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In years past, you may have found work through a friend or relative. Your father, brother, mother, friend worked at Plant A and, when an opening was available, you were brought on. No muss no fuss. You may not have even considered what types of work or employers you might like.
In more recent years, job seekers took for
granted that if they got an education they would apply for and be hired by the
employer of their dreams. An education is no longer an entree to employment. If you fall into this category you might not have considered the need to build experience and knowledge outside of the educational system.
Job searching is just not that straight forward an endeavor in today’s marketplace. To obtain a position you must apply a number of techniques consistently and repeatedly and better than other applicants if you hope to be hired.
One of the first challenges a you face is how to find job openings, or find employers that may have job openings. You may be relying too heavily on online applications. These openings are known by, and applied to, by so many job seekers that it reduces the chances of being seriously considered.
Tapping into the hidden job market is the best way to be considered for jobs that are or will be available, but have not yet been widely advertised. Identifying unadvertised jobs should be a regular part of your job search activities. This path is not for the lazy! It requires hard and consistent work in identifying employers and/or industries who might be interested in hiring you.
Research, contact, and follow up are required to find unadvertised openings. Many job seekers are just not that willing to put in the effort , but doing so will
Job searching is just not that straight forward an endeavor in today’s marketplace. To obtain a position you must apply a number of techniques consistently and repeatedly and better than other applicants if you hope to be hired.
One of the first challenges a you face is how to find job openings, or find employers that may have job openings. You may be relying too heavily on online applications. These openings are known by, and applied to, by so many job seekers that it reduces the chances of being seriously considered.
Tapping into the hidden job market is the best way to be considered for jobs that are or will be available, but have not yet been widely advertised. Identifying unadvertised jobs should be a regular part of your job search activities. This path is not for the lazy! It requires hard and consistent work in identifying employers and/or industries who might be interested in hiring you.
Research, contact, and follow up are required to find unadvertised openings. Many job seekers are just not that willing to put in the effort , but doing so will
set you apart from other applicants. In addition, if you adopt this approach you will also have social contact and feedback that
are missing when not working.
As far as the nuts and bolts of How to find a job, the key is activity: Regular, consistent, and meaningful activity. One of the best ways to ensure that you are doing what you need to do to find a job is to develop a schedule made up of weekly and daily tasks outlined below:
As far as the nuts and bolts of How to find a job, the key is activity: Regular, consistent, and meaningful activity. One of the best ways to ensure that you are doing what you need to do to find a job is to develop a schedule made up of weekly and daily tasks outlined below:
Weekly tasks
Emails, letters, and
thank you notes
Phone calls
Meetings
Networking
Check printed want ads
Respond immediately
Back up data
Review marketing
materials
Review job search plan
Make cold calls/send
unsolicited résumé
Update weekly calendar
Daily tasks
Tasks to be completed
TODAY
Maintain your personal
appearance
Respond immediately to
any opportunities
Check email several
times a day
Check internet job
search sites
Check job postings on
target company websites
Check for messages
several times a day
Do something fun or
personal
Spend an hour a day reading articles/books on job searching
Library
Internet
Workforce
or Job Service
Staffing
Agencies
Community
Colleges
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