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Contents & Navigation<\/div>\n
three element structure<\/a><\/div>\n
industry<\/a><\/div>\n
function<\/a><\/div>\n
geography<\/a><\/div>\n
all job search \u3009<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Three-Element Structure for Defining Job Targets<\/h3>\n

If you glance at a job board or classified ad section, you will see hundreds, if not thousands, of job possibilities. Even similar ads, such as job postings for accountants, can list very different descriptions for the job responsibilities, as well as qualifications to get the job. If you don\u2019t have a structure to categorize this very broad job market, you will dilute your efforts wading through too many jobs that are of no interest to you or for which you are not qualified (or worse, you could spend valuable time sifting through ads that are misleading).\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Three Elements of a Well-Defined Job Target<\/h4>\n
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function:<\/strong><\/span> activity; action in general, whether physical or mental \u2020<\/sup><\/div>\n
e.g.: accounting, nursing, teaching, managing<\/div>\n
industry:<\/strong><\/span> a particular form or branch of productive labour; a trade or manufacture \u2020<\/sup><\/div>\n
e.g.: automotive, finance, hospitality, higher ed<\/div>\n
geography:<\/strong><\/span> a region or location<\/div>\n
e.g.: east coast, Florida, city, suburb, rural, northeast, small town<\/div>\n
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\u2020 <\/sup>definitions from the OED<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A well-defined job target includes three elements: 1) industry, 2) function, and 3) geography.<\/p>\n

Continuing with “accounting,” accounting is a function<\/em><\/strong> — it is what a person does in the job, or it is the role they fulfill. However, the accountant could work for a government agency, a hospital, an insurance company, a toy manufacturer, or a host of other types of companies and organizations. Therefore, accounting is not specific enough — we also need to know the industry<\/strong><\/em> (whether government, health care, insurance, etc.). Finally, because a person might relocate for a job, we also need to know the geography<\/strong><\/em> of our job targets. Does that accountant want to work in a specific city? Are they interested in surrounding suburbs, surrounding cities, multiple states, or even multiple countries? Do they want to relocate? Are they willing to relocate? Where are they willing to relocate to? (west coast? southern states only? overseas? etc.)<\/p>\n

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Industry<\/h3>\n

The industry you target is the type of business in which you want to work. Industries include the following examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Arts<\/td>\nHealth Care, Pharmaceuticals, & Biotech<\/td>\nLuxury goods<\/td>\nRetail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/td>\nHospitality and Leisure<\/td>\nManagement Consulting<\/td>\nSports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Energy<\/td>\nFinancial Services<\/td>\nManufacturing<\/td>\nTechnology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food<\/td>\nGovernment<\/td>\nMedia & Entertainment<\/td>\nTelecommunications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fashion<\/td>\nLegal<\/td>\nNonprofit Causes<\/td>\nTransportation, Aerospace, & Automotive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These are just some examples, and they are of very broad industry categories. You can specify even further into subcategories. You will want to subcategorize because if you pick too broad an industry, you will have the same dilution-of-efforts problem as if you haven\u2019t specified an industry at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you look at the arts, subcategories include the following examples:<\/p>\n