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Self Marketing Career Assessment

The employment market is fiercely competitive. To be effective in your career search, to create the level of interest in your skills and talents in the market, it is important to recognize that being highly prepared in all aspects of your value presentation to potential employers is a critical step. It is crucial to differentiate yourself from your competition to generate successful results.

As cold as it may sound-----YOU are the product.

This Self Marketing Career Assessment is designed to give you a strong indication as to how prepared you are to promote yourself in the current job market. Each question should be rated to your level agreement with each captioned statement.

The scoring is evaluated as follows:

  1. 46 or above: In our view you are both well prepared and capable of marketing yourself successfully. However fine tuning could possibly help.
  2. 31 to 45: Enlisting professional help would enhance your chances of getting ahead of your competition quickly and effectively and in securing the best possible position available.
  3. 30 or below: This strongly suggests immediate professional help is indicated.

1. I have a clear understanding of my professional strengths and know how to effectively articulate their value.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

2. I know how to communicate my professional value effectively.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

3. I have a self marketing plan that is clear and structured.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

4. I know how to research the market and how to locate the resources to find oppurtunities quickly.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

5. I have a strong resume that clearly articulates my skills, talents, experience and accomplishments.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

6. I have identified my next career move and know how to pursue it.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

7. I have a clear understanding of how my skills transfer into other market sectors.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

8. I have a clear understanding of how to conduct an effective career search and how to maximize my efforts to produce the greatest return.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

9. I have clearly documented my personal and professional goals and have incorporated them into my career decision making process.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

10. I know how to market myself effectively so that I can secure a career position that equals or betters my current or most recent position.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

11. I am aware of the different correspondence formats that are employed in a career search campaign and of their application.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

12. The cover letters I construct are highly effective and specifically align myself to the role.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

13. I know what is important to me in a career position and how to make sure that get what I want.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

14. The cover letters I construct are highly effective guaranteeing that I always get screened in.

Agree Strongly (4)
Agree (3)
Agree Somewhat (2)
Agree Not At All (1)

Your Score: 0

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