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I'm Sarah Green.

Today we are talking about finding your next job

and how to zero in on realistic career possibilities

before you start actually searching for jobs.

Our guest is Jody Glickman,

founder of the Communication Training firm Great on the job

and the contributor to the HBR guide to getting a job.

Jody, thanks so much for joining us today.

Thanks for having me, sir. I'm thrilled to be here.

Jody, what is the groundwork you should do before you start even looking for a job?

Should you start by mapping your strengths and weaknesses and financial goals?

Yes, you should absolutely be doing that. I think it's very important to know what you are good at and what you enjoy doing

and think about what you're not so good at or

what you don't like doing and think about career opportunities that are going to lend themselves

to the former and of course you need to weigh that against your financial goals.

I think what's most important is as you think about your strengths and weaknesses, there's a couple

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