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