How to Choose the Job, Part 2 Print E-mail


I am searching for a position where I will potentially serve in these roles:

1) Event Coordinator 2) Account Manager 3) Customer Service Specialist

...potentially in these industries:

1) Hotels and Resorts 2) Event Supply Centers 3) Nonprofit Agencies

Paying attention to the industries portion of your job search focus, you'll now want to define these fields a bit more to help you develop a solid, productive list of target employers.

Let's take Hotels and Resorts, for example. Which segments of this category are most interesting to you? Take a minute to consider what you'd truly hope for in terms of the nature of work and environments you'd like to be connected to. Do you have more of an interest in bed and breakfasts? Spas? Large, posh hotels? Which specific areas best fit your interests? It might help to flip through the appropriate categories in your Yellow Pages directory for ideas.
When you've finished defining your industry categories in more detail, your list might look something like this:

Hotels and Resorts: Bed and Breakfasts, Retreat Centers, Inns
Event Supply Centers: Caterers, Party Rental Centers
Nonprofit Agencies: Children's Services, Housing Support, Arts

Are you thinking, "I really don't care which industry I work for. I just want a job!" Or, "My specialty can fit into pretty much any industry. Why should I limit myself to only a few types of businesses?" If either of these statements is true for you, consider this: The purpose of defining a list of industries and businesses is primarily to help you job search more effectively. It will be much easier for you to uncover interesting, great-fit positions if you have a defined number of places to look. If you don't like the idea of defining potential employers by industry, use another criteriageography, for example, and identify businesses within a certain distance from your home. But I highly recommend having some kind of defining criteria. Otherwise, you'd need to investigate hundreds or thousands of potential employers, rather than just 20 to 100. Your search would be so broad and scattered that you'd wind up frustrated, with poor results. I don't want that for you! Go ahead and define a list of potential employers. It will significantly contribute to your success in the long run. I promise!

Got your initial categories defined? Good for you! You're well on your way to developing a valuable, productive target list. Now you can move on to the next step.


 
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