Brian E. Howard - The Motivated Job Search Workbook

The Motivated Job Search Workbook

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OTHER BOOKS BY BRIAN E. HOWARD

The Motivated Job Search

The Motivated Networker

Over 50 and Motivated!

Motivated Resumes and LinkedIn Profiles

MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR

The actual number of hours you will spend conducting a job search compared to the actual number of hours you spend involved in duties and responsibilities of your career is a sliver of time. This is especially true when you consider that many people are choosing to work longer and careers are now lasting forty to fifty years! In very broad (unscientific) terms, the amount of time you spend committed to a job search could be one to six months of actual time in a forty- to fifty-year career. When you consider the ramifications of a job search against career enjoyment and financial earning power, the importance of a well-planned and well-executed job search becomes apparent.

I wrote this workbook to work in conjunction with The Motivated Job Search and Over 50 and Motivated! books. The writing exercises are designed to make you think about your career and your job search, and to serve as a platform to create and organize information. When you use this workbook in conjunction with either of the job search books, you can rest assured that you have the information to plan and execute a Self-Motivated Job Search in the most effective and efficient way possible.

To your success!

Brian E. Howard

Table of Contents

The following is a reasonably comprehensive, though not necessarily exhaustive, list of considerations, tools, and tactics for a Self-Motivated Job Search. The checklist is designed as a visual reminder of the tools and tactics at your disposal during your job search. Use it as a checklist as you prepare for your search as well as action items to guide you through your search. Consult the job search books (The Motivated Job Search and Over 50 and Motivated!) for in-depth information.

Its recommended that you review this list periodically as a reminder of what you should be doing or can be doing to advance your job search.