Targeting Your Resume is So Important For Your Career

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Targeting Your Resume is So Important For Your Career
© Copyright 2005 David Green



Copyright 2005 by David Green
http://www.powerfuljobsearchtips.com


Targeting your portfolio, (resume and cover letter) can
get you any job you desire! The purpose of targeting is so
you can find your perfect match, your dream job!

To target successfully, you need to calculate the
position, do this and you will be sure to hit the mark.

When targeting the job you wish to apply for, ask
yourself,¡°Am I responding to this position because I
really want to do this job, or am I merely responding
because the position is available?¡± Remember, there are
always vacant positions to fill, but finding an open
position that you truly want to perform every day, is
going to take a more committed search. If you are just
responding to classified ads just because they are there,
you will never find a job in which you do not have to
work. It is like the old adage, ¡°Find a job you love and
you will never 'work' another day in your life.¡±

It is also important when targeting your desired
employment opportunity that you take some time to build a
reputation within the particular field you want to work.
You do this by getting to know the 'players'. Let's use
this example: Say you want to manage the Italian
restaurant down town. Would it be better if you knew the
owner? Would your dream of managing this restaurant have a
better chance of coming true, if you had eaten at this
restaurant several times before and have made yourself
known as a friendly, professional and familiar face?

If you have taken the time to talk to the proprietor and
you've gotten to know the staff, then you have built a
reputation. Now, if an opening for a manager at this same
restaurant comes up, you will have a much better chance of
getting the position than the applicant whose resume does
not bring a personality to heart and a face to mind.

Remember that the longer you've been in the same field,
the more likely you are to be well known. Also, the more
you network with professionals from your field, the more
opportunities you will have to climb the ladder of
success.

Once you have fully targeted your position, and began to
build a solid reputation it is time to calculate the
position you are targeting. Calculating the position means
that you must figure out exactly what the employer is
looking for in her ideal job candidate. You must take your
time to research the specific aspects that the job
entails.

Now that you have calculated your position, it is time to
hit your mark. You do this with your cover letter and
resume. Knowing what the person looking at your resume
wants to read will help you to get an interview.

When you are granted an interview, you again have to do
research before presenting yourself. Figure out exactly
what the employer not only wants, but, actually expects
from his perfect employee.

Just as you wrote the words that would appeal to the
reader of your resume, you will want to think of the words
that the person interviewing you needs to hear. It is so
important to communicate through your words. Hit the mark
by saying the words the employer wants to hear from a
perspective employee.

¡°Skill in the art of communication is crucial to a
leader's success. He can accomplish nothing unless he can
communicate effectively.¡± Norman Allen.

By doing your research (targeting), building your
reputation, and calculating your position, you will hit
the mark and land your perfect job!



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Targeting your portfolio, (resume and cover letter) can get you any job
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