Janice Worthington MA, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP Send Janice a Question

My Psychic Predictions for 2004 - And Your Career!  Recently I conducted some research into the qualifications of becoming a psychic. Jeanne Dixon, Sylvia Browne, John Edward and someone called psychic Fred are all making predictions for 2004. They base their guesswork on the positioning of the stars, messages from deceased relatives, and weird looking tarot cards. This didn’t seem too difficult so I thought I would give it a try. Here are my psychic predictions for your career in 2004. Your Résumé Will Open Doors - You will realize the necessity of logic in your resume. Your objective will be stated in your vocational title, i.e. Staff Accountant, Physical Therapist, Electrical Engineer, not that tedious "room for advancement" speech that guarantees to put most readers into a sound state of sleep. You will no longer think merely in terms of "I do this and I do that." You will develop a keyword list in a table to describe your skill sets and will feature compelling performance highlights and achievements in addition to describing what you do. You Will Distribute Many Résumés - You will realize the importance of unannounced and unadvertised job opportunities, and you will send print and e-résumés to companies because you feel a compatibility between what a company does, what you can do and what you want to do. You will not be concerned that they may not be expecting your arrival. You will target numerous product and service segments with your résumé. You will post your résumés on numerous job boards and you will answer ads both on-line and from print sources. You will keep a consistent send-out momentum rather than waiting for response from the first batch if résumés before sending the second. You Will Attend All Interviews - You will realize that every meeting is an opportunity and amazing things happen when you don’t deny opportunity. You will not pre-judge, believe gossip or assume any negatives about a company or an opening until you have total information. You will truly understand the concept of all things being variable and negotiable. You will not mention compensation until you receive a job offer and will not be greedy even when you are in a position to negotiate. Perceived value is rewarded not sparring. You Will Persevere During Downtimes - When the company doesn’t call immediately or the interview don’t always go your way you will continue your momentum. You will not second-guess the impression you made nor will begin to question your value. You will realize that no one scores every time and they may have had no choice but to hire the boss’s son. You will remember that if you hang on and continue your momentum long enough you will see results. You will never give up only to have to begin again. Failure is not an option. It isn’t even necessary. Everyone gets hired. You Will Win the Interview Competition - You will master the ability to deliver a strong message. Because you will research each company’s needs and because you will then practice looking inside of yourself for specific compatible qualifications, you will learn that specifics, not generalities get hired. You will practice explaining your offerings and examples of your glory days until you have a smooth presentation. You will carry yourself with confidence but never arrogance, and you will cause the employer to realize that in order to have best team you must be the newest member. And finally - You will benefit because all the stars are aligned for a great 2004 economy and job market. Inventories are down, consumer confidence is up and the stock market continues higher. I like being a psychic! Go get hired and have a happy new year!

Janice Worthington is President of Worthington Career Services, Ohio’s oldest resume preparation firm and one of the oldest in the U.S. With 14 years of corporate recruiting experience, Worthington Career Services opened its doors focused on applicant empowerment in 1973. She is known for advising some of America’s highest-ranking industry leaders. Please send Janice your questions at janice@worthingtonresumes.com .  For more information on Janice, please visit her website at http://www.worthingtonresumes.com/!