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Characteristics of the More Successful Career Transitions

Characteristics of the More Successful Career Transitions. Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting, LLC. Successful Job Transitions. Treats career transition as a project to plan, execute and follow up Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com. Successful Job Transitions. Prepares by

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Characteristics of the More Successful Career Transitions

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  1. Characteristics of the More Successful Career Transitions Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting, LLC

  2. Successful Job Transitions Treats career transition as a project to plan, execute and follow up Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  3. Successful Job Transitions Prepares by • Self assessment - skills, interests, values • Developing clear marketing message expressing their value and goals • Creating marketing tools – networking speech, resume, etc. Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  4. Successful Job Transitions Implements by • Creating a plan based on their skills, interests, values and goals • Using the plan to guide their research, networking and other job hunting activities Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  5. Successful Job Transitions Looks at the resume as a marketing brochure (not a job description, employment application or autobiography) Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  6. Qualities of Strong Resumes • Clear marketing message on top half of page one • Doesn’t make the reader guess, infer or figure out anything important • Everything supports the marketing message Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  7. Qualities of Strong Resumes • Focuses on accomplishments vs. duties • Written in an active, action-oriented style with lots of numbers • Presented in a clean, contemporary format free of errors Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  8. Successful Job Transitions Understands the differences between: The formal job market (jobs posted publicly) and The informal job market (networking and referrals) Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  9. Successful Job Transitions Uses the power of networking: • Meets with lots and lots of people • Helps others and asks for help • Understands informational interviews Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  10. Successful Job Transitions Pursues multiple leads simultaneously vs. letting each one play out, even if one seems like a good bet Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  11. Successful Job Transitions Knows how to follow up consistently and persistently Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  12. Successful Job Transitions Knows how and when to ask for the job Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  13. Successful Job Transitions • Pays attention to the other parts of life – health, nutrition, exercise, family, hobbies, friends, etc. • Finds a way to stay positive Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting winterhr.com

  14. Dave Winter Winter HR Consulting, LLC dave@winterhr.com www.winterhr.com (804) 334-0670

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