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Today, Kraft announced that it will be splitting into two separate publicly traded companies<\/a>.\u00a0 One organization will focus \"\"<\/a>on snacks (Oreo Cookies, Cadbury Chocolate),\u00a0and the other organization will\u00a0focus on grocery items (Kraft Mac N Cheese, Oscar Meyer Lunch Meat).\u00a0 Essentially, this split was done so that each organization could focus on its strengths. 2011 has certainly been the year of organizations bringing more focus to their core operations.\u00a0 Fortune Brands, ConocoPhillips and others have all broken up divisions\/brands to focus on their respective customers.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, these important decisions are\u00a0not about only focusing on what you do best but also\u00a0communicating to your customers that you can’t be everything to everyone. The career implications are so important here. How many times have I heard the following generic answers to the question “What do you want to do?”:<\/p>\n

1) I want to work in government.<\/p>\n

2) Finance is so interesting to me.<\/p>\n

3) Many have told me that my skills are best for the non-profit sector.<\/p>\n

These generic answers just don’t work for you.\u00a0 While you may think you are\u00a0communicating a specific idea, in reality, you are just being as generic as the next job seeker. Whether you are looking for that 1st, 4th, 10th job…the more generic the answer, the more your customer (interviewer, informational interview, friend, former colleague) will not be able to assist you. Instead, consider answering that same question in the following ways with added detail:<\/p>\n

1) I am really excited about federal government agencies that focus on energy and the environment.\u00a0 This is a mission I can get behind.<\/p>\n

2) Working in finance for early stage companies would be really interesting to me which is why I want to work in\u00a0venture capital.<\/p>\n

3) Many have told me that my skills would be best suited with a non-profit that focuses on early childhood development, because of my teaching skills.<\/p>\n

If you feel like being Mac\u00a0& Cheese that is perfectly fine.\u00a0 Just make sure the person you are communicating with\u00a0understands what that means.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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