Jan 25 2009
Finding your perfect job - a match made in heaven.
Finding your dream job is akin to finding your soul mate. If you feel you’re just not mingling with the right crowd of people to meet him/her - then naturally you change the groups you hang around with to find new prospects - using the network of people you are in contact with. Therefore if you’ve been searching for that perfect job match but having no real success - then it’s time to re asses your strategy.
Everything from how you’re searching, to how you’re representing yourself to prospective employers, is important. Here’s some advice on how to land that perfect one - job that is but some tips may even apply to the dating game!
Finding a perfect match is a numbers game.
In our current economies worldwide most employers are laying off employees and even freezing their hiring processes indefinitely. You need to be contacting and applying to a much larger number of companies now - whereas previous job searches would require contact with 40 companies, nowadays you’re looking and double if not triple that. It’s really simple - increased numbers - means increased chances of landing something substantial.
Be aggressive in your approach don’t sit back and relax once applications have gone out.
Searching online makes the most sense - it helps with the numbers game as you can source out far more jobs online than browsing through physical papers. However, it is important that you still contact employers directly once you’ve applied to their positions using job boards - do the leg work to stand out from the crowd!
First impressions count - don’t blow it.
Make sure you do a good job of selling yourself through your CV. Figure out what your transferable skills are, make sure your attributes and general information is formatted neatly. Neatness in appearance - both your physical appearance and the appearance of your CV - will leave a lasting impression when employers first meet you.
Be self analytical and compile the data of your search.
Assess your job search objectively and analytically - if you have applied to 100 companies but never made it to an interview, then your CV is flawed. If you’ve made it to 10 initial interviews and not gotten a call back - you’ve got a problem with your communication and initial impression. Map your mistakes and work on them - get outside help from someone in HR if you need to get a truly objective perspective.
