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FOCUS - Know the job (or jobs) you want.

If you are looking for work, you have to FOCUS. Know the job (or jobs) you want. When an employer asks what kind of work you are looking for, don't be the person who immediately answers "Anything!" There is no job called "anything." May as well say "nothing." Figuring out what you are looking for is step one. 

Almost everyone I talk to looking for work always answers "anything." Needless to say, I cannot help much with just that. So, I ask what the have done before and if that is still of interest. We can usually move on from that point. There are exceptions. I once had an ex-military guy asking about unemployment insurance after a year "contracting" overseas. He was not eligible. No worry, he had in his mind exactly what he wanted to do and how he was going to do it. He wanted to get a CDL and move to North Dakota to drive trucks in the on-going natural gas boom. This was several years ago. He had the financial resources to make it happen.           

Focus your resume and cover letter (if needed) accordingly. The more focus you have, the more likely you will get a call back. Yes, you can have more than one idea or job in mind depending on your skills.  Get the items on your resume to match up as closely as possible to what you are applying for. If little matches, getting a call back will be unlikely. 

It is never a bad idea to have a plan in your mind of what you would do if your job is all the sudden gone. Life happens. Plan ahead.

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