Take Command of Your Career
By Carl Mueller
Take command of your career and don’t rely
on others to manage it for you.
The Internet has made it very easy for job
searchers to rely on other people to manage
their careers, usually with limited results.
Here are some suggestions to ensure you take
command of your career:
1. Don’t rely on other people to run
your job search for you.
A recruiter doesn’t work for you, they
work for any client company that pays
them to find staff. A recruiter isn’t
paid to get you a job, they are paid to
find someone to take a job that their
client has available.
Similarly, while it’s good to get advice
from trusted friends and family regarding
your career, it’s your career not theirs
so the ultimate responsibility lies with
you.
2. Don’t rely on resume-blasting services.
You may have heard of companies that
you can hire to mass email (ie. spam)
thousands of hiring managers and recruiters
with your resume.
Do you think you will actually hear from
any of the companies that allegedly received
your resume along with 3,000 other people?
I don’t think so.
Protect your resume and treat it like
something that has value. It’s hard to
take command of your career when you put
it in the hands of thousands of people
you haven’t met who don’t know you either.
To find your dream career, you need to
know how you manage your career and using
services like this isn’t something that
has any value.
Take command of your career, don't put
it in the hands of strangers.
3. Don’t apply for jobs you aren’t qualified
for.
Some people think they should apply for
jobs they are over qualified or under
qualified for, hoping that it will lead
to another more suitable job in the company
being presented to them.
Applying for jobs you aren’t qualified
for is a waste of your time and the hiring
manager’s and chances are they will just
think of you as someone who is desperate
and who can’t follow instructions.
You may end up being blackballed from
a company and ruining your chances at
a future job with them that you are qualified
for.
Take command of your career by understanding
what positions you should and shouldn't
apply for.
4. Don’t start looking to find your dream
career until you know what you are looking
for.
Don’t choose your career goals based
on what other people tell you is "hot"
or what they think you’d be good at.
You also shouldn’t choose your career
path based on what you think will make
you the most money. At the end of the
day, you know yourself better than anyone
else and only know what will make you
happy.
The quest to find your dream career needs
to result in more than just a job that
will fill 8 hours of your day.
Take command of your career by first
understanding what you are looking for.
Carl Mueller is an Internet entrepreneur
and professional recruiter who wants to
help you find your dream career.
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