Top Career Advice ... More Choices and A Better Way of Life

Written by Roger Clark


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People often back off from changing careers if they are unsure ofrepparttar effort it might take to start a new career and learn a new trade. If you are one of these people, career advice from professionals can help you make a knowledgeable decision.

How To Identify Your Career Choices

When choosing a new career field, career advice and career planning can help you figure out your career choices. When embarking on a new career, you need to take into account your previous education and work experience.

You should start thinking aboutrepparttar 107026 skills you currently possess and how they can be beneficial in each ofrepparttar 107027 new career options available to you.

Have You Considered a Career Test?

Valuable career advice can come from career tests as they can help in identifying suitable job options. Career tests include tests such as personality profiling, leadership skills, motivation, management style, etc.

The results of such tests can give yourepparttar 107028 career advice that can direct you to a suitable career, by matching your interests with career options.

Many career tests are offered online. They may be free or available for a small fee. Many experts providerepparttar 107029 career advice to employment seekers to take some time to plan their career and set their goals. Knowing your career goals can provide you with valuable guidance.

Remember that career planning and goal setting is an on-going process, changing as you continue on your career.

The web can be a great source to find valuable career advice. It can provide you with many resources to research new career choices and find out information on a particular career field such as average salary, work environment, job responsibilities, etc.

Use Resumes That Give You an Advantage

Whether you are starting a career, changing careers or looking for a different job in your present career,repparttar 107030 best career advice is to have a great, eye-catching resume.

You may be thinking about using your old resume, mayberepparttar 107031 one you made after graduating from college. However, you will have to make changes to that resume to make it relevant to your present situation.

Upgrade your resume withrepparttar 107032 additional skills and experiences you have acquired. People going through a career change, need to presentrepparttar 107033 skills they have acquired throughrepparttar 107034 years in a way that makes it relevant torepparttar 107035 new career jobs for which they are applying.

You may not have allrepparttar 107036 standard education for that career, so you need to convince potential employers that your previous education and work experience have given yourepparttar 107037 skills that make you a suitable candidate to transition into that job.

Career planning involves gaining information that can ease your transition to a new career. This information can help get you out of your current dreary jobs and into a dynamic and interesting career.

Act Now... and Take Control of Your Career

It's never too late to think of making a career change... seek professional career advice and give yourselfrepparttar 107038 best chance of achieving your career goals.

Roger Clark (BSc) has over 25 years experience in career development & recruitment at a senior level.

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Resume Objectives ... The Hidden Pitfalls

Written by Roger Clark


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If you are thinking about getting a professionally written resume, now would be a good time.

However, remember thatrepparttar objectives section can disqualify you for jobs different from your stated objective... if you are not looking for a targeted job you can skiprepparttar 107025 section without many negative consequences.

It would be advisable to skiprepparttar 107026 resume objective section rather than be too vague. Unfocused objectives will put off many hiring managers. They may not end up looking at your experience and skills, which would of shown you to be a suitable candidate forrepparttar 107027 job.

Reasons For ...

If you do include your resume objectives, you should construct several different resumes, each specifically tailored torepparttar 107028 job you are applying for. You will want to make your resume relevant to each job. The objectives section may berepparttar 107029 best way to create job specific resumes.

A draw back of not includingrepparttar 107030 objectives section is that a hiring manager may not be willing to search your resume to figure out your job objectives and goals... and may bypass your resume.

If you have a specific job position in mind and are clear about your objectives, this section can be useful in informing potential employers about your reasons for applying.

In either case, it may pay you to seek professional advice before you make your final decision. The modest cost of doing this pales into insignificance compared withrepparttar 107031 cost of making a poor career decision.

Stating Your Resume Objectives

This has greatest benefits for career changers and recent college graduates. Your objectives should be concise and torepparttar 107032 point, to quickly inform employers about your background and goals.

Entry-level workers can state in their resume objectives that they are recent graduates looking for positions in their particular field. Career changers should state how they can use their previously earned skills to make a transition into their new career.

Be Employer Focused

An alternative to resume objectives might berepparttar 107033 ‘Qualifications Summary’ section. This is a section where you can briefly discuss your skills and how you intend to use them.

This can make your resume more employer focused, asrepparttar 107034 employer wants to find out what you can do for them. This might be more beneficial than having a self-focused resume, simply listing what you want to do.

Many employers prefer to have employees that are focused on their goals and motivated to achieving them. A well presented objective can be justrepparttar 107035 high-impact tool that can get a hiring manager’s attention fromrepparttar 107036 start.

Finally ...

When writing your resume objectives you have to consider your career plans. If you have not already done so, now would be a good time to get assistance with career assessment and planning.

When you have completed your planning and taken some time to match your interests with your chosen career, your resume objectives should complementrepparttar 107037 results you obtained through your searches.



Roger Clark (BSc) has over 25 years experience in career development & recruitment at a senior level.

http://www.top-career-resumes.com

http://www.top-career-resumes.com/resume-objectives


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