Assessment - Aligned Career

Job Search Assessment

Take Aligned Career’s 5 minute job search assessment to understand opportunities to tune your process for better results.

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1. Self-Assessment

Values - I know my overall life values and how work fits into them.

Yes Somewhat No

Interests - I know my strongest interests, and what career directions might build on those interests.

Yes Somewhat No

Strengths - I know my strengths and areas of expertise.

Yes Somewhat No

Environment - I can define my ideal work environment preferences.

Yes Somewhat No

2. Career Direction

Ideal Job - I can define my ideal job(s).

Yes Somewhat No

Qualifications - I have the skills, training or knowledge I need to qualify for the desired job.

Yes Somewhat I don't know

Feasibility - I have validated the feasibility of the career direction or job I’m interested in pursuing.

Yes Somewhat No

3. Professional Brand

Accomplishments - I know my greatest accomplishments, and can recall them easily and tell others how I achieved them.

Yes Somewhat No

Positioning Statement - I can comfortably and concisely describe to others a clearly-defined job that I am pursuing.

Yes Somewhat No

Resume - I have a current resume that is based on quantified accomplishments.

Yes Somewhat No

LinkedIn Profile - I have a detailed LinkedIn profile with key words for my profession that will stand out in searches by recruiters.

Yes Somewhat No

Please paste in link to your LinkedIn profile (optional)

4. Target Organizations

Targets - I have a list of the top 10 organizations that are a good fit for my search criteria.

Yes Somewhat No

Research - I know how to research prospective organizations.

Yes Somewhat No

Networking Strategy - I have a strategy for using my network to explore options and uncover opportunities.

Yes Somewhat No

LinkedIn Network - I have a strong LinkedIn network with almost all of my most supportive previous managers, co-workers, direct reports and other business contacts.

Yes Somewhat No

Recruiters - I know the key recruiters in my area, and they have my resume and information in their tracking system.

Yes Somewhat No

5. Connect - Interview & Negotiate

Interview - I know how to prepare for interviews, and am comfortable addressing the questions they are likely to ask.

Yes Somewhat No

Negotiate - I know the current market compensation and benefits for my field.

Yes Somewhat No

Last Step! Mindset & Focus

Positive - I am currently in a high-energy, positive state of mind most of the time.

Yes Somewhat No

Rejuvenate - I engage in activities that rejuvenate me on a daily basis.

Yes Somewhat No

Productive - I get the right things done, on schedule.

Yes Somewhat No

Focus - I have a comfortable place where I can work on my job search without interruption.

Yes Somewhat No

Timeline - I have a realistic timeline for my job search process.

Yes Somewhat No

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