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10 Recession Job Search Tips
Give your Job Search a Makeover with 10 Simple Tips
Finding a job these days seems like a full time job and with fewer jobs posted the competition to get those jobs goes up. Here are some simple tips that you can use to invigorate your job search.
1. Have at least 3 different resume formats, Long, short, and specific.
2. Make sure to write your cover letter to each employer personally. A copy & paste format may be the quickest but not the best.
3.Try to indentify the source. Who posted that job? Contact them directly, use sites like LinkedIn to find out who works in Human Resources or who the hiring manager is.
4. Expand your search. Moving may provide you with more alternatives.
5. Be flexible , I.E., I will pay for my own relocation, I will accept a lower level position.
6.Search other websites and company site career sections, Monster.com and CareerBuilder are great sites but not the only ones with jobs, try other smaller job boards and the company website directly.
7.Sometimes old tricks do work! Mail your resume on quality resume paper along with your online application, make phone calls, apply twice, be persistent.
8. Social Networking can get you a job, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and ZoomInfo all provide you with access to recruiters and company executives directly.
9. Ask for help, If things are stale talk to friends,colleagues, and hiring managers it is ok to ask for help and get a second opinion on your resume or search tactics.
10. Send a video resume or “Vesume” take a look at this article for tips.
It is a challenge to find a job these days and as the unemployment rate goes up so does the competition. The only thing you can do right now is to continue to refresh your search with difference, optimism, and a whole lot of patience. Try these tips above and see if they work for you. If you need help you can contact us at support and we will try to help you get on track. Good Luck
Aloha,
Mike Nale, Founder, www.helpwantedhawaii.info
Job Search, Persistence Pays Off
I remember my father telling me when I was growing up to keep calling employers and checking in with them after I applied. The advice at the time seemed to go in one ear and out the other because it really made no sense to me. Why should I keep contacting an employer who obviously did not want to interview me for the job? I also remember my father telling me never to assume, that was his favorite saying that, and “the point is”. My father is not a recruiter, he worked at a body shop for the city when I was growing up and eventually went into paint sales, but the advice that he gave me at the time is the same advice I am giving you now, be persistent and never assume because the point is persistence pays off.
Today finding a job seems much more difficult than when I was growing up, and with a multitude of web sites and search engines it seems more like a jigsaw puzzle then an application for employment. So what can you do to make absolutely sure that your resume has been looked at? My advice is that you make phone calls even when the ad says “No phone calls please” think about it, how many times did a recruiter or manager get upset when you called about a potential job. Do your research and find out who the hiring manager is by asking. I would also use sites like LinkedIn or ZoomInfo to try and look up information then send them your resume directly. Why you ask? It goes back to my father telling me never to assume. The recruiter today has a lot to contend with and after screening hundreds of resumes in a given week it is not uncommon for you to slip through the cracks. It is ok to make your case and this is especially true if you honestly think you are competitive for the position you seek. It is your job search and it is up to you. You can tell them that you read my blog post and assumed it was alright.
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