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4 Questions to Boost Your Success
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Dear Job Seeker,  You're willing to go the extra mile and create a quality job search, that's why you decided to check out the 4 Golden Questions you must Ask Before Your Next Job Application. Okay, so the four questions you absolutely need to know are listed below. If you can answer these 'straight off the cuff' then you are very clear on what you want, which is going to streamline your entire job search. If you are not sure, then this page provides you with some premium resources. Click on the boxes with a yellow border to take you to a 5 minute Video. Kind regards Bonnie Power Melbourne Resumes 'Melbourne's Favourite Resume Writing Service' P.S. This is the first step of the online program that is available if you want to learn how to write a professional cover letter and resume. This webpage is part of the first step of The Resume Creator and The Cover Letter Creator Online Video Program.
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| | Define Your Next Ideal Job role This is one of the most important questions, as it sets out how the strategy / job application will be written. Not Sure What Your Ideal Job Role is? It might help if I share with you a little exercise that I use to do when I was trying to discover my next ideal job. It takes about 20 minutes and makes you think back to your last few jobs. It's very similar to what many career coaches come up with (I was very surprised by this, and quite chuffed really!). Get a piece of paper and draw a line right down the middle. - At the top of the left side write the word Positives and at the top of the right side, write the word negatives.
- Now think about the last job you were in and write out all the things you really liked about that job, put in everything, even if it was the type of people that worked there - write it all down until you have over 20 points.
- Now think about the things you enjoyed the least, is there anything that you didn't really like? Try to come up with at least 3, think about the actual job and consider which of your responsibilities that you didn't really enjoy.
- Once you have finished, do it again for your last 2 jobs before the one that you are in.
- The next thing I do is read through the lists and then hide them away for 24 hours.
- At the same time the next day, open up the list and highlight the most important points that impact you.
- The last part of this assignment is to start to think openly about the the types of jobs that you could do, where it had around 80% of all the things you really enjoy and only 10% of the tasks or components that you don't enjoy.
- Summarize this list and speak to your mentors about jobs that they know about that could allow you to do these types of tasks, but maybe in another industry or within a company you hadn't considered yourself.
Email the summary to me at info [at] melbourneresumes.com.au if you would like us to help edit your next load of resumes and cover letters. Steps for You to Follow 3. Fill in the Worksheet to Complete this Assignment
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| | 4 Things That Help Define Your Next Ideal Job 1. Industry Think big picture on this. There are hundreds of industries to choose from, and there are several that are right for you. Choose the industries that are going to appreciate your current skills and talents, plus your past experience. You should be able to identify about 30. If you want to find out what type of industries are out there, google "Industry Associations Australia" for example. If an industry exists, it will have some type of association or community of people who get together online and offline. Really visualise yourself working within this industry. What type of people are you going to work with? Will they be all in grey and black suits and looking for the next opportunity, or will they be people who care about the welfare of others? Consider what it would be like to work with the type of people who are typically attracted to this industry. Just for an example, think about the general type of people who become Nurses or Doctors - it can be said that they are all generally helpful, hands-on and people orientated. From your list of 30, do some research on 10 that pique your interest and then decide on 3 that you will focus your job search attention to. | | 2. Job Title If you spend some time browsing through the job sites, you see how companies use different job titles for the same type of job roles and job functions. List all the job titles and put them into your definition of the 'job target'. Then decide how far you are willing to travel to get to and from work everyday. 3. Location Many people won't want to travel for more than an hour, for example, but if you are the "primary care giver" (ie Mum), you probably won't want to leave the 10km radius from your kids. PSST - Can I just suggest that it is very possible for you to work from your home office and do the same job function as well? Check out the opportunities by looking at 'virtual' jobs or contracting jobs - there's hundreds! Be Specific about the type of job you want, where you want it, and within what type of organisation For Example:
- Project Manager in the FMCG Industry, in Melbourne, small to Medium company
- Tax Accountant working for a Top Tier Accounting Firm, CBD
- Lawyer working for a community Based Organisation, assisting Children.
- Customer Contact Role within the Australian Government, offering security and standard business hours.
| | 4. Money There are 2 important questions you need to answer:  - What salary do you need to cover your current expenses and lifestyle?
- How much are you actually worth in a job like this, and within an industry like this?
You have probably heard that some industries will pay up to $50K more than other industries, so it's worth considering what industries you want to work. But can I also just say here that if you chase the dollars, and forget about your morales and own values, you might end up very unhappy.  Just yesterday I was helping a gorgeous young lady who was studying music, she wanted some money while studying and got offered a temp job doing administration work for a big Union. We spent about half an hour on the phone and she explained that even though the hourly rate was amazing - she had to get out because it was destroying her happiness. She absolutely hated the bullying type behaviour within this workplace, and started to feel a really down every day because she hated the culture. It took her 18 months to leave because the money was so good, but by the end of it she pulled herself away and asked Melbourne Resumes to create a resume that would get her out of there,and into a 'nicer' working environment. So go industries that share the same values as you, as they usually attract people who will be similarly minded to you - which means you're more likely to enjoy the workplace. | | Find out Where to find Government Jobs and Positions Available within the Private Sector | | 
| | Take Action! Time to put all this information together and define Your ideal next job. The next step is to find out what companies are offering the type of job you want, within the industry you would like to work. | | Please feel free to drop me a line at bonnie[@]melbourneresumes.com.au. If you are interested in looking at the next step of The Resume Creator or the Cover Letter Creator, or any of our professional writing services, please email us or call 1300 979 890. Hope this page has helped you with planning your next career move. Kind regards Bonnie Power Melbourne Resumes | |
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