CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF A JOB SEARCH

While resumes and cover letters together form an important cornerstone of a successful job search strategy, they are not the only the elements. Landing the right job or making a successful career move requires a coordinated, purposeful, and well-thought out process. Olila's unique approach to career documents includes a coaching component that helps job seekers lay a solid foundation for a realistic and rewarding search.

Self Assessment

Olila's flexible and fluid interview process has as partial goal assisting each candidate conduct a thorough self-assessment. Through our help in discovering and defining the following, you increase not only the efficiency of your job search process, but also the chances of your satisfaction with the end results and the benefits of those results to your overall career:

• A clear goal: Exactly what type of position do I want?
• Fair assessment of your skills: Am I qualified for the type of position I want? If not, are there interim steps I can take to increase my qualifications over time and am I willing to take them?
• Fair assessment of your personal qualities and traits as they relate to a work environment: In what kind of environment do I fluorish? In what kind of environment do I stagnate or get off course?

Research

Nothing is more critical to an effective job search than research - research into the industry in which you are seeking employment, into potential career paths within that industry, and into the specific companies to which you apply. Olila's personalized and thorough approach to career documents helps to ensure that job seekers have accrued sufficient knowledge of the factors influencing how 'on point' their job search and materials are. Working with candidates to conduct the necessary research helps to realistically align candidate goals with opportunities, increases the effectiveness of resumes and cover letters, and faciliates successful interviewing.

Job Search Etiquette

Nothing can kill a potentially successful job search faster than a lack of adherence to job search etiquette. Olila helps candidates understand the 'rules of the game', from preparing for interviews to interview follow-up to how to approach entry into a new company. The coaching we provide as part of our career document services helps candidates make the most of the time and money they have invested, and helps them to make a good impression every step of the way.