How to Promote your Job Skills

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We have all heard the saying that ‘we too are a business so sell your skills.’ I think that is so true. So many times we expect the employer to see our worth or value, but that’s not their job. It would be nice if it was that way but it’s not. We have got to know your own value or worth and sell that every time. This is what your negotiations are based on; your skills and work experiences. There is so much competition in the work place that it seems like every employee is looking at everyone through the same magnifying glass. It’s not just enough to get a job anymore, but one must work hard to keep a job also. There is less value placed on seniority, punctuality, and hard work than it was at least 30 years ago. Therefore know your skills and what they are worth.

If you were asked right off the bat what your skills were, what would you say? Would you reply “ummm, well… I am a good communicator. I am personable. I have great interpersonal skills?” Well, that would not be strong enough to sell ‘you’ to an employer. It’s important to know your skills and what you are worth. It doesn’t stop there, the employer always like to know what your limitations are (your ‘weaknesses’), abilities, job objectives, education background and interests.

If you are just of college, it’s important to promote your education and then job or transferrable skills. If you have been in the workplace for a number of years, then you would promote your work experience first and then education.

Beginning with your job skills, you want to talk about the skills that you have and then move into the work experience using examples to support the skills you are promoting. For example, if an interviewer asks the question “why should we hire you?” This would be the perfect opportunity to promote your job experiences and accomplishments. Support almost every skill listed with what you have accomplished, your abilities and interest as well as your education. Don’t over look your transferrable skills; these are also your hard skills.

Then promote your soft skills. This is where your ability to communicate well and your interpersonal skills come into play. Employers are looking for those who can get along well with others, they want a people person. They want someone with confidence, leadership qualities as well as great analytical and problem solving skills.

It’s in the delivery… How the information is presented on a resume cv or cover letter is what’s going to get you in the door. Is it clear, job relevant, concise, only one page; or is it cluttered, wordy or over a page or two? How you communicate that information is essential as well. Are you confident, making eye contact, communicating clearly or otherwise? More so, are you presenting work experience that’s not on the resume? This is a major no no; only talk about the jobs you have listed on your resume. Therefore, know what’s on the resume well.

A Detailed Review: Steps to Finding a Job

Although it can be an overwhelming and stressful process. There are a number of things one can do to find a job. The process will be different for everyone because of age, experience (level of expertise), expectations and depending on how we market our skills. More so, some become employed again because of who they know and how well they are able to network.

BE PREPARED:

Prepare your resume, cover letter, letter of recommendation and references. This is the perfect time to get those tools up-to-date. Make sure that you get all the necessary job search tools together.

DECIDE HOW TO BEGIN THE PROCESS:

It's important to know how to begin the job search process. Are you going to do your search online or knock on doors? Some of us do an online search, others apply with job agencies, and some of us use the classifieds, where other's do the foot work and go directly to the company that they are interested in becoming employed with. Decide what is going to be your primary focus. Keep in mind that you can do all of the above, however it is more efficient if your focus on one medium.

GET ORGANIZED:

Once you have begin the job search process, follow up with the companies that you have applied with. Have they received your resume? When are they hosting interviews? More importantly, keep job specific resumes organized.

USE NETWORKING TOOLS:

Using search engines like careerbuilder.com, hotjobs.com, monster.com, beyond.com and other networking sites. These sites allow you to post your resumes and register for daily newsletters, which is very helpful in the job search process. Use the resources available to you.

ATTEND JOB FAIRS:

Find out what's out there. Get out and meet others, network, meet employers and find out what they are looking for in potential employees.

BE PATIENT:

This process can be overwhelming at times and tiresome. Therefore, be patient with yourself. It might be discouraging at times, but keep in mind that all that hard work will pay off. More importantly, the process itself is a skills building process, so focus on the positives and not the negatives.

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How to Find a Job

There are a number of things one can do to find a job. The first thing you want to do is focus your job search. The process itself can be overwhelming, however it's important to know 'where' you are going to begin your search. Some of us do an online search, others go to a job agency, and some of us use the classifieds where other's do the foot work and go directly to the company that they are interested in becoming employed with.

Using search engines like careerbuilder.com, hotjobs.com, monster.com, beyond.com and other networking sites. These sites allow you to post your resumes and register for daily newsletters, which is very helpful in the job search process. It's important to focus, however it is also good to make use of all the resources available out there. If you do not hire a head hunter and you have the time then you can become a full time head hunter. Be patient with yourself, because the process may not only be tiresome, but it will also take some time.





