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What are the best job search tips?

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Question ajoutée par Zain Khater , Project Supervisor – StartUp Project , Injaz
Date de publication: 2018/02/14
Samer Kassas
par Samer Kassas , Workforce Planning Specialist & HR Business Partner , Qatar Museums Authority

Wake up early and make sure your CV is reaching HR before others

dont submit your CV during holidays as it will be one of other thousands but try to keep it in your email draft until the first hour of the working week

only submit CV and covering page ( no need for certificates and degrees copies at this stage)

Make a list of all applied jobs and how did you apply

keep searching and submiting applications and dont get bored fast

hisham abu dagga
par hisham abu dagga , Project Manager / مدير مشاريع , مؤسسة عبدالكريم العواض للمقاولات

This article (25) tips will help you to take advantage of your time to the maximum possible, increasing the chance of the success of your search to get to your career.

1 / Check your goods!

The search for a new job requires us to identify convincing answers to some of the questions that can be summarized as follows:

who are you? What skills and knowledge do you really enjoy? What do you want to do? what do you want from life? Function? Profession and specialization? Where do you want to become after several years? Do you feel happy in your current job? What do you want to change? This type of analysis helps you clarify the skills and talents that you enjoy, and through which you can reach your future goals with ease.

2 / Submit directly to the employer:

After defining your future goals and skills, you can move on to the second advice, which is to monitor (50) facilities that can be targeted to find a new job, start contacting them directly, to identify the jobs available, get the names of the hiring managers, Your resume, continue to see if they want to be part of their team in the future.

3 / Ask relatives and friends:

One of the most important tips we can give you tonight, ask relatives and friends about vacancies in companies where some of them work, someone might know a job available here or there, if you tell everyone you know you are looking for a job, Success and reach your desired goal.

4 / Search the hidden labor markets:

Did you know that the establishments only advertise about 20% of the available jobs, while 80% of the remaining jobs are found only in the hidden labor markets, so be sure to communicate continuously with the people in your personal network, Your career opportunities, business opportunities are run through relationships and knowledge, Believe it or not: Personal relationships are the best source to grab a wonderful job opportunity !.

5 / Ask your former manager:

Only your former boss or university professor knows your real abilities, understands your dedication and discipline, and asks them for a new job opportunity. Many job seekers get their desired goal through direct referrals from someone, or through recommendations. Represents a golden key for you, so be sure not to miss it.

6 / Spend more hours searching for a job:

The job search itself is a job! Make your job search your first job, devote several hours per week to complete this process, spend the weekend searching ads and choosing the right ones, plan to strategize for a busy week with hours of jobseekers.

So do you know that the average person in the labor market spends about five hours a week looking for work? With this statistic, it is no longer surprising that finding a job is a long and arduous process, improve your opportunities by showing your discipline and determination, do not waste precious weekdays in front of the computer screen, get out and document your multiple circles and interview.

7 / Focus your research on smaller companies:

Many new jobs start with smaller jobs, and as companies with fewer than 500 employees grow, your chance of getting a job is greater than the opportunity for you to get a job in the hottest and most famous companies. The bigger the new ones, the easier it is to communicate with their officials, so that important decisions can be taken there faster and less stressful.

8 / Meet more business owners per week:

If you visit six or seven establishments per month during the course of your job search, you will suffer from the length of the research, which will delay the opportunity to get the desired results. If you progress to 30 to 50 jobs, you are expected to weekly from 3 to 5 Interviews at least! This may continue for several months. Searching for a job is just a numbers game. As your contacts grow, and more interviews you do, the more likely you are to get the best job.

9 / Be prepared to conduct telephone interviews:

Did you know that more than 50% of the applicants and candidates for the job are excluded after the first phone call with them? In today's world, employers do not have time to meet each student, and phone calls are usually used as less expensive and less time-consuming. And the most appropriate way to get rid of unqualified candidates.

You may receive the interview at any time. You may do more than a phone interview, be prepared at all times. Attend and memorize a 60-second word that summarizes your experience, skills and talents. Do not answer the dial if you are not in a quiet atmosphere and ready to talk.

10 / Create a support group:

It's easy to get frustrated, depressed and desperate during the job search process. It may be one of the most difficult experiences in your life. The key is to understand that you are not alone. There are hundreds of thousands of people looking for work just like you do. Work, like graduates or online groups, connect with your guild or local chambers of commerce.

11 / Communicate with your peers at professional gatherings:

Professional associations and associations offer excellent job search networks. Many professionals are members of one or more professional associations (trade unions, labor unions, alumni associations, etc.). Most professional associations hold regularly scheduled meetings, providing more opportunities to mingle with your peers In the same field, finally, professional associations offer newsletters that are able to provide you with the opportunities in your field, followed by a real benefit to the job search.

