Digital Application Platform - 3 - Prepare for Job Search

Digital Application Platform

Prepare for the Job Search

Learn how to prepare for your job search!

Summary

Helpful Ideas for Your Job Search
Evaluate your Strengths
Understand the Market
Your Personal Application Plan
Interesting Job Platforms
Helpful Resources

Helpful Ideas for Your Job Search

Have a look at this presentation to gain some more information on how to prepare for your job search.

DAP_AWS_Job Search

Evaluate your Strengths

Knowing yourself and your strengths are really valuable when it comes to applications so take some time and evaluate and take note of your personal strengths and goals. Distinguish between the strengths you already brought into DCI and the ones you developed at DCI.

Think about your goals and summarise all of that in a personal pitch.

Which strengths did you bring into DCI?

Which strengths did you develop at DCI?

What goals do you want to achieve in your career?

Finally, write a short pitch about yourself that highlights your strengths and goals.

Understand the Market

Understanding the market you are applying in should also be an essential part of your preparation process. Take some time to inform about different industries, types of companies and roles you are interested in. Include where the companies you choose create value and who the customers of these companies are.

What industries are you interested in?

What companies would you like to work at?

Where do these companies create value?

Who are the customers of these companies?

In what roles can you see yourself?

Your Personal Application Plan

Make a copy of this template, save it in your drive and use it as your personal application tracker. This is a very useful tool to stay organised and on top of your applications.

Template_Personal Application Plan

This template will also help you with better time management. Good time management ensures that tasks are coordinated and successfully implemented and a clear structure helps to overcome fear and difficulties and helps to stay motivated! Here are some time management skills:

Move step by step: Don't to everything at one time, “monotasking” reduces mistakes.
Define “application times”: Define a certain task for each day per week (e.g. Monday & Tuesday: research, Wednesday & Thursday: write cover letter, Friday: send application), Don't get distracted by Social Media etc., have routines
Prioritise: Prioritise urgent tasks from not urgent ones (deadlines and most wanted positions first), to-do-lists
Plan realistic: plan buffers and do breaks, have a day on which you do nothing but rest to load new energy