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Effective Job Search Techniques
So you've just out of work, or maybe you happen to be out of work for a while. Now you're wondering where to turn next. You begin your job explore your own; you turn to the internet, newspapers, or other job boards.
Your entire day starts something like this, you wake up at your normal time however it becomes clear that it's not necessary to rush to get ready, get the morning coffee, or your breakfast. Which means you head to the kitchen and get your coffee and fix something to eat. Additionally you pick up the paper and rather than reading the financials you start within the classifieds. While you read you see several jobs that appear to be intriguing and you are making a mental note of these. Suddenly you realize that you might need a plan! Then you definitely go back to sleep room and finish your morning routine, except instead of dressing for work you put on your grubbiest clothes and head to the computer to look the task boards. As you go through the 1000's of jobs listed you keep in mind that your resume is desperately in need of an update. The next day is extremely similar to the first with just a few variations.
Several days pass and you've got a couple of good prospects. One company calls and requests a job interview. You spend yesterday the job interview groing through possible interview questions. You tweak your resume and cover letter and finally you are feeling you're all set for the interview.
While you go into the interviewer's office you realize that you're a few minutes late due to traffic. The job interview begins with the normal questions, "Tell Me about yourself" which means you start with, where you were born, your marital status, your hobbies, and education. Required might have to go something similar to this "What are two of the strongest skills", and also you answer something like this, I am a hard worker, and very dependable. Then it happens, the killer question, the main one you didn't prepare for "What Are the two Weakest Skills?" (I hate that question). You stammer a little squirm inside your chair and say something similar to this. "I don't have any weakest skills" then you laugh a little, you know, that laugh you need to do when you are nervous.
This sort of thing happens every day in job interviews throughout this country; I have a few tools that will make your job search more successful, such things as effective Job Search Planning, résumé / resume cover letter writing, effective networking, interview techniques, and interview follow-Up. So let's begin. Job Search Planning:
A plan for your job search is an integral part of the process. The plan helps you identify and state your talent in a manner that a Hiring Manager (HM) can readily determine if your skill set matches exactly what the employer is looking for. The task search plan should contain the following steps:
- Identifying your specific skill set. - Identifying potential employers. - Matching your skills towards the employer's needs. - Creating a network of people who can help you identify employers. - Working that network effectively. - Developing strong interview skills. - How to proceed following a job interview.
Résumé / Cover Letter Writing: - The rules for résumé verses resume cover letters. - How a cover letter should be structured? - How to choose the correct type of résumé. - How to structure your resume around employment description. - Why we tailor each résumé for every job description and employer.
Effective Networking: - Exactly what is a network? - Why do we want a network? - Building a network. - How you can effectively work a network.
Interview Techniques: - How to get ready for an interview. - What can I expect throughout the interview? - What questions am i going to get asked during an interview?
Interview Follow-Up: - Why follow-up after your interview? - What must i do to follow-up?
The data show that 80% to 85% of job placements are never placed on employment board and also the other 15% to 20% is spread out over internet, newspaper, along with other job postings. Like a job hunter we have to try to tap into the 85%. These 85% are put because someone knows someone else. An Engineer recognizes that his company is looking for another Engineer so he tells his friend who's searching for a job. Because of his recommendation uncle is hired. This happens the majority of the time and that Engineering job is never posted. When the jobs aren't posted then your general public never is aware of the job. We find these jobs through effective networking.
As we find a job to apply for only then do we need to get our qualifications in front of a hiring manager and that's done by writing a highly effective résumé, a résumé that speaks to your qualifications in the same language that the company understands. The cover letter may be the introduction from the résumé it is written in first person in which the résumé is designed in third person. I can not stress enough the importance of tailoring each résumé to complement each separate job description.
Everyone has a network of people and lots of times we do not understand it. Just look into the contact list in your mobile phones, their email list of members inside your church, club, family, or other organizations you may be involved with. The bottom line is to build and work your network effectively while you avoid being a pest.
Interviews are funny things, for instance I've been in interviews the interviewer lost charge of the job interview. Other interviews the interviewees have lost charge of the job interview. That being said the hiring managers have hired from poor interviews, while other interviews that seemed to have gone perfectly and the hiring manager hires someone else. The greater ready for the interview the higher the odds are that you'll be hired.
Follow-up after the interview is very important. A very effective way to follow-up is a "thank you" note. Many times we walk out of the job interview and realize we've left out some very important skills the job description identified. In the "thank you" note you might incorporate a brief explanation of those skills.
