Sharpening Your Employment

Profile

Sharpening Your Employment Profile

An Employment Profile gives you a starting point!

It helps you figure out what your options are, and enables you to set

goals for employment.

Sharpening Your Employment Profile

What is your job title?(Three words or less.)

How would you describe the job you do?

This will help you define your job skills and objective.

Sharpening Your Employment Profile

There are three types of directions when seeking employment:

• Known• Unknown• Some Idea

Sharpening Your Employment Profile

Do you have transferable skills?A transferable (soft) skill could be:

• Typing• Computer Literacy• Office Management• Project Management• Customer Service• Or anything else that you can apply to another position

Sharpening Your Employment Profile

Long Term vs. Short Term Goals

Short Term – “What do I need to get employed right now?”

• Experience…•A Certification…•A Degree…•Short Term Training…

Sharpening Your Employment Profile

Long Term vs. Short Term Goals

Long Term – “What do I need to do to get where I want to be in the future?”

• Advanced Degree…• Employment Advancement

How long do I want to set this goal?