Get Your Job Search on Track
The new year is also a good time of year to get going on a plan to realize your professional objectives and take control of your career. If you're not in job search mode, take some time to begin building or to expand your professional brand. Branding is something every professional should be doing, even if they are not in job search mode at the moment.
This is also the time when we typically consider some resolutions for the future. Some of the top experts in job searching and career development have been kind enough to share their advice on how to effectively job search with us. Considering adding some, or all, of them to your list of New Year's Resolutions.
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Good post, Alison. January provides us with great opportunities to refocus and narrow the search. It’s an opportunity to make some needed edits to that resume or contact people you haven’t yet approached.
Another thing for job seekers to keep in mind is that by January, many department managers are just beginning to learn whether they have the budget to add staff. This fact also helps to make January a good month to gear up your search.
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I agree. Take this time, as one of your new year resolutions, to organize your career objective and / or job search. Be proactive by getting your resume polished or updated and your network contacts lined up. You never know when you are going to need them.