The Hidden Step
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achieving clarity empowers you
In identifying your path, take three steps:
1- Identify your strengths
2- Research those strengths to identify their relevance in your locality
3- Prioritize the strengths identifed and prepare the path for the resume
Identify
YOUR
s
trengths
What strengths do you possess?
Are your strengths viewed by employers as assets?
Let’s imagine that a person with a strong background in marketing and ad-
vertising is looking for a job in that feld. Let’s further imagine that he needs
to get back to work immediately. Assuming he lives in an area where those
skills are not sought after, what other strengths does he possess that he can
use immediately to become an asset to an organization in his locality?
Most people I know possess more strengths than they are aware of.
Are you aware of yours?
How are those strengths viewed in your locality? Are they popular or
temporarily not in demand? Do you need to acquire any new skills?
How long will that take?
These are the types of questions we must address prior to devising a resume.
Strength, not skill
Notice we said strength and not skill. You may possess skills but you may
also have strengths that are not viewed as skills but can be honed and
presented as a skill. For instance, you may possess the skills of customer
service management but may also enjoy working with numbers. Taking a
short course in accounting may now provide you with a new skill in
bookkeeping.
STEP TWO
Identify Your Career Path