Job Search Strategy Planner

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1	Review each of these catagories with your advisor to outline a strategy for your search, then use the Job Search Accountability Journal tab to track your weekly progress against these goals.
2	Positions you're targeting/keywords	Job search sites you're using	Dream Companies/Roles	Diversified search goals	Skill/Experience Alignment	Referral Strategy (to be completed after Strategy Session #2)	Number of positions you're targeting per week (What is your goal?)	Any constraints? E.g. locations you're targeting
3	These are the words you type into the seach bar on job search sites. Candidates usually use their desired title to search (e.g., Consultant), but it's important to note that different companies use different titles for the same job. One company may call it the position "Consultant," while another calls the exact same role "Bizops [Business Operations] Manager." Start by identifying which roles for which you are highly qualified (use the alignment exercise to determine this) then, try different variations and see if your skills/experience align with those positons too.	There are many job search sites out there - some are very diverse and general, others serve specific industries, company types, or locations. Check out the guide below to discover job search sites. You may also revisit this list when you feel like you are not seeing enough opportunities in your search.	List companies/roles that you'd be excited to land (in this case, make sure they have jobs in your field).	Most people have an idea of what they consider their "dream company", and that's a great start. But to make your search successful, it helps to take a diversified approach. We recommend diversifying a few different ways 1.) expand beyond your target companies to research new companies 2.) spread your search to incorporate a varied group of organizations/companies (big, medium, small and well-known/competitive, emerging, niche) 3.) Consider roles that are a good fit at companies that do very different things (for example, all of your experience as a lawyer might be with law firms, but many companies need laywers too). We are not recommending that you don't pursue your dream job; rather, that it, on average, pays off to diversify, even if it just means to have more than 1 offer to use as leverage as negotiations. Discuss this with your advisor and enter your personal approach in the space below.	Focus on roles for which you have most or all of the required skills listed in the job description. Using a similar approach to what you did in the Job Skills Alignment worksheet, take a moment to assess your own fit for a role, and try to prioritize your time applying to those with which you best align.	In your second strategy session, which is focused on maximizing referrals, we will revisit this section to set goals for using your network and Labtuit's referral finding service to make the most of referral opportunities. Ideally, you are adding all of the positions for which you apply to the tracker, and using our best practices to identify opportunitesfor networking thorugh people you already know, keeping in mind the 80/20 rule. We will revisit these goals during Job Search Strategy Session #2 - Referrals & Networking.	Insert the number of jobs you commit to applying for each week. We recommend at least 20, but more is better. The more applications you send, the greater the possibility for referrals, and the more responses you will see.	Constraints are things that limit your search (e.g. georgaphic location, schedule, other non-negotiables, etc). The more limits/parameters you place on your search, the smaller the pool of jobs and the less likely you are to get a response. If you are struggling in your search, consider widening your constraints (for instance, Are you open to relocation? Even if it's not to a highly desirable city, it's still an entrypoint for your career)
4		Guide to job search websites
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