The 3 Keys to a Successful Job Search in 2017

Over the past 15 years I’ve worked with thousands of job seekers, and I’ve seen a common thread among them all as they set out to job search. They’re very knowledgeable in one area of their job search but lack experience in the other areas. A great resume but a weak interviewer — or really great networking, but they don’t have a solid resume to market their value. To conduct a successful, effective, and short job search you need to understand three main areas. Below I’m going to share three key areas to focus on and what each one means to your job search success.

First, I want to touch on the fact that what one job seeker may consider a successful job search is not the same as another. You may consider a successful job search to be a really short one — having offers lined up before exiting your current place of employment. Yet, for someone else a successful job search means landing the position they’ve dreamed about, labored towards, and sought after for 10 long years. Still others may consider having multiple offers to choose from, increased salary/earning potential, or being excited about going to work on Monday morning a successful job search. No matter what your ultimate goal is — where you are (your point A) or where you want to be (your point B), there are three essential areas you need to focus on to get you there.