THE JOB HUNTERS HANDBOOK
Table of Contents
1.
Your job is to find a job
2.
Identify your skill set
3.
Set an objective
4.
Hot Tips on How to Job Scout
5.
Dressing up
6.
How to be invited to interview
7.
Improve your interviewing skills - 7 steps
8.
Follow up on all contacts
9.
Why you should concentrate on small
organizations
10.
Create a list of your warm contacts
11.
Use your warm list to begin networking
12.
How to Get Referrals from Warm Contacts
13.
How to make cold calls
14.
Jobseeker FAQs on Thank You notes
15.
Thinking Out of the Box
1.
Your job is
to find a job
Job
Hunting Tips
Are you a fresh graduate
and planning to look for a job? Did you just recently quit your job and are
looking for greener pastures? Are you unemployed and have little experience
regarding ways to secure a job? Whatever your situation may be, it would be to
your advantage to study the following tips:
Check
your resume for mistakes
Before submitting your
resume to a prospective employer, check your it for corrections at least three
times before handing it over. After researching about the job position, it is
critical that you format your resume to match the needs of the company. For example,
if you are applying for an accounting job, you should put in detail your
accounting experience on your resume. Typographical and grammatical errors are
serious no-no's. It is also ideal to keep the length of the resume' to at least
a page and a half long.
Taking
the interview challenge
A survey conducted by a
staffing and consulting firm based in California which corresponded with 1,400
chief financial officers concluded that candidates for employment made most of
their mistakes on their interviews. Some of the mistakes they made include:
• Arriving late
• Having little knowledge
about the company
• Having little knowledge
about the position applied for
• Having a superiority
complex
• Behaving arrogantly
The body language of the
applicant must also denote that he is confident yet not overpowering. He must
maintain eye contact, have a strong handshake, and avoid looking defensive by
the act of crossing the arms. Wearing the right clothes is crucial for
projecting a confident stance. As they say, it is better to go to an interview
over-dressed than being under-dressed.
Answer
questions smartly
A common mistake of
interviewees is that they tend to get tense and forget the questions that are
given to them, which has the effect that they are not prepared for the
interview. It is important to research the company and the position applied for
to prevent being side-tracked during the interview. If you do not know the
answer to the questions being asked, it is better to admit you don't know the
answer to the question and add that you can research about it. Look for the
skills or expertise that the company is looking for so that when
interview day comes and
the interviewer asks about your strengths and core competencies, you will be
able to match it to what they need.
Getting
the necessary referrals
Having a referral from one
of the company employees can go a long way toward landing an interview. A
typical company may receive job applications in the hundreds and usually 35% to
60% of all job vacancies are filled by referrals. The odds of getting hired
when you have a referral are very high if you have another 200 to 500
applicants vying for the same position. If you do not know anyone from the
company that may give you a referral, it is a good idea to network the alumni
of your college or university, trade groups, social networks, and professional
associations. Remember, having a referral greatly increases your chances of
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