12 / Put your resume online:

13 / Promote yourself in unique ways:

There are many ways to distinguish yourself more before submitting your CV to a business. For example, try to design a Cover Letter in an attractive way.

14 / Accept a temporary position or volunteer work:

Volunteering in different organizations and activities increases your appearance, enhances your chances of success, and makes every effort to be successful during your volunteering period to be present in the minds of the establishment's officials.

15 / Make "cold" calls:

Recruitment scientists know the cold call is the process of communicating with telemarketers, the most effective way to find a suitable job. Every call you make is an ideal opportunity to market yourself to your prospective employer. We recommend you make at least 15 calls a day. Think about attractive and attractive ways. As an input to the dialogue, the results will undoubtedly surprise you. Be responsive, professional, and positive in the dialogue. Prepare a summary of yourself in each contact. Describe how your appointment will help potential employers achieve their goals. Always, always ask. End of contact about referral Other companies or potential places of work.

16 / Change your goals:

It is important to have an alternative plan if your job search results have limited and disappointing results, develop alternative and non-research methods, contact lists, target organizations, employers and potential companies. There are many ways to achieve what you are looking for. To use a variety of ways to succeed in getting the job that suits you.

17 / Look for professional advice:

Many professional job search sites offer job search, these sites provide tools that will help you with various searches, many of these services are free, and their number on the internet is increasing day by day.

18 / Keep in mind Government Work:

The government has huge resources that can provide many job opportunities. You can get information on this aspect for free or at low cost. Visit the ministries' websites and the workforce management department (or similar in your country) and contact local employment offices to take advantage of the services that Offer.

19 / Make sure you can withstand the unemployment period between two jobs:

Make a budget to spend your financial resources so that you can look for work for a long time. It is always useful to keep a comprehensive view of how to manage your savings and income during the job search period or to undertake the training that may be needed to fill that job. If your financial resources are limited, consider temporary work as a source of income.

20 / Set and prioritize goals during research:

There are many jobs available, specify what you want, what your goals are, get the steps you take, and know that the more you are targeted to your goal, the better your chances of getting the job you want.

21 / Focus and research in your professional field:

Before you start interviewing your business, identify the industry or field you want to work with. The more you know the better your interview performance, the more confident your search will increase your employer's admiration and enhance your chances of joining the team.

22 / Interviewing others in your professional field:

Meet people who benefit you professionally, be sure to search for people who work in the same field and have the experience and the desire to talk to you, you will find many of them through local networks or invitations sent by companies, communicate with them over the phone or in person, you will learn a lot about your profession and new On the job.

23 / campaign search function:

Plan failure is a common mistake in most job searches, so be sure to have a comprehensive plan that includes a strategic organization, a database or a job center to capture the job, set your goals well, and measure the progress you are already making towards the goal.

24 / Update your CV and keep ready:

Be sure to have an updated CV ready to be sent. Any person in the field of employment and employment may ask you to post it to interested people by uploading it to specialized sites that publish CVs and make it available immediately to hiring managers at any time.

25 / Stay positive, loyal, and keep your focus:

Maintaining your positive attitude and focus, and focusing on your predestined plan, is an important thing you must work on constantly, dedicated to the job search, all of which will improve your chances of getting a job in the future.

 

 

Sydney Lewis
par Sydney Lewis , Information Technology Expert , SAGIA (Saudi General Investment Authority)

Keep your profile ready on social media (LinkedIn etc) and other groups/forums always current.

Contribute to the community - technical or otherwise

Live as if there is no tomorrow, and remember that this applies to your job as well. Work as if there is no *job* tomorrow

رشيد ولدعروسي
par رشيد ولدعروسي , قائد وحدة عسكرية , الجيش الشعبي الوطني

The ideal advice to look for a job is to continue researching.

Sherif Shabaan
par Sherif Shabaan , Green Riyadh.. Site Civil Engineer , Al Fahd Company

Patience and not to lose hope for a better future with all the crises

Gaziour Rahman
par Gaziour Rahman , Group Of Company , Unique Designers Ltd

Firstly sattle your mind which job choich for your career than you search other site. Daily search News paper and web site, carefully read the circular find out your choichable job and motivation your mind.

Patrick Galloway
par Patrick Galloway , General Manager , City of Johannesburg

Frankly, I am unable to answer this question as I do not have the relevant experience in job searching.

 

I apologise

boualem larbi
par boualem larbi , مراقب , الديوان الوطني للاحصائيات

Hello, the most simple way to work from home

For me, the most important point is the source from which you are looking for a job. I believe it should be a trusted site that you can read a lot of reviews from other users or hear mentions about it on the Internet. I like the site that you can see at this link. There are always a lot of offers, as well as a convenient filter for finding suitable job opening.

Fayaz Ahmad
par Fayaz Ahmad , Founder/Director , Snow Kashmir

Be Self Confident.  I think the biggest trick is Confidence. Sell yourself aggresively for the jo applied

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