Chicken Soup For Job Applicants
Do you want to change jobs but don’t know how to do it? Are you hesitating between waiting for your dream job or accepting the first one that comes your way? Or are you cooler and align with what your parents want you to be rather than what you want to be? If this is the kind of situation you find yourself in, the next few minutes will help you get a clearer picture. Here’s our bowl of chicken soup for the job seeker’s soul. keep reading…
Looking for a job nowadays is almost a job in itself because you are spending a lot of your time and effort on it. Excitement, excitement, anxiety, frustration and depression: these are all phases one encounters during the job search. The key point is to take this phase positively and persevere until you get that pot of gold at the end of your job search: your dream job. In today’s cut-throat work environment, looking for a job is not just about working hard but working smart.
So, to stay ahead of the pack, here are some tips from the team at Naukri.com, India’s #1 job portal:
1) Set your priorities well -Don’t make a decision simply by imitating your friends, batchmates, or depending on word of mouth. Be aware of what is really important to you and what is not, because once you have established your priorities, things will automatically start to fall into place.
2) Resume Writing – Employers are busy people and hardly spend more than 30-45 seconds on a resume when they have 500 more to scan. They are not interested in your whole story as they just want to know what you are best at. So, get your resume to the point and clearly showcase your key skills. In fact, some recruiters prefer single-page resumes.
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3) Self-marketing is the key – When you are applying for a job, you are actually selling yourself. Therefore, sound confident, positive and persuasive during an interview, but DO NOT exaggerate about his accomplishments.
4) Knowledge of your field – It is very important to know your field thoroughly. Brush up on who’s who in the field, current trends, competition, do’s and don’ts, etc. Stay on top of the latest developments by keeping your eyes and ears open.
5) Job search tools – You can start your job search by scanning newspaper classifieds, talking to employment counselors, and logging on to top-tier job websites. Be regular in your search, spend enough time on it, and follow up with the companies you’ve applied to.
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6) Networks – It pays to meet people in high places. Or in the world of a job seeker “people in the right place”. Networking is an important tool that can greatly help you during your job search. Track down friends or contacts in the organization you want to be in, talk to them, and they just might open new doors to your dream job.
7) Be patient – ‘Patience is a virtue’. Being desperate and anxious doesn’t help much, rather it can ruin your job search. If it’s your first step towards your career, think before you take each step. Don’t feel inferior just because you’re new—after all, you’ll spend time, energy, and intelligence on the company that hires you. Don’t forget the fact that other employees can’t match the energy level of a cool.
If you’re already working somewhere, don’t quit just because you’re not happy. You are marketable because you are already working with a company and have added work experience and value to your resume. So wait a while.
About Naukri.com
Naukri.com is an Indian careers website that serves as a job exchange forum for employers, placement agencies and job seekers. Initiated by Info Edge (India) Pvt. Ltd., Naukri.com went live in October 1997 and has since served more than 25,000 companies for recruitment through its database.
The traffic growth on this website is 20-25 percent every quarter and it is currently the #1 job portal in traffic ranking according to Alexa. So far, it has a database of 4.5 million resumes and receives between 8,500 and 10,000 daily entries.
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