7 Effective Tips For Get a New Job
Here are
7 quality tips which will help
you cut valuable time from the job hunt process.
Don't
wait till you start looking for a job, before you start looking
Be up to date
with your industry and the conditions of your employment environment
all the time. Make this part of your job description in every job
you hold. It could save you weeks when it comes time to find a job.
Keep your CV
up to date
Find a template
or layout that you are comfortable with and maintain it. Update
it twice a year at least. It will save you the mad scramble to put
it together and possibly a lost opportunity because you were unprepared.
Network Network
Network
Keep in touch
with all your contacts in the industry. This includes workmates,
employers, contacts at employment agencies, contacts in similar
companies etc. You never know what other people will be doing tomorrow,
or what opportunities they may have for you.
Accept interviews
even if you are not interested in the opportunity, or not looking
for a job
Interviewing
is a very specific skill. Keep that skill honed. Keep practising
the skill. You don't want to lose "perfect" opportunies
because it is your first interview in 5 years and you need to get
your answers back up to scratch. Remember you do not have to accept
the job.
Keep
a diary of your experiences
Note what you
did well with each job opportunity. What worked, what didn't, improvements
you could make, elements you can get rid of. Then, when you next
go through an employment opportunity situation, revisit your notes,
duplicate the good things and improve the bad things. Recognise
the process
as having a learning curve, and learn.
If
you do not have a job and need one, make job hunting your full time
job
Get out of bed
at the same time you would if you were working in your given field.
This will put your time clock in sync with your interviewers. Spend
the same hours working on your job hunt as you would in the job.
Be disciplined.
Keep
focused
Know what you
are looking for and have a clear plan for achieving your goal. Do
not accept roles that are different to your goals at the start of
your job hunt. This could cost you years in your career.
Article
adapted from an original article by Damien Papworth
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