SARAH GREEN: Welcome to the HBR IdeaCast from Harvard Business Review. I'm Sarah Green. Today, we are talking about finding your next job and how to zero in on realistic career possibilities before you start actually searching for jobs. Our guest is Jodi Glickman, founder of the communication training firm Great on the Job and a contributor to "The HBR Guide to Getting a Job." Jody, thanks so much for joining us today. JODI GLICKMAN: Thanks for having me, Sarah. I'm thrilled to be here. SARAH GREEN: Jodi, what is the ground work you should do before you start even looking for a job? Should you start by mapping your strengths and weaknesses and financial goals? JODI GLICKMAN: Yes, you should absolutely be doing that. I think it's very important to know what you are good at and what you enjoy doing and think about what you're not so good at or what you don't like doing. And think about career opportunities that are going to lend themselves to the former. And of course, you need to weigh that against your financial goals. I think what's most important is, as you think about your strengths and weaknesses, there's a couple of ways to come up with your matrix, if you will, of what you're good at and what you like doing. And that is think about what you've enjoyed doing, what you have done well at in academics, in your career, in extracurricular activities. Also think about what people come