Job Search Strategy

I need to get some thoughts down on my job search strategy and hopefully sort out some of the overwhelmingness (not a word) that I'm feeling right now.

I'm working on three main threads right now, listed as follows:

1) Prolango Boot Camp
2) PMP Certification
3) Public Speaking Skills/Sales/Personal Branding


Prolango Boot Camp

Pending Items:

1) Update Resume

• Add achievement language to statements
• Read "Resumes for Dummies"
  

2) Career Search Marketing Plan

• Last Position Exit Statement
• Personal Branding Statement
• LinkedIn Profile
• Follow Up Email Templates
• Business Cards
  

3) Company Research - Top 10 Companies

• Identify Top 10 Companies for FTE slots
• Identify Consulting firms for backup plan (i.e. MS vendor work)

PMP Certification

• Application Process (3 hrs)
• Thursday Study Group
• Flash Cards
• Review Cost, Scheduling, and Risk Management
• Take Exam (May)
  

Public Speaking Skills/Sales/Personal Branding

• Attend Toastmasters Meetings on Tuesday Nights
• Join Chamber Club
• Give Icebreaker Speech (June)
  
• Sales Training (August)
• Develop Personal Branding Statement
• Storytelling/Interview

Other Action Items

1. Get printer working
2. Purchase a small desk from Ikea
3. Deposit check
4. complete taxes
5. work out 4 days each week
6. maintain diet - drop 10 pounds in April and May

Plan for week of 4.18.11

1) Get Printer working (update: purchased new one but not set up yet)
2) Update Resume
3) Review "Resumes for Dummies"
4) Cold Call 5 recruiters
5) Try to set up 5 coffee or drink meetings for the next week
6) Attend Sip and Social on 4/19 (conflicts with Toastmasters)
7) Develop Personal Branding Statement - 1st draft
8) Complete LinkedIn Profile
9) Order business cards from Vista Print
10) Attend Prolango Bootcamp Monday morning
11) Attend Prolango sub-group meeting on Friday morning
12) Take Friday afternoon off so that I can mow the lawn, work out, etc.
13) Attend Study group on thursday
14) Attend Linked:Seattle on Wednesday
15) Complete Top 10 Companies List


Ongoing Tasks

1) Add contacts to LinkedIn
2) Work out

Other:
Going out is a low priority next weekend. If I can get all of the action items above done this week, I will have made solid progress towards my goals.