+ Job Ad Analysis CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Job Ad Analysis CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS

First Step CIRCLE THE FACTS Who-company name, company website, contact name What-job title, job number Where-job location, company headquarters When-posting close, when to be filled, when posted Why-expansion? How-application Description of what Technical guidelines process

Second Step UNDERLINE Requirements (find the verb/noun) Years of experience Degrees and (or) certifications KSAs Other (KSAOs) Desired/Preferred Usually KSAs & others What is a KSA?

Third Step BOX KEYWORDS Brands Names of processes, software Personality or company culture What is a keyword?

Zipper Making

Fourth Step Analyze what you found WORD DOC Two column table Rows for each required item preferred item values

Go or No Go? Go: No continue with application Go: file for strategic planning awareness of words/terms to use get more credentials or experience, etc. Add to Career Catalog under Job Log Tracker

Job Ad Analysis Part II CAREER MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Evaluate Your Work

Match Rate Feedback

Skills Match Graph

Hard Skills Yield Keywords

Other Keywords

Next Steps Evaluate the feedback Consider synonyms for words you originally used Revise your document Re-scan

Use Two-Column Analysis Again* Watch for needed keyword Insert in Cover Letter as body of text revisions