21 January 2020

Job targeting: what it is and why it matters for companies

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One of the most important aspects of personnel selection is the employment objective, It is the element that will provide the interviewers with the information concerning the type of job for which the candidate is applying, This will also determine to a large extent whether or not the vacancy matches the vacancy. 

What is the employment objective

The employment goal, or career goal, is the goal in the field of employment to which a person aspires. In other words, the the perfect job that the candidate aspires to and aspires for.

It is not only limited to the job itself, but also to everything that surrounds it (responsibility, family reconciliation, national or international projection, etc.).

Furthermore, beyond what this type of goal of a person is in absolute terms, it should also be taken into account that it is considered to be a part of the CV in itself, as a specific section.

This section of the CV does not always appear on the CV, although it is becoming increasingly common. Particularly in the case of candidates who aspire to positions with a long-term projection

This is usually a section consisting of a few lines (never more than 4 or 5) placed just after the candidate's personal details (which appear first on all CVs).

In these lines the candidate in question introduces himself and sets out what are their career aspirations, i.e. what their employment objective is. 

Why it is important for business

It is important both for companies and for the workers themselves. On the one hand, the employment objective is the one that will define the career path that a worker is going to develop.

In other words, when a worker has a well-defined objective, this allows him or her to orienting all its actions and decisions in this direction, This will eventually lead to the achievement of that goal. 

In the case of employees, it is important for companies because it will allow them to get to know the employee themselves, as well as what they can and cannot expect from them. Companies hire their employees to carry out certain tasks.

Because of this, in order for this employer-employee relationship to thrive and grow in the long term, it is it is essential that the tasks that the employee performs are in line with his or her objective..

Otherwise, it is very likely that the employee will end up leaving the post in search of other opportunities that better fit his or her professional objective, which implies that the company will have to allocate new resources in the search for a new employee and in their training. 

Because of this, the job objective is one of the points on an employee's CV that is of most interest to both parties. Both the employee and the company need the aspirations of both to be in line with each other, which makes it easier for the employee to have a long and fruitful career in the job in question.

As well as that the company will be in a position to retaining talent by responding to the needs and aspirations of its employees. 

Reconciling work and family life

In this sense, one of the most important aspects to be taken into account when talking about a worker's employment objective is the reconciling work and family life.

Since it is one of the most frequently used elements of the can condition the development and growth of the workers and their projection towards the objective they have in mind.

As a result, more and more companies are providing their employees with different resources to help them reconcile their work and family life. 

One of the best examples is Childcare Ticket, The new system, which makes it possible to optimise the money spent on this fixed expense for parents increasing the purchasing power of workers.

In addition, in order to promote the employment objective, it is a solution which is perfectly suited to all families, The new system of childcare, as workers are free to choose the childcare that best suits their own needs, taking into account elements such as their place of residence, commuting time, working hours, etc.

Edenred Spain

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