Steps For Effective Job Search Each week for the next eight weeks Exclusive to Friends of M C Enhancement I will be sharing Seven Steps to Effective Job Search, ending on a special edition of Top Tips For Job Search. Searching for a job can be time consuming and frustrating. Make it easier for yourself by creating positive job search techniques – follow the ‘Seven Techniques for an Effective Jo b Search’ and use the ‘Top Tips’ one step at a time and you will turn your hard work into your dream job. Here is Step Four: Networking This can be your most effective resource: • Ask your family and friends if they know about any opportunities • Sign up for job search newsletters and email alerts. • Attend job fairs. • Contact your old Teachers, College Lectures, Trainers, Profes. • Join professional organisations. •Talk to people who are currently doing the type of work you are interested. Ask how they got into the industry and if they have any tips. Here is Step Three: Get Motivated Do not wait around for your perfect job to fall into your lap - it is unlikely to happen! Ringing up potential employers can be intimidating, but it is a good strategy. They will be impressed that you have taken the initiative to call and it is important that you get through the door before your competition. Remember, job openings often exist long before they are advertised. If you can show that you are the perfect candidate at this early stage an employer will snap you up - you have just saved them time and money. Job searching can be overwhelming. Take one step at a time and keep your motivation by staying focused on what you want to do and where you want to be. Keep that positive image in your mind - if you believe it will happen, you can make it happen. Here is Step Two: Get Organised It is best to think about job-hunting as a job in itself. Set aside time to: • Make phone calls • Research different jobs, companies and vacancies • Write and send out letters, CVs and application forms, • Prepare for and attend interviews This is all perfectly manageable if you give yourself a daily schedule, plan the days and times that you are going to work on your job search. Give yourself deadlines for each task. Here is Step One: Self Analysis Before you start frantically searching through your local paper and applying for any jobs going, it is a good idea to think about what you really want to do. Make a list of your interests, skills, achievements, experiences, goals and values. Ask yourself - What is important to you? What are you enthusiastic about? What do you want from an employer? It is these things that can make you stand out as the ideal candidate for a job. Knowing what you want to do gives you much more focus when applying for jobs - saving you time and energy. Follow the self-analysis techniques as described in the Making career choices section will help you to think about the type of employer that will offer you what you want. Think about:- • What you want from work e.g. training/9am-5pm working hours • Where you want to work • An appropriate and realistic salary Realistically, no job is going to be perfect. For example, you have applied for an office job with training, leading to a recognised qualification and benefits of a pension/healthcare. However, the salary is less than you were expecting. Consider if the advantages outweigh the disadvantage of the initial lower salary. Join me next week for Step 5
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