| Getting a job you love is possible, but requires some | | | | on the company web site. |
| effort and focus on your part. It is not going to fall | | | | Training |
| into your lap. | | | | By speaking to people in the field you will be able to |
| Decide What Kind Of Job You Would Like To Do | | | | gauge if you have the ideal qualifications, skills and |
| This requires some amount of introspection. An ideal | | | | experience. You may need to increase your |
| job should be one that you have a talent or | | | | marketability by updating your skills or training. Before |
| educational qualifications or experience for. It should | | | | you actually enroll in a training program, seek the |
| provide enough compensation to meet your basic | | | | opinion of at least a couple of people in the field to |
| needs and provide you with a little bit of comfort as | | | | ensure that the course you take definitely has |
| well. | | | | market demand. |
| It should have growth prospects that are in sync | | | | Send In Your Resume |
| with your ambitions. Are you a technical person or | | | | If you find that 'your' organization has not advertised |
| are you a people's person? There are many, many | | | | any vacancies either in the newspapers or their |
| aspects to a job and you need to look at your | | | | website, call them up and find out the contact details |
| dream job from all these aspects and see if they are | | | | of the person who heads the department where you |
| what you are looking for. | | | | would like to work. Send in your resume. Try and |
| Make A Strategic Plan | | | | make your passion for the job come across strongly. |
| This plan should have all the components of the job | | | | Organizations are always looking for people who are |
| you want. The different ways you would like to | | | | passionate about their jobs, as they are likely to be |
| target the job, the key persons in the industry and if | | | | top performers. Try to customize your resume so |
| possible how you are going to try and approach | | | | that it does not look like a standard resume that you |
| them. The contact details of the organizations that | | | | are sending out to a hundred prospective employers. |
| you would like to target are also important. | | | | Work Experience |
| Pass The Word Around | | | | Work experience is a big plus when selecting a |
| Start with the people you know, especially if they | | | | candidate. If you do not have the necessary |
| work in the field that you are looking for or are | | | | experience, you might consider working on a |
| working in a related field. They will also help you fine | | | | voluntary basis just to gain practical experience and |
| tune your 'ideal job' description and put you in touch | | | | knowledge. Working in this manner will also give you |
| with the actual market conditions in that line of work. | | | | first-hand in-depth knowledge of the job. |
| The people you know may directly put you in touch | | | | Getting a job you've always dreamed about is a |
| with others who work in your 'ideal' line of work. | | | | challenge. It will require strong motivation, time and |
| Job Ads | | | | resources and most importantly - focus. The effort |
| Check the employment ads in the papers. If you are | | | | you put into the job search is likely to be |
| looking for a technical job, related industry | | | | proportionate to the sense of achievement you will |
| publications may carry ads. If there is a particular | | | | feel once you land the job. |
| organization that you have set your sights on, check | | | | |