Follow the links above to explore each step further.
If you would like to obtain a support package that covers all of these steps follow the link below.
Step 1 - Understanding what you need from a Job
About this step
You need to identify the things that matter to you. Some of these may be tangible, like money and locality, others may be more intangible, like whether it gives you fulfillment. Whatever the things that matter to you, if your new job doesn't provide them, it's not going to be a success. So, before you start your search, you need to identify what your new job will need to deliver for you.
Why completing this step will help
- Avoid getting into the wrong job
- Check that the job is a good fit
- Check that it will meet your needs
- Recognise at the outset what constraints you have
The Step 1 Support Package
If you would like support with this step of the Best Job Yet process we have tailored a package to suit your needs.
Select the items that you want from the Catalogue, or click on the button below.
The Step 1 Support Package contains
- Personal advice from Eric Thompson tailored to your needs and circumstances.
- Further advice and support to answer all of the queries that you have via e-mail.
- The 13 page guide – “Understanding what you need from a Job”. The guide explains “what to do” and provides advice in a structured form that you can follow in your own time
- The guide is accompanied by 3 worksheets that provide more depth in certain aspects and focus on “how to do it”.
- Worksheet CD1 “Values”
- Worksheet CD2 “Constraints”
- Worksheet CD3 “Financial Considerations”
Step2 - The Skills that I have already
About this step
Everyone has some skills already that will be relevant to the new job. You may not have thought about it very much, but your prospective employer will want to know all about them. You need to identify the skills that you have and highlight those that you particularly want to have an opportunity to use in your new job. These are your transferable skills.
Why completing this step will help
- Check whether you are capable of doing a particular job
- Identify job types that might be a match for you
- Identify proven skills that may be of interest to employers
The Step 2 Support Package
If you would like support with this step of the Best Job Yet process we have tailored a package to suit your needs.
Select the items that you want from the Catalogue, or click on the button below.
The Step 2 Support Package contains
- Personal advice from Eric Thompson tailored to your needs and circumstances.
- Further advice and support to answer all of the queries that you have via e-mail.
- The 11 page guide – “The Skills that I have already”. The guide explains “what to do” and provides advice in a structured form that you can follow in your own time
- The guide is accompanied by a worksheet that provides more depth in certain aspects and focus on “how to do it”.
- Worksheet CD4 “Transferable Skills”
Step 3 - Identifying Job Families that will use my skills
About this step
Once you are clear about the skills that you want to use in the future, you can begin to identify the families of jobs that will require those skills. If, for example, your skills are numerate, a job in the banking industry might suit. If your skills are literate, on the other hand, the publishing industry may provide an outlet. You need to identify the sectors or job families that can utilise your skills, whatever you have.
Why completing this step will help
- Expand your horizons
- Identify jobs that might suit you
- Identify jobs that are a match for your skills
- Create more options for yourself in the job market
The Step 3 Support Package
If you would like support with this step of the Best Job Yet process we have tailored a package to suit your needs.
Select the items that you want from the Catalogue, or click on the button below.
The Step 3 Support Package contains
- Personal advice from Eric Thompson tailored to your needs and circumstances.
- Further advice and support to answer all of the queries that you have via e-mail.
- The 13 page guide – “Identifying Job Families that will use my skills”. The guide explains “what to do” and provides advice in a structured form that you can follow in your own time
- The guide is accompanied by two worksheets that provide more depth in certain aspects and focus on “how to do it”.
- Worksheet CD5 “Creating your skill profile”
- Worksheet CD6 “Job Families and Job Profiles”
Step 4 - Evaluating Job Possibilities
About this step
By identifying job families that will use your skills you may end up with a long list of possibilities. You need to narrow your options down. Find out about these job possibilities, and decide which are the ones that suit you the most. You need to get the list down to two or three job types for which you have the necessary skills, and which you feel that you would be happy to do.
Why completing this step will help
- Check whether a job option is a practical proposition for you
- Check that the job is aligned with your values
- Check that the job can satisfy your constraints
- Confirms your career direction
The Step 4 Support Package
If you would like support with this step of the Best Job Yet process we have tailored a package to suit your needs.
Select the items that you want from the Catalogue, or click on the button below.
The Step 4 Support Package contains
- Personal advice from Eric Thompson tailored to your needs and circumstances.
- Further advice and support to answer all of the queries that you have via e-mail.
- The 14 page guide – “Evaluating Job Possibilities”. The guide explains “what to do” and provides advice in a structured form that you can follow in your own time
- The guide is accompanied by two worksheets that provides more depth in certain aspects and focus on “how to do it”.
- Worksheet CD7 “Finding out more about the Job”
- Worksheet CD8 “Creating a Job Shortlist”
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