Work Checklist
Table of Contents
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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Presented by:
Alex Strickland
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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.