Score yourself on each job search activity. Determine your

total score and compare results to competitiveness chart below.

Job Search Activity

Frequency of Activity

Never

Infreq.

Usually

Often

Always

Develop ‘target list’ of ideal, preferred employers to pursue – organizing them on paper or computer by list.

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5

Identify known and unknown key executives to contact.

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5

Access employers’ organizational information, i.e. Annual Reports, 10-K, catalogs, Quarterly Reports, Websites.

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5

Research, collect, and read recent articles on employers.

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5

Generate written ‘check list’ of Internet sites accessed.

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5

Research employers by lines of business, SIC, geographic operations, customers, and affiliations.

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5

Organize key financial data on one page for memorization.

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5

Organize networking referrals by employer.

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5

Organize ‘At-a-Glance’ executive staff & competitor info.

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5

Produce ‘At-a-Glance’ on-site interviewing instructions, job information, and travel directions/instructions.

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List “At-a-Glance’ organizational and position questions to study beforehand and bring to the interview/phone call.

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Construct, by target employer, the above activities in a single paper file location for reference and portability.

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SUB-TOTAL BY USE (Add vertical columns only)

TOTAL (Sum of all vertical columns)