Spring Signals Time to Freshen Up Career Skills - CareerWomen.com Offers Tips on Creating Career Opportunities
From updating resumes to un-cluttering your professional life, spring is the time to set goals and take a fresh approach to setting career goals.
Portland, OR (PRWEB) March 22, 2005 -- The first days of spring signal the
time to take action on job seeking and career innovation according to
CareerWomen.com. From updating resumes to un-cluttering your professional life,
spring is the time to set goals and take a fresh approach to setting career
goals.
JillXan Donnelly, president of CareerWomen.com advises, “Spring is
an ideal time for taking a stock in everything related to your professional
life. That means de-cluttering your office, evaluating your career path and
updating your resume to reflect recent accomplishments. More importantly, many
companies do most of their hiring in the first two quarters of the year, so now
may be the time to take advantage of new opportunities.”
The top five
activities that every professional should prioritize this spring
include:
1) Clean up Your Resume
Update the information in your resume
to reflect your most recent experience. Consider creating several versions of
your resume for a variety of career directions for easy retrieval and sending.
Tailor your resume to the specific requirements of each position your are
applying for, and remember to target your search and think “niche” as opposed to
broad.
2) Polish Your Interviewing Skills
While every interview is
unique, some questions are to be expected. Questions regarding your relevant
work experience, strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments and salary requirements
are typically covered in every interview. Have prepared answers for these
questions, and practice your delivery.
3) Look for New
Opportunities
Utilize and take advantage of both informational and virtual
informational interviews by meeting and networking with people in your desired
field. Ask for informational interviews because professionals often enjoy
talking about themselves and what they know about the local business
environment. Investigate niche sites such as MBACareers.com, CareerWomen.com and
DiversitySearch.com to find opportunities that will fit your skills.
4)
Dust Off Your Rolodex
Time to update your contacts by reaching out. Be sure
to touch base with friends, family and former colleagues. You never know who may
give you a lead for an open position.
5) Update Your Professional
Look
Last, but not least, when you’re out doing the interview rounds it is
important that you look and dress professionally. If you can’t remember the last
time you purchased clothes for work, then consider investing in a new business
wardrobe.
Additional resources to enhance professional development and
advance women’s careers can be found at http://www.CareerWomen.com including career development tools,
career and employment news, professional associations and employment
opportunities across the US with some of the best women-friendly
companies.
About CareerWomen.com
CareerWomen.com is the leading online
career center by and for women. Tailored to the needs of today’s working women,
CareerWomen.com provides easy access to top employers and recruiters who are
actively looking to recruit women. Since 1997, CareerWomen.com has helped
thousands of women find jobs in their chosen career. For more information, visit
http://www.CareerWomen.com.
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