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5 Things EVERY Job Seeker Should Know About Themselves

April 26, 2009 by sparktalk 

By J.T. O’Donnell

Tonight, I jumped on the CAREEREALISM channel over at Justin.tv with two of our interns (thanks Kat & Shannon!) to share with job seekers the 5 things everyone must learn about themselves in order to find the right opportunity.

If you can’t explain your strengths in the following areas AND provide examples to support them, I can guarantee your job search will A) take longer, and B) be less productive. In short, you need to be able to articulate your:

1) definition of career success.
2) workplace personality.
3) learning preferences.
4) work style.
5) unique gifts.

To hear why these 5 areas are so important and how you can assess them on your own, watch the following video clips.

SEGMENT #1 – Why you need to assess yourself in 5 key areas.

Watch live video from CAREEREALISM channel on Justin.tv

SEGMENT #2 – How your workplace personality affects your job success.

Watch live video from CAREEREALISM channel on Justin.tv

SEGMENT #3 – How to determine which job is right for you.

Watch live video from CAREEREALISM channel on Justin.tv

SEGMENT #4 – Why you need to reach to people at the companies you want to work for or who work in a field you are considering.

Watch live video from CAREEREALISM channel on Justin.tv

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Comments

  • You've heard the expression, "Getting a job is a job." No one knows more than you how many hours a week it takes searching, researching, applying, interviewing, reflecting, and so on, to get a job. It's not easy; but it was never intended to be. The harder the job, the harder it is to get the job. Essentially this means that if you are an entry level employee, it should be a fairly reasonable process. But if you are at mid-career and have held significant authority and responsibility, it's going to be a more lengthy and sophisticated course.
  • I love this blog! Will come again next time for sure,
  • Hi,

    Found your articles on CareerRealism very useful. We are a leading career portal in India. We will apprecaite if we could use your career advice articles and provide you backinks to your site.

    Let me know if this looks good.

  • I just discovered your video section, and can't say enough good things about the way you put the information out there. Thank you for the great presentation.

    I noticed that the sound is horribly out of sync with the video, and wondered if there was a way that could be fixed for future videos. Do you know what the technical problem might be?

    Also, have you considered posting your videos to other sites like YouTube? Your advice is very valuable, and I, personally, would like to see you reach as far and wide as possible.

    If I have to give one more interview to someone who answers the "what makes you unique" question with: "Like, I dunno, nothin' I guess?" then I may go mad.

    Thanks again for doing your part to stomp that plague into oblivion. :)
  • J.T. O'Donnell
    Thanks so much for the feedback. Yes, bandwidth and technology issues have plagued us when making a few of these. But that is being resolved and we will be creating a new set of video for YouTube this fall under the 'CAREEREALISM' channel.

    We hope to see you there!
  • Thank you for the response. I will absolutely stand by for the future episodes, so I can point people to them. :)
  • grantcrow
    I work specifically in the area of providing career advice for students aged 14 - 22 at http://www.mytalentplace.co.uk/blog. While I like the framework you've suggested, there's major work here for any teenager or young adult if they are to be clear on these 5 headings. Of the 5, learning preferences and uniques gifts are more likely to be answered with some degree of insight. The others really, in my view, require having had some actual work experience. So, I guess we need to come up with the 5 things that any student seking a job should know about themselves. I'll give that some thought.
  • I love to see your name as I have indeed had much joy from your book. I'm sorry that the timing has not as yet been right for us to meet when you visited Australia. With love as I honour the heart and soul of who you are from my heart and soul"
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    Karen Walter
    temping work in london
  • erin morrissey
    thanks for that great info.
  • As an employer and a personal consultant in these economic times, I feel strongly that job seekers in this current job market need to be arming themselves with this and other valuable information in order to set themselves apart as a prospective employee.
  • Ana Sasmiresan
    Hello JT, The series is very nice and helpful, even for someone like me who is not looking for a job. Ana
  • Andrew Hennessy
    These 5 things are EXTREMELY important for all job seekers to learn and understand. JT does a great job of helping the viewer to understand each skill. Being able to demonstrate these skills will give you the advantage you need to stand out to employers.
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