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Promote Your Skills

More than ever, I am now committed to promoting my skills in a way that will maximizes productivity. Like most I am tired of the rat race. I have worked from home for some time now, however, one thing I have come to realize is that the most satisfaction I have gotten in all my years of working comes from working for myself and in being at home with my family watching my young children grow. I am now actively promoting my expertise online. There are lots of great sites that allows anyone who has a talent to work from home using those natural skills. These websites include: guru.com, elance.com, odesk.com and so on. I am on the following websites promoting my soft skills: Associated content: www.associatedcontent.com/user288635deedavishtml

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Don't Put all Your Eggs In one Basket

I spent twenty days training for a job I was confident was mine and in the end was disappointed to learn differently. Why would I have thought differently when I passed the first three levels with flying colors? Looking back I realized that I would not have been so disappointed if I had continued job hunting while I trained for that job. I did put a lot of stock in the fact that this was a job that I had a lot of experience in and I thought that would carry me. Which it did for the first three levels. Unfortunately I did not pass the last level and was not offered the job. It's tough because I feel like I have to start all over again.

It's a full time job just job hunting. However, there are lots of great skills that are gained along the way. I have learned of some really great job sites, like beyond.com, moneymakingmommy.com, careerbuilder.com and so on. I have been able to acquire information from these sites that has made the job hunting process much easier. At the end of the day one thing that I was reminded of was to not put all my eggs in one basket. One thing that I am confident of is that there is something better out there for me. And the job hunt continues...



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How to Apply for a Job After Being Laid Off

I have not seriously examined the application process when job hunting until I was recently laid off. The job market is really competitive right now, so when I became unemployed I then realized that there were a number of things that I needed to do to make myself more employable. On account that I have not had an interview or job hunted for years, I then knew that I needed to do a little research to prepare myself; after applying for a few jobs and not getting a reply.

UPDATE RESUME:
The first thing I did was update my resume; however I did not make it more job specific. After applying for a number of jobs and getting the same results, I realized that my resume looked a little dull. Therefore, I asked someone I knew was good at editing and working on resumes to review my own. I was fortunate to get the feedback I did on updating my resume. Therefore, I not only updated my resume, I pretty much gave it a complete facelift.

I highlighted my strengths and relevant job experiences. More so, I edited my job objectives and kept the resume itself simple. I realized that two pages was a little too much and therefore cut it down to a page.

FINANCIAL ASSESSSMENT:
I then did a financial assessment. I reviewed my monthly expenses and focused on paying all the monthly bills off. Therefore, I can focus on the job hunting process and not the bills.

HIRE A HEADHUNTER:
I then made job hunting a full-time job. If you do not have the time, then it’s important to hire a headhunter.

MAINTAIN A POSITIVE MINDSET:
After job hunting for some time and not getting the results I wanted I realized that I needed to connect with people who were not going to help me network, but also build me up and encourage me. The toughest challenge for me was maintaining a positive mindset after job hunting for months and not getting the jobs that I was looking for.

KEEP YOUR JOB OPTIONS OPEN:
I then became more open to other job offers, because I realized that it was better to have an income than to have half that or none at all. In doing this, the job I really wanted came my way and now I am going through a long, arduous training process for the job that I really wanted.

Rethinking the Application Process

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Last night I lost a lot of sleep because I was up 'til the wee hours of the morning doing job searches. During of all this, I then realized that I needed a better game plan than the one I have. Then, I started thinking about the things I could do to 'really' improve my chances of finding a job. I am tempted to apply for everything and anything as long as I do have an income, however I know that I should not only apply for a job that I am qualified to do, but also a job that I would be interested in doing. Then I started thinking about what I wanted my next career move to be and funny enough all I could think of was teaching, only because it's the safe thing to do!However, truthfully... I would love to take some writing courses and explore my natural skills as a writer. Nonetheless, I am clear that I need to rethink my career choice.

Something else I realized is that I have had the same resume layout for some time and I know that I need to update it. However, I am not sure how or what changes to make in terms of the layout. Now, I am wondering if that is part of the reason why I was not getting the reply I expected. Now the research begins... What exactly do employers expect in terms of one's resume layout, how many pages and what is most appealing or attractive to a potential employer?

Now I am wondering about what else am I not doing to make myself more employable." I think it's only natural to ask yourself those questions after job hunting for some time and not getting enough replies or interviews. I have a lot of details on my resume and a long history of work experiences, but although I highlight relevant experiences I still include all my 'volunteer experiences.' Do I need to include my volunteer experiences at all or simplify it? I am not sure how important volunteer experiences are to an employer. Additionally, I don't have any references listed on my resume and I have never included any. Now... How important is it to have references when initially applying for the job? There is a lot to consider.

I have almost always researched the company’s history, which I have found to be necessary not only when applying for the job, but especially during the interview itself. Plus it's interesting to find out all those neat facts about the company that you will potentially be working for!

The encouraging thing is that there is also a lot of knowledge and experience to be gained when job hunting, no matter how tough it might be.