Job
Search Strategies
There are Two Main
Job Search Strategies
- The first job search strategy is to look for job postings.
- The second job search strategy is to offer yourself,
your experience, talent, and skills to a prospective employer.
In the first job search strategy the job
already exists and, in a sense, you are found by the job,
which has its origin in the employer who encourages you to
go into action and apply for the position. Here you target
a job and use strategies to make yourself fit a job.
In the second job search strategy you search
for the job. The action has its origin in the job seeker who
tries to convince the employer to hire or contract him/her.
Here you target an employer more so than a specific job, and
you use strategies to discover and/or create a job within
a company, based on what you have to offer.
With the first of these job search strategies,
you can reach the visible part of the job market, which is
actually only a small portion of the total available market.
With the second, you hit a
big share of the hidden job market, which can be stimulated
by your willingness to participate.
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and, above all, makes the second strategy feasible for you
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Other Effective Job
Search Strategies
Networking
One is the personal contacts network that
only you can build by talking with people you know to find
out about the job market and to get referrals. Many people,
however, hesitate to network because they feel awkward asking
for help. What they don’t realize is that you networking
and asking for help are not one and the same thing.
When you network, you give and take information.
You give information by letting people know that you are available
for employment and have a presentation
package ready to send.
Also, during your job search, you may find
a want ad or a job posting that is not right for you, but
is a good opportunity for one of your contacts, and you can
pass this information on to them. Chances are that when they
see something that looks like a good opportunity for you,
they’ll return the favor.
You can always ask for information, without
asking for help or appearing to be needy. You can ask for
advice, industry information, or where to acquire newsletters
that apply to your desired or chosen field. Networking does
not mean that you go around asking all the people you know
for a job! Yet in the natural give-and-take of information
that occurs in networking, you might very well find the open
door to your next employment opportunity. And, thanks to EasyJob,
you’ll have a great presentation package to send when
that opportunity arises.
Internet Job Banks
and Resume Posting
Internet resources offer another effective
job-search strategy. No job search is complete today without
surfing the Web.
Among the numerous web sites dealing with
employment and resumes, you can find job-search sites often
organized by advertising firms through which you can post
your resume, attend an online career fair, search for jobs
by key word, location, industry, company, and connect to college
and universities home pages. In addition to these Internet
resources, you can find more career resources through professional
associations’ sites and online magazines.
Resume & Effective Job Search Strategies
- First Things First
Keep in mind that the job resume
is the first impression that a prospective employer has of
you and the most crucial step to get you interviews. So, writing
a good resume is
essential in this process.
Creating your outstanding resume
with EasyJob Resume Builder
is a breeze: you only need to select your personal
job-search situation and follow the resume maker’s
instructions. EasyJob will reconfigure itself to match your
specific needs and will also help you with lots of resume
templates and resume
wording suggestions. Both the resume and cover letter
as well as wizard instructions will be adapted to your job-search
situation. Check
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