McKenzie Scott Outlines a Blueprint for Job Hunting Success
Professional job seekers can't afford to leave their career moves to chance. The importance of taking responsibility and control of one's career cannot be overstated because each new position greatly influences and limits the future choices that may become available.
McKenzie Scott, the nation's leading provider of information technology and personal team resources for job seekers from $75K to one million dollars, emphasizes six key elements for any job search.
- Identify your most marketable assets and skills relative to
comparably paid peers. McKenzie Scott offers a free
Marketability Evaluation to help job seekers establish their
real value.
- Determine the most appropriate industry options that may be
right for you. Job seekers that don't understand their
industry options can severely limit their opportunities in
today's market.
- Develop an effective communications strategy that
distinguishes you from your competition. It should include
basic themes and selected phrases that highlight your ability
to contribute.
- Learn the latest interviewing and negotiating techniques, also
anticipate perceived liabilities and know how you'll
neutralize them. McKenzie Scott has developed ways for best
neutralizing dozens of obstacles and they are available on
their website.
- Create a comprehensive step-by-step plan for generating
interviews. Most job seekers need to get their phone to ring
20-25 times. Then, they can be realistic about rejection
rates, but can still expect to have three or four offers
develop at the same time.