Searching for a job can be a hard, mundane, often unrewarding task. At times, you can send out dozens or even hundreds of emails before getting a promising interview. Of course, that really only applies if your job seeking strategy involves two steps: finding jobs on craigslist, and applying for them by email.
There are similar two-step programs out there, but essentially, people expect that jobs will fall in their lap just because they feel qualified for the job. So, they put out a bunch of resumes in a short period of time and become frustrated when they don’t know why their mass-email tactics aren’t paying off.
Well, my job seeking friend, you’re in luck. You’re about to read how to go above and beyond the mass-email tactics and learn the ins and outs of creating a much more comprehensive and effective strategy.
The market is more competitive than ever, so you need to be, too.
With a nation of currently employed people looking for the next best thing in their career, and an unemployment rate of over 6%, the job market for almost any industry is extremely competitive. People are utilizing more online resources than ever. Recruiting offices are buzzing with leads. Job fairs are rampant on college campuses. And where do you fit into it? How do you get started?
- Make a plan of action, and stick to it. Determine how much time you have available for your job seeking efforts. If you’re out of work and need full-time employment quickly, spend 40+ hours per week searching, applying, and networking. If you have a job, but want to move on from it, figure out if you have time for a couple hours per night, or if it’s got to be a weekend activity.
- Set clear and realistic goals for yourself. If you think sending out 10 resumes per week that are representative of your skills and abilities, yet catered to sell you to each individual job poster, then do what it takes to hit that number. If you feel good about making 5 new LinkedIn connections, make it happen.
- Play the online application game. Get some great references and referrals, and build profiles on LinkedIn (a popular business networking site), monster.com, and other job-finding sites. Check out craigslist and see if there are any jobs that pique your interest.
- Use social media. It’s not uncommon for people to find jobs by making posts on Facebook or Twitter, asking their friends and followers if they are aware of any particular job openings. Friends are there for a reason – you’d help them if you could, too.
- Fill out applications with a recruiter or three. Recruiters are a classic job seeking resource, which still remains effective today. Because they have employers paying them to find the most qualified and best-suited applicants for their open positions, recruiters often do all the legwork, at no cost to you.
Be smart – do what feels best to you and for your industry.
You will quickly get a feel for which methods of looking and applying for jobs do or do not work for you. You may find that online job sites aren’t cutting it for you, but that your recruiters are finding you leads left and right, and speeding up the process quite a bit. Focus your energy where you feel it is valuable, and if it proves not to be valuable, move onto another method. As long as you make a continued effort and cover multiple angles, you should easily increase your chances of getting hired.
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