Ladies, have you ever used a dating site to meet your soul mate? I can’t count the number of individuals I know who have found the love of their life by utilizing a dating site. I suppose it makes sense as dating sites work at matching up individuals with similar likes, interests, values, personality traits, etc. When the successful matches are high in numbers, it makes me wonder why we don’t employ the same theories in our job search. If you discover an available job in a company whose interests, culture, and values align with your own, you may have found your perfect match. You may have found your…soul job, in other words. Ah, love is grand.
When evaluating a potential employer, do your research. Go to the company’s website and click on the “About Us” section. Often times this section will contain the company’s mission statement, vision statement, and values. Perhaps you may set up an informational interview to discuss how the company will advance in the future, what the employer likes about working there, and how the hiring manager began working for the company. It could be like your first date to see if you would like to continue the relationship. When getting into the field of career development, I conducted three informational interviews with companies for whom I thought I might like to work. Wouldn’t you know, all three companies contacted me within the next three months to offer me an interview. Luckily, I found my soul job…we’ve been in love ever since.
Happy job shopping!
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