Job Search Guide
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Use this Job Search Assistant if you:
Just want to review job leads using the most powerful Internet Job Search Technology - without loosing time;Are not really interested in understanding your strenghts and developing your career;
Just need some orientation for optimizing your resume and cover letter;
If the answer to any of these statements is no, you should consider using our Career Assessment Guidance before continuing with this job search assistant to prepare the job search.
There are many different strategies you can use to find a job rapidly. You should use a multiple strategy approach in order to improve your chances. In the following sections, we present the fundamental steps of the job search process, which can be seen as an outline of different strategies presented in the literature.
As a general guideline, the job search process can be made up of the following actions (in this order):
1. Create an Action Plan
2. Build up your Network
3. Review Job Leads and Target potential Employers
4. Optimize your Resume and Apply for the Job
5. Getting Interviews and landing the Job
1. Create an Action Plan
One of the most important elements during job search is to design and implement a specific and organized action plan. Without a plan, you will find yourself taking action haphazardly and wasting valuable time.
In order for your plan to work, it should include the following elements, which are listed in order of effectiveness:
· Contacting potential employers directly
· Networking and referral-building
· Searching specialized job listings (in specialized publications)
· Searching online job engines (preferably all-in-one search engines)
· Posting your resume online at different search agents, employing recruiters and agencies
Do not try to apply all these approaches at once, but instead create a weekly job search schedule. Take your time to follow through on each activity instead of scattering your efforts with too many ideas. The Internet is a great tool to provide you with ideas and strategies, but unfortunately it is also a great tool to waste time without receiving the right orientation. Once you selected a good strategy, create your Action Plan based on that strategy and stick to it. Many people are constantly changing their strategy and ideas, which results in shooting in all directions losing time and money.
One of the most important issues you should consider is Time Management. If you are looking for a new job and are currently employed, you will need to adjust your daily schedule in order to find some time during business hours (lunch brake, etc.), at night and particularly on weekends. This sounds obvious, but many times deficient time management is one of the biggest obstacles during job search.
We are posting an example of a basic Job Search Action Plan you might consider as basis to build your own one. You can improve this plan by adding additional tasks, deadlines, networking activities, etc.
Next: Build up your Network