OUR PROCESS: We encourage you to read this entire section, however if you are in a great hurry, feel free to browse the set of links in the right bar, and jump directly to topics of interest to you. Once you’ve read this page, we’ll guide you through our 4-step process, step by step, to sharpen your job search activities.
The site is especially helpful for those who are in career transition. Whereas many senior job seekers spend thousands of dollars on services of an executive coach to provide these same services, with a little effort and discipline you can derive the same benefits simply by following the advice contained in these pages.
Our material includes tips from our own published works and training programs, and the best few from suggestions we receive from readers and students through these blogs and email. The net result is a Best Practices guide on job search. And it is FREE.
“Your success in life isn’t based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business.” — Mark Sanborn
FULL “ADIE” PROCESS TO CONDUCT JOB SEARCH
If you have have a job, we suggest that you follow the full 4-step ADIE process. This will help you build a solid foundation for your career and job goals. ADIE is an acronym that stands for Assess, Develop, Implement and Evaluate. Click on the image below to view the actions related to each of the steps. You may have to click on the resulting image to view it in higher resolution, or download a PDF version of the image to be able to read the text clearly.
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To download a PDF version of this image so you can read the text more clearly please click here. Flowchart for job search (PDF)
LITE “ADIE” PROCESS FOR JOB SEARCH
Those of you who are without a job and with little financial cushion, should follow the “lite” version of the ADIE process. The Lite ADIE process compresses the assessment and development steps into a single short step, allowing you to move to Implementation within a day of undertaking this commitment.
(click to enlarge)To download a PDF version of this image so you can read the text more clearly please click here. PDF of high quality version of Figure 2(PDF)
We recommend that those who are following ADIE Lite circle back to the FULL ADIE process to pick up additional valuable tips on creating an online presence and browse our suggested material on interviewing tips.
To continue the tutorial on the ‘Lite’ ADIE process, please click here.
