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New Job Hunters - 10 Tips for Job Search Success

When you're unemployed, you can waste a lotcompetition; what's more, they focus on jobs
of time learning the job search "rules of thewhere demand exceeds supply (think: nurses,
road". Here are 10 job seeking tips that cantech hotshots). Small businesses are more
help  you  hit  the  ground  running.and more posting jobs on Craig's List,
Monster and other job sites - they find them
1.  Be  positiveoften cheaper, faster and easier than
newspapers. For the job hunter, using
A positive mental attitude will make all thesearches to target specific jobs and
difference. Don't reflect too much on thelocations is a godsend. Time-saving sites
past, on the last job. What counts is thelike let you do Google-like searches vs. job
present. This could be an opportunity inpostings  from  many  sites.
disguise. Focus on the future - your next job
-  and  make  this  a  change for the better.7. Tailor your resume and cover letter for
each  job
2.  It's  a  marathon,  not  a  sprint
The employer often mentions specific job
You may be lucky and find something newskills needed. If you have these skills,
quickly. But most likely, your job searchmake sure they can't be missed: tweak your
will take a while. Most likely it will beresume to highlight them. A little extra
months - not weeks - of effort to land yourtime will land your resume in the the
next job. Don't worry: it takes most peopleinterview  pile,  not  the  reject  pile.
this long, not just you. Meanwhile, pledge
to keep an even keel. Avoid the emotional8.  Play  employer  with  your  resume
roller coaster of getting too caught up in
the drama of every potential job. ConserveLook at your resume as a prospective employer
one of your strongest assets - a healthywould. Gaps in employment, frequent job
mental  outlook.changes, etc. raise red flags for employers.
Be prepared with answers for these likely
3.  Know  thyselfquestions.
What type of job do you want? Why? And what9.  Interviews  are  an  acquired  skill
makes you qualified to get that job? Start
your job search looking inward - not outward.Your early interviews may not go as well as
you hoped. Don't worry: you'll get better as
4.  If  feasible,  upgrade  youyou go along. Better yet - have a few
practice interviews with a friend before the
This might be the time to take a few classesreal thing. After a few times you'll be a
and upgrade your job skills. This need notveteran, and possibly better at it than the
be a long, costly endeavor. Selectedperson  doing  the  interview!
computer classes at your local adult
education facility can help qualify you for a10.  Be  yourself  during  the  interview
better  job.
Disregard advice that you must "perform"
5.  Resumes. Cover  letters. Oh  my.during the interview - this will only make
you tense and unnatural. Of course be
A job search requires new skills. You need topositive and professional. But be yourself.
know where to look for job postings, the insIf they don't like the real you, how happy
and outs of unemployment, how to write awould you be working there? Focus instead on
resume, how to write a cover letter,building rapport with the interviewer. If it
interviewing techniques, etc. There are manylooks like you fit in - if you are someone
resources online to help you. Check for jobthey will enjoy working with day in and day
search organizations in your area that giveout - you have answered their important
workshops on these topics. It's time wellunasked  questions.
spent.
Looking for a job is no walk in the park.
6.  Online  job  sites  are  a great resourceBut you can do it. Follow these tips to keep
positive and focused on the goal: your next
Newspaper job listings guarantee lots ofjob.



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