Owning Your Job Search with a Consultant Mindset

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Do you have a consultant mindset in your approach to your career? If not, you should. Listen to the show and find out why.

Thanks for joining me for this final fall finale on TVOJS. If you are joining me for the first time, welcome. You can learn more about the podcast, the blog, and me at The Voice of Job Seekers.com. If you wish to contribute to the conversations we have on the podcast, you can do it in one of three ways:

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I appeared on some podcasts this year, and for the last episode, I wanted to share a show I was interviewed on last June. The podcast, The Career Confidante, is hosted by Marie Zimenoff. If you have been listening to the TVOJS podcast since 2013, she was my guest on an episode about job search trends back in 2015.

Marie is the President of the Career Thought Leaders Consortium and the Resume Writing Academy. Her show, like this one, tools job seekers for the job market.

In this episode, I talk about how job seekers should approach their job search like a consultant.

Highlights include:

Job board hunting is 98% useless. Showing clear and value, you can prove
Your approach as a consultant holds a holistic view, not just solving a problem
With a consultant mindset, you are looking to create opportunities, not waiting for them to happen
Your original ideas, your outcomes good and bad from projects are a part of your presentation to employers
Interviews are business conversations with this mindset, actively engaging with questions of your own about the company and managers

Finally…

Again, this is the final show until, January 15, 2019. Subscribers will receive the episode first thing in the morning. The show will be my annual episode on Resume Trends, so look forward to it.

I want to wish you Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Kwanza, and Happy Hanukka! It’s been a great year in many ways. Enjoy the episode with Marie and me, and I will see you in January.

If you’re on the email list, I will be sending you a survey. I would love to know what you like to see on the blog and podcast.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.