Steps to getting noticed, an
interview and the right job
Natural Aptitude Planning (NAP)
Finding one’s natural potential and skills is really an amazing experience. It involves recognizing what you naturally tend to do and how you naturally operate, and it shows you that you do not need to be labeled or boxed by what other people think your experience is, or what they think you should be doing. What’s more, your natural aptitude may not be relevant to the qualifications you have at all.
Every person has a tendency to do things automatically because "that's just the way they are" – and this is exactly what a person's natural value is, although most people tend not to think of it as valuable because it feels so “normal” to them. Irrelevant of job title, company or industry, throughout your career and life you will see that you have a very clear skill set. If you take this into account, things will fall into place.
NAP is very unconventional and, no, it is not the standard way of the recruitment industry at all, but it does make business sense, regardless of the type of company you work at or position you are in.
We will cover skills assessment and Natural Aptitude Planning (NAP) and how to structure your CV later in the book.
You need to be able to position your CV in such a way that a client or recruitment consultant can understand exactly what you do and see why you are the best person for the available position.
To help you do this successfully, I need to take you through a series of questions and discussions that will help you determine how to position yourself.