencies to convince employers of appropriateness for the job
• Using a variety of career planning resources to help in choosing and validating appropriate career and job goals
• Preparing to qualify for two closely related career goals that require similar skills and training in order to increase your career flexibility
• Using visualization, brainstorming, personal reflection, and other techniques to set your career target
• Developing a portfolio of items to demonstrate job qualifications for prospective employers
• Collecting items that will demonstrate job qualifications for prospective employers

Branding - ME, Inc.!

• Communicating effectively through a one of the most misunderstood mediums – The Resume
• Developing a Marketing Plan
• Business Cards
• 60 Second Commercial/Elevator Pitch