Your Career, Part 2 Now that you ve figured out your vision and drafted your scope statement, it s time to sit down for a formal job search project planning session. Microsoft Project or Abt Project Workbench might make your task a little easier, but if you re not familiar with these tools, skip them altogether and rely on your trusty calendar and a pencil. That s really all you ll need to get the plan in motion. You should be all revved up and ready to go.
Most people start their job search process with some energy and a sense of purpose.
This helps you step directly into planning, because you ve set a specific goal and estimated how long it s going to take to get there. If you re like most people, this is a prescription for failure. It s certainly true that you can t make anyone hire you, but a lot of job search is pure determination and staying on task. The trick is getting to that yes, recognizing that you ll have to get through some No s first. Count on some brute force efforts to get you to where you want to be.