This strategy focuses on securing a suitable job within a larger organisation that offers enhanced opportunities and benefits. Initially, it entails identifying your ideal role and the right organisation by listing skills and experiences you enjoy, researching potential employers with a strong resource base, and considering industry sectors that interest you. For instance, if leadership and innovation are key to your goals, target organisations thriving in these areas.
Next, enhance your professional profile by updating your CV to showcase leadership achievements, optimising your LinkedIn with relevant keywords, and earning industry certifications. For example, participating in resource management workshops can boost your credibility. These steps will ensure you appear as an attractive candidate to potential employers.
Finally, the strategy includes networking and interview preparation. Reach out to individuals within target organisations for informational interviews and utilise recruitment consultants. By attending industry events and practicing interview techniques, you will be well-prepared to demonstrate your leadership and resource management skills during interviews.
The strategies
⛳️ Strategy 1: Identify your ideal role and organisation
- List skills and experiences you enjoy using
- Research organisations with a strong resource base
- Identify roles that align with your leadership and organisational goals
- Consider industry sectors that interest you
- Determine your ideal company culture
- Create a list of target organisations
- Use LinkedIn to gather insider perspectives on these companies
- Set specific salary and benefits goals for your new role
- Analyse job descriptions that interest you
- Identify potential networking contacts within desired organisations
⛳️ Strategy 2: Enhance your professional profile
- Update your CV to reflect leadership achievements
- Optimise LinkedIn profile with keywords for your target roles
- Request recommendations from colleagues and subordinates
- Highlight achievements in leading projects in your portfolio
- Include metrics that demonstrate your impact in previous roles
- Attend workshops on leadership and resource management
- Earn a certification relevant to your industry or role
- Ensure all social media reflects your professional image
- Join industry-specific organisations and groups
- Engage with content in your industry by writing articles or posts
⛳️ Strategy 3: Network and interview with potential employers
- Reach out to connections in target organisations for informational interviews
- Attend industry conferences and networking events
- Utilise recruitment consultants who specialise in your field
- Practice interview techniques with a focus on leadership and impact
- Prepare stories that demonstrate your success in resource management
- Research potential interviewers to personalise interview responses
- Ask insightful questions during interviews about resources and culture
- Follow-up with personalised thank you notes post-interview
- Negotiate offers by leveraging market salary data
- Evaluate offers against your set goals and priorities
Bringing accountability to your strategy
It's one thing to have a plan, it's another to stick to it. We hope that the examples above will help you get started with your own strategy, but we also know that it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day effort.
That's why we built Tability: to help you track your progress, keep your team aligned, and make sure you're always moving in the right direction.
Give it a try and see how it can help you bring accountability to your strategy.
