Are you taking charge of your career and your job hung campaign plan? To find out, answer these questions: Yes/No 1. ______ Do you have a written weekly marketing campaign plan? 2. ______ Do you continually follow up with your marketing plan on a daily basis? 3. ______ Are you volunteering your services at professional groups, libraries, schools, clubs, etc.? 4. ______ Do you attend meetings at professional associations? 5. ______ Do you periodically review your talents, strengths and skills? 6. ______ Do you evaluate your PARS, resume and portfolio annually? 7. ______ Do you periodically practice your interview skills with a friend, career consultant, spouse, etc.? 8. ______ Do you have a workable organization process for filing and follow up? 9. ______ Are you keeping up with correspondence in a timely manner? 10. ______ Do you have a professional business card? 11. ______ Do you send thank you cards to everyone who helps you? 12. ______ Are you taking classes to improve your skills? 13. ______ Do you have a positive support group? 14. ______ Do you keep in contact with former employers, employees? 15. ______ Have your registered with search firms, recruiters, agencies? 16. ______ Have you sent out any marketing campaign letters? 17. ______ Have you answered classified advertisements? How many? _____ 18. ______ Have you attended job fairs? How many times?______ 19. ______ Do you have a copy of your college alumni list? If so, how many contacts have you made? 20. ______ Have you attended any alumni meetings? 21. ______ How many people do you know?____ How many have you contacted?_____ 22. ______ Have you completed research on your target companies? 23. ______ Are you periodically evaluating your research information? 24. ______ Have you visited your local Chamber of Commerce or other local community agencies? 25. ______ Have you volunteered in your Community? 26. ______ Have you ever put together a ‘lets put me back to work’ party? 27. ______ Have you contacted your minister, rabbi, spiritual leader? 28. ______ Have you offered to do any public speaking? 29. ______ Have you done any Informational Meetings? 30. ______ Have you contacted suppliers, customers and the competitors of your prior employers? 31. ______ Have you checked out the Yellow Pages of the telephone book? 32. ______ Have you visited and/or researched for information at the Public Library or the Internet? 33. ______ If appropriate, have you contacted the Veterans Organization? 34. ______ Have you checked in with the Employment Development Department? 35. ______ Are you comfortable negotiating salary? 36. ______ Do you average at least two lunch or breakfast appointments per month with colleagues you admire? 37. ______ Have you taken at least on short course or seminar to increase your job skills? 38. ______ In your current job, have you sought out assignments that will add to you ‘bag of competencies”? 39. ______ Can you list your strengths and weaknesses as a professional in your field? 40. ______ Have you written or memorized your ‘two minute script’? 41. ______ Have you identified the work experiences that give you the most satisfaction? 42. ______ Are you clear on what you want your next job to be? 43. ______ Do you have a career development plan and review it annually? 44. ______ Do you have a mentor or coach who can help you in your career growth? 45. ______ On a scale from 1 to 10 how committed are you in finding a job? 46. ______ Have you completed research on salaries regarding your job objective? 47. ______ Do you have a workable technique for recharging yourself emotionally? 48. ______ Do you have good work references? 49. ______ Do you know how to make a good first impression? 50. ______ Are you learning from your mistakes? 51. ______ Are you pro-active in your marketing campaign? 52. ______ Are you following up on all your networking leads? 53. ______ Are you comfortable using your telephone skills? 54. ______ Do you have a prepared script for voice mail? 55. ______ Do you know how to overcome objections in the interview? 56. ______ Have you memorized your PARS (achievements).? 57. ______ Do you listen and pay attention when you are with people? 58. ______ Do you talk too much? 59. ______ Can you handle rejection? 60. ______ Have you visited companies and asked for the ‘current list’ of job openings? Career Quiz Results: How many Yes answers did you have?_________ (Note: If the questions did not relate to you, count them as a YES answer). If you had between 46 and 60 Yes answers: Good. You are taking charge of your career! If you had between 30 and 45 Yes answers: You know the concepts; now pay attention to the execution! If you had between 16 and 29 Yes answers: It is time to ramp up your activities to be successful in the job search! If you had between 0 to 15 Yes answers: You are standing still, and therefore losing ground! MOVE!