Planning for new opportunities

‘Planning for new opportunities’ is a step-by-step booklet that helps you to understand what it takes to land a new job. We will cover the overall parameters for your job search and you will gain an overview of your qualifications and options, so you approach your job search in a more clearly targeted manner.

Preface

We want to make it easier for you and help you find a new job as quickly as possible.

Being a jobseeker can be very stressful, because there are so many things you need to do. Most people approach the task in a disorganised manner and just muddle through.

‘Planning for new opportunities’ structures the process from start to finish, so that you approach job-hunting one step at a time.

The process is built up in such a way that once you have completed all of the steps, you’ll have done everything possible to plan your job hunt and you are then ready to find your job.

At each step, you will acquire the knowledge and tools you need to find a job.

The idea is to help you get off to a good start and the 3 steps to do so are:

1. Step 1: What does it take to get a new job?
2. Step 2: The overall parameters for your job search
3. Step 3: Your options and ambitions

Each step consists of an explanatory text that provides in-depth information and guidance on how to approach the task at hand.

Once you have studied the text, you’ll be all set to carry out each task in practice.

Content

1. Introduction
2. What does it take to land a new job?
   1. Be proactive
   2. Recognise the best in yourself
   3. Learn from your experiences
   4. Try something new
   5. Set targets
   6. Go the extra mile
   7. Accept help from others
   8. Job-hunting is a full-time job
   9. Practical conditions
   10. Step 1: Daily job-hunting timetable
3. The overall parameters for your job search
   1. The overall parameters for your job search
   2. Assignment
4. Your options and preferences
   1. Considerations
   2. Use your experience
   3. How to proceed
   4. Look back to look ahead
   5. Your level of ambition
   6. Your values
   7. Put your dreams into words
   8. Kickstart your dreams
   9. Your innermost dreams