你准备好找工作了吗？

　　If youre among those thousands of men who want to change jobs in the new year, however, hiring professionals will tell you that Jan. 1 isnt the time tokick off(开始，着手) your preparations-its now. Starting to gather resources, credentials and goals in advance puts workers in the best position when opportunities come around.

　　Here are some tips help you to get well prepared when chances come. Furthermore, for workers who are not planning to embark on a job hunt at present, these tips could help to lay out thewelcome mat(有利的铺垫) for that dream job in the future.

　　1. Grab your compass, get your map 确定工作方向

　　You cant drive somewhere without a map, and you cant get your dream job without first planning an ideal route to arrive there. Begin with the end in mind. Know where you want to be when you retire and build a plan backwards from there.

　　Ask yourself: how am I going to get there? What paths can I take? You identify the types of jobs you will need to have and the amount of time you need to be in each. Youll probably want to be at the director level at 35. This type of plan enables job-seekers to be flexible when they need to be

　　When the interviewer asks where you want to be in five years and you walk them through that plan, theyre going to be impressed. Its the best answer to the question.

　　2. Make sure youre jumping ship for the right reason 想清楚为什么要换工作

　　Understanding the reasons you want to leave a job can have a great deal to do with where you go next.

　　Often, people will say they are looking for a new job because they want to make more money, but David Foote, CEO and chief research officer of Foote Partners, an IT work force research company based in New Canaan, Conn., argues that when workers complain about money, there are a lot of other issues involved.

　　Maybe you say its a money issue, but youre really looking for more management opportunities. Take a look at where you want to be and when you know where that is, you have a much stronger, concentrated path to where you want to be.

　　3. Build your personal brand 建立你自己的优势

　　Recruiters noted many things workers can do to become the job candidate.No employers worth their salt would pass up (他们是不会拒绝能胜任的员工的). The first was to figure out what sets you apart from anyone else that applies for the same job.

　　What do you want to be known for in your field? Do you want to be an innovator? If so, continually point back to places where you have innovated, and what your managers thought of it. Competency in change management helps here.

　　4. Make yourself known 要懂得推荐你自己

　　Give yourself the opportunity to become known, through a number of different channels. You could speak at industry events, you could hook up with your own internal media or PR (public relations) folks and let them know you want to get your knowledge out there, and a third thing is if you have the ability to write, become a letter-to-the-editor or writer in trade magazines, letting people know what you think.