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Day 1. Self-Assessment
Welcome🌟
Hooray! Welcome to the 7-Day Job Search Boot Camp! 🎊
Congratulations on taking the first step towards landing your dream job. Over the next week, we’ll guide you through a series of actionable tasks carefully designed by our Talent Agents to help you maximize your job search efforts. What’s ahead:
📅 Day 1: Self-Assessment & Identifying Your Ideal Job
Today, you’ll dive deeper into understanding your strengths, skills and passions. We’ll help you identify the type of job that aligns with your career goals and personal values.
📅 Days 2-4: Crafting Your Resume
With your ideal job in mind, we’ll guide you through creating a standout resume. From outlining your work experience to highlighting your achievements, you’ll learn how to present yourself effectively to potential employers.
📅 Days 5-7: Applying to Jobs
It’s time to put your resume to work. We’ll provide you with strategies and tips for applying to jobs. By the end of the week, you’ll apply for multiple positions and increase your chances of landing interviews.
Some gifts for you 🎁
FREE Resume Audit: Our Talent Agents (experienced recruiters) will identify 3 major areas for improvement in your resume and provide guidance on how to fix them;
Complete the Boot Camp* and be one of 5 lucky winners to receive a free 1-hour career consultation with our professional recruiters
Everyone who finishes the Boot Camp will get a 30% discount on our Talent Agent subscription plan
📌*Note: The Boot Camp is completed when you send us your filled application tracker, provided on Day 5.
What is Talent Agent 🚀
Talent Agent is a company built by recruiters who changed sides. Instead of helping companies find people we help people find companies. Our mission is to help you make your next step in your career.
Job Applications: we’re talking professional recruiter spending 10 hours a week applying to jobs which fit for you, networking and tweaking your resume to job requirements;
Resume writing: get a resume that actually works and passes the ATS;
Career coaching: work with an experienced career coach to refine your job search strategy, discuss job search problems and be morally supported while navigating the job market;
Interview preparation: we’ll help you prepare for any interview, whether it is a 15-minute Screening call or an hour-long Comprehensive Multi-Stage Interview
And more!
Goals 🏆
We understand how challenging the job search process in the current market can be.
And that’s why we created this Boot Camp:
to provide you with a structured framework to get on track and take that first step towards your dream job;
To help you stay accountable – working on your goals daily is key to achieving your career aspirations!
Your first task!🎯
Today, we challenge you to clarify your career goals and create a path from now to the future based on your experience.
As a model candidate, we’re going to use Santa Claus. It may be another season right now, but one of our writers really likes Christmas.
"It's better to slowly go in the right direction than to rush nowhere". We prepared a few questions to you to start with. Just make a copy of this Google Doc, and you're good to go!
Conclusion🎉
Do you read this block after you've filled in the assessment above? I hope so! At least, that's how it should be done.
Great job completing the first day of our 7-Day Job Search Boot Camp! By now, you should have a clearer understanding of your strengths, skills, and career goals. Identifying your ideal job and understanding what you bring to the table are crucial steps in setting a strong foundation for your job search.
Remember, self-assessment is an ongoing process. As you progress through this challenge, continue to reflect on your goals and refine your understanding of the roles that align with your career aspirations.
🔜 What’s Next?
Tomorrow, we’ll start crafting your resume. With your ideal job in mind, we’ll guide you through creating standout Header and Work Experience sections. This is an essential step in presenting yourself effectively to potential employers.
Stay focused and keep the momentum going! See you tomorrow for Day 2 of the Boot Camp! 🌟
