Find your areas of passion, strengths and weakness. Write down a short career plan. Use tools like Personality and Behavioral Analysis, PEST, SWOT, 7 Stories, etc. to craft a job and career direction for yourself. Become comfortable in explaining any personal weaknesses or employment gaps.

Chances are your prospective employer will put you through these tests and ask you the tough questions, so why not practice them now? Check out Lesson 2 in our job search series on Finding Your Compass.

Lesson 8 is about standing for your greatness. If not you, then who will? How will you develop the mindset to be a humble servant to your spirit (your unlimited potential)? In the process you will become The Obvious Candidate - be it for internal promotion or an external position. It requires an understanding of your strengths, limitations, abilities and attitudes, combined with a deep sincerity and authenticity. Inspire yourself by giving to your family, community and country. In the process you will start living to your potential, your greatness.

Follow our self-paced video course to guide to you to unleash your powerful potential.

You are always negotiating or enrolling others in your viewpoint. The truth is 90% of the successful part of negotiation occurs prior to the meeting - through preparation. How prepared are you when you show up for the interview? Have you thought through the flexibility in work hours that you may need, or your start date? Or the salary that you deem necessary for your skill set? Have you done the gournd work to prepare yourself?

Follow our self-paced Lesson 7 to guide yourself in the art of negotiation. It can help you gain another 20% in compensation. Learn when to bring up important demands, such as flex hours, starting date, compensation, and so on.

Lesson 6 answers the question: What is web 2.0? What is different about the new web? How can I market my services more effectively over the web? We provide a description of the top social networking, blogging, bookmarking sites for job seekers, and how they can get noticed in the crowded field.

Follow our self-paced video course to master the new opportunities created by web 2.0. We show you ways in which you can become visible on the most trafficked blog sites relevant to your job search, and showcase your expertise and strengths.

Create a knockout Resume using our templates and 101-Before and After Resume Examples. Lesson 1 (with video) will guide you on essential steps for creating a great looking, truthful and powerful resume. Remember you get just one chance to make a great impression.

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In today's environment, you need a polished custom cover letter, follow-up thank you notes, a Resume Addendum, and an action plan to indicate that you are hungry for the job. Most of all, your sincerity must shine through these documents.

Follow our self-paced video course, Lesson 3, to guide you on how to create up to ten supplementary job search documents.

Set your goals, stay committed to them, and manage your time effectively, these are the three most powerful steps you can take in a job search. Practice our tips to shorten your job search by weeks or even months. The average time to find a new job is now reaching 20 weeks. Can you survive that long without a job?

Lesson 4 shows you how to recommit to your goals each day, to stay positive and focused, manage your time in 2 hour chunks, and achieve much more in the same 12 hours than the average person.

Have you read other people's resume or cover letter and been struck by the tone of sincerity? Ever read a thank you note, and emotionally connected to it? We give you tips on how to network, dialog, write letters and email and even hold phone conversations that enable you to connect from your heart. Make it real. The results will astound you. People will reach out to you, your phone calls will be acknowledged, as will your email.

Lesson 5 will not just help with your job search, but help you achieve success in life. Many of us lose the ability to connect by being in dead-end situations for too long. It is time to rediscover the art of connecting if you are to land a job fast.