Work Checklist
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- Evaluate Your Skills
- Create a resume or CV
- List unpaid or volunteer work
- Describe your skills, including those not directly related to past employment or volunteer efforts
- Define your areas of strength
- Evaluate weaknesses or barriers, and develop ways to combat or overcome them.
- Plan Ahead
- Determine what salary you are going to hold out for
- Decide what sort of position you want to hold in five or ten years
- Divide your requirements for a job into 'wants' and 'needs'
- Take a course if needed to fine tune skill sets or regain certification
- Arrange child care, if necessary
- Find Employment
- Contact your local job or workforce center
- Check with temporary agencies and hiring agents
- Read the local paper to find listed jobs
- Check online job finders and employment listings
- Send out your resume or CV to prospective employers
- Schedule interviews for the best positions offered
- Interview Tips
- Dress appropriately and professionally; remove any facial jewelry
- Memorize a list of anticipated questions and answers
- Arrive a few minutes early for your interview
- Be prepared to answer inquiries about your ability to juggle work and other responsibilities
- Your First Day Back
- Select and press your attire the night before your first day back at work
- Prepare a take-along meal or research dining options near your workplace
- Arrive a few minutes early in order to familiarize yourself with your workspace
- Ask questions rather than risk mistakes
- Be proactive, self starting, and motivated
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Going back to work after an absence can be nerve-wracking. Whether the absence was due to maternity leave, an extended illness or simply a period where there was no need to work, returning to the workforce takes some preparation. In some situations (notably when leave has been for a short period only), a job has been held open and all that is needed is to slide back into an old familiar routine. In other cases, a prolonged period of time away from the workforce indicates the need for a game plan in order to both secure a new job, and make the transition back into the field. Whether you are going back to work for financial reasons or simply to occupy your time and enrich your life, there are many considerations to be factored into your final decision. You should weigh the pros and cons of going back to work, decide what concessions you will have to make and determine which requirements are deal breakers. Family needs will have to be evaluated and you will have to prioritize demands on your time. Organization is key; and if you plan ahead, your re-entry into the workforce should be smooth and natural.
Who it's for
This Work Checklist is for teams that want consistent execution, less rework, and clear ownership.
- Standardize quality - run the same Work steps every time, regardless of who executes
- Save time - reuse a proven Work workflow instead of rebuilding processes from scratch
- Improve accountability - assign owners and see what's done vs. what's pending
- Onboard faster - use the Work checklist as the SOP and training guide
- Coordinate across roles - handoffs are clear and everyone works from the same source of truth
How to use it
How to use this Work Checklist:
- Start by saving it - save as a Template if you'll reuse it, or as a Checklist if it's a one-off project.
- Customize it once for your workflow - remove what doesn't apply and add your team-specific steps.
- Assign ownership and execute - set owners/due dates where needed and track completion as work happens.
- Reuse without rebuilding - when Work comes up again, start from your saved version and run it with clear ownership.
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