| Everyone who is on a job search has different | | | | call the proverbial pin pointing of the problem. Once |
| preferences - however, for practical reasons, your | | | | you identify it, it becomes easier to deal with |
| job search can't be longer than what is reasonable. | | | | realistically. |
| Unfortunately, many job seekers aren't aware of the | | | | 3. Choosing a Career Field: Although this is broadly |
| intricacies involved in the recruitment process of any | | | | decided through your education, you need to identify |
| organization which can result in longer job search lead | | | | your niche to choose a field and narrow down your |
| times. The second unfortunate thing is that a good | | | | job search. Bear in mind that your chosen field |
| percentage of these job seekers have wrong ideas, | | | | probably has prospects and growth potential within |
| or worse yet, overestimation of their skills and | | | | the industry to make room for future job changes. |
| abilities. This can result in total failure at the | | | | For example, choosing to be a cost accountant has a |
| prescreening stage. | | | | higher scope in every respect than a broad-based |
| 1. Always Begin With Self-Assessment: This is equally | | | | job search for an accounting position. |
| applicable to those seeking subsequent job changes | | | | 4. Improve Your Job Search Skills: Student counselors |
| as well as new candidates. Your self-assessment | | | | and HR counselors assess and guide your job search |
| should tell you more about your character type, your | | | | skills. Being on track and informed keeps you abreast |
| job preferences, willingness to take responsibilities | | | | with changes in job market demands. Job search skills |
| and abilities to take risks, as well as whether you are | | | | include adaptation to circumstances with respect to |
| a leader or want to tread a safer path. It should also | | | | your resume, interviews, and handling salary issues |
| shed light on your salary needs, in addition to your | | | | and behavioral issues effectively. Career workshops |
| skill sets and experiences. This includes revelations on | | | | are critical to learn what employers' expectations are, |
| your perception of life and your job, the job security | | | | how they are changing and how to handle sticky |
| you need, ability to multitask and motivate | | | | issues effectively. |
| employees. | | | | 5. Job Search Campaign: Begin your campaign with |
| If you are brutally honest in your self-assessment, it | | | | realistic targets for a start date, job position, location |
| will help you acquire those skills that you lack and | | | | and salary. Shorter targets normally mean accepting |
| target your resume to those jobs that call for | | | | smaller salaries and organizations. Expanding your |
| matching abilities. | | | | network, pursuing advertisements, approaching |
| 2. Research The Job Market: This is not about just | | | | employers directly, having target cover letters and |
| looking at the classifieds in different media, but | | | | resumes and being enthusiastic & persistent will |
| categorizing them to analyze later as to how many | | | | pay off handsomely in both the long and short run. |
| of them match you to about 90-95%. If your | | | | Your job search strategies should address all the |
| tabulation is skewed unfavorably, try and find out the | | | | concerns of both the employers and yourself. The |
| reasons, which could be anything from your ambitious | | | | five tips above lead you on the path to a better job |
| expectation of salary, mismatched skill/age | | | | search and are effectively designed to plug the holes |
| experience or location preferences. This is what they | | | | on either side. |