Online Career Coaching Programme. Module 13 Securing Your Next Job

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1 Online Career Coaching Programme Module 13 Securing Your Next Job

2 Welcome to Module 13 of Your Online Career Coaching Programme

3 In this module

4 Our focus is on securing your next job

5 Some will be looking to secure that next job in their current organisation

6 Others will be looking to secure that next job in a new organisation

7 Let s start with securing your next job in your current organisation

8 People tend to think that securing your next job in your current organisation will be easier

9 Sometimes it can actually be harder than securing the job in a new organisation

10 Sometimes it can actually be harder than securing the job in a new organisation

11 Some of the positives of securing your next job in your current organisation

12 They know you

13 They trust you

14 You know the business

15 So hit the ground running

16 Some of the downsides of securing your next job in your current organisation

17 They know you

18 You might be hard to replace

19 And end up trying to do both the old and new job

20 Might not get as good a financial package

21 Assuming having looked at positives and downsides you decide

22 Your next job is going to be in your current organisation

23 What you need to focus on is your contribution in the past and in the future

24 Just doing the job is not going to be enough

25 You probably have to be contributing much more than your peers at present

26 As well as having a host of ideas on what else you could contribute at the next level

27 You also will probably have to demonstrate you can already work at the next level

28 For example

29 When I worked in the Big Accountancy firms

30 You usually had to operate successfully at the next level even though getting paid at a lower level

31 For at least 6 months

32 It was one of those unwritten rules

33 It s also important to build up the support of senior people

34 If you want a promotion in your current organisation

35 So getting exposure to senior people is important

36 What if you want to take the step up to the next level in a new organisation

37 The most important thing is to avoid what I call

38 The spray and hope strategy

39 What I mean is avoiding applying for everything at the next level

40 Just because you have the necessary qualification

41 What I ve found is that it is much better

42 To be selective with applications

43 And focus

44 On roles where you are an excellent fit in terms of

45 Experience

46 Knowledge

47 Skills

48 Attributes

49 I ve found that this much more selective targeted approach is even more important at senior levels

50 Does that mean you should never apply for anything in different sectors?

51 Definitely not

52 But you do need to realise

53 You have a greater possibility of getting rejected

54 Not because you are not capable of doing the job

55 But because those dealing with recruiting

56 Think their industry or sector is unique

57 You and I realise that 80% of business is the same

58 And 20% of business is specific to an industry or sector

59 However those recruiting tend to see it as 80% specific and 20% the same

60 So you are at big disadvantage if you don t have sector or industry experience

61 It s also important to appreciate that the way jobs are filled is continually changing

62 When I started out in my career adverts in newspapers and professional journals was the norm

63 Now online job sites and LinkedIn are the norm

64 Additionally

65 Many employers

66 Operate introduce a friend schemes

67 Building your network is also important too

68 My last 3 jobs in accountancy were as a result of someone in my network

69 Early client work when I started out in business was as a result of my network

70 So your action from this module will depend on whether looking to secure your next job internally or externally

71 If internally

72 Create a list of past and potential future contributions

73 Make it known to your boss that you are seeking a promotion

74 Start to build your profile with more senior people

75 If looking externally

76 Be targeted with applications

77 Work on building your network

78 Let your network know you are looking to move jobs as they might be able to introduce you

79 So we have reached the last module of this programme

80 If you have completed all the actions you should be in a strong position to move forward

81 If you have not completed all the actions go back and do it

82 As I said right up front your actions determine your results

83 And if you are finding it more of a struggle to make progress than you thought

84 Get in touch to see if working with me 1 to 1 might be the logical next step

85 And of course if you have achieved specific results from the programme

86 It would be great if you were willing to write a short testimonial

87 Duncan Brodie LinkedIn: Duncan Brodie Web: