1. Understanding Your Accomplishments
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2. Steps of the Job Search 1. Come to Terms with Job Transition
2. Self-Evaluation/Personal Inventory
3. Research the Market
4. Develop a Marketing Plan
5. Understand the Interview Process
6. Execute the Plan
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Accomplishments
Everyone asks about them ….
Not easy to talk about!
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4. By understanding your accomplishments . . .
Insights into your abilities, interests and values
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Personal Inventory
Abilities: What am I good at?
Interests: What do I enjoy?
Values: What’s important?
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Will help you . . .
Have a great 30-Second Commercial
Have material for your resume
Stress accomplishments more than duties
Have details and specifics (numbers!)
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7. Prepare for Interviews. . .
Especially Behavioral Interviews:
Give me an example of . . .
Tell me about a time when . . .
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And . . .
Feel good about all you have accomplished!
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9. Professional Accomplishments
Projects, presentations, customer service, cost savings
Can be events or results
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10. Personal Accomplishments
Financial
Education
Artistic, athletic
Family 
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What We Can Learn
Professional Accomplishments
Tend to reveal abilities and strengths
Personal Accomplishments
Tend to reveal interests and values
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12. Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments
Describe the situation
What action did you take?
What challenges/barriers did you face?
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13. Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments
What resources did you use?
What skills and abilities did you use?
What were the results?
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14. Analyze 3-5 Professional and Personal Accomplishments
Give each accomplishment a name
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15. What We Can Learn After analyzing your accomplishments:
Look for themes and patterns
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The Sweet Spot
Things I’m good at
Things I love to do
Things people will pay me to do
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Questions or Comments?
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