Your job Search starts from the moment you make up your mind to get a job (new or first job). Many a time job seekers start their job search visiting the internet and and online job boards and online job sites. This is not a bad way to go indeed, but as a job seeker searching for a new job or your first job, you should know exactly what type of job you need. That way, you already know the requirements and also all that is expected of you if employed.Here are some few job search tips I think you should know:
- Have an Online Resume
Instead of simply posting your résumé on a Web site, take it one step further and design an easily-navigable Web site or online portfolio where recruiters can view your body of work, read about your goals and obtain contact information.
- Narrow your job search
You should have the option to narrow your job search by region, industry and duration, and, oftentimes, you can narrow it even more by keywords, company names, experience needed and salary.
- Design your own Custom Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Design your own resume to fit every positions you are applying for. This makes it easy for you to highlight your Unique Sales Point (USP) to the employer. Your unique sales point is that which sells you to the employer, it highlights the reasons why the employer should hire you.
- Use a Job Specific Resume Template
Design your resume or CV using Microsoft online Resume template builder. Microsoft resume/CV templates builders are available online for free download. To download, visit Microsoft Resume Templates, click on the resume that suits your career or line of job application and then use the download button by the right
- Try online recruiters/ Careers Consultants/ Employment Agents (online or offline).
Online recruiters will help match you with jobs that meet your specific skills and needs. Haven designed a custom resume/CV, you should send your CV to as many online recruiters or employment agents as possible. Sites such as adexen.com, kpmg.com, deloite.com and many more provide direct links to online headhunters for job seekers.
- Utilize video résumés.
Be one step ahead of your peers, Use a Video résumés to show off your skills (more especially your communication skills and also your presentation skills) Video résumés are just one more way to stand out to employers. Intended as supplements to but not a replacements for traditional résumés, video résumés allow job seekers to showcase a little bit of their personalities and highlight one or two points of interest on their résumés.
- Use Job Search Engines
Use a job search engine such as indeed.com or any other reliable and trusted job search engine online. Enter a query using the right keywords that best describes the exact kind of job you’re seeking (but be prepared to do some sorting).
- Use job alerts and Subscribe to jobs RSS readers
Most job boards have features that allow you to sign up to receive e-mail job alerts about newly available jobs that match your chosen criteria. Or go a step further and arrange an RSS (really simple syndication) feed from one of these job sites to appear on your customized Internet homepage or your PC’s news-reader software.
- Get connected.
How many times have you been told that it’s not what you know, but who you know? Thanks to the emergence of professional networking sites like LinkedIn.com, job seekers no longer have to rely on the old standby of exchanging business cards with strangers. These sites are composed of millions of industry professionals and allow you to connect with people you know and the people they know and so forth. (A word of caution: When you sign up for online social networking sites, you are in a public domain. Unless you are able to put a filter on some of your information, nothing is private, and it can be difficult to erase once it is posted.
Be cognizant of the fact that many, if not most, job openings aren’t advertised. Tell everyone you know that you are looking for work. Ask if they can help.
This tip isn’t a time saver, but, it will broaden your online job search resources.
- Don’t Stop.
Don’t limit your job searching to the top sites like Monster or CareerBuilder. Check the smaller niche sites that focus on a particular geographic location or career field and you will find plenty of job listings there.