Everywhere you look online there is some sort of social media. From FaceBook to LinkedIn to YouTube, everywhere you search you see examples of the latest online craze that is social media. While utilizing social media and social networking sites are a great way to connect with people and that have like interests, it can also be a great way to go about finding yourself a new job.
Social media offers a variety of ways that have never before been available to help people just like you who are looking for a job; you simply have to use your imagination to do so. Here are some ways to use social media to find a job:
• Create a video resume: You can create a video resume of yourself and upload it to social media sites such as YouTube. This can be a great way to have hundreds of people view it and really it only takes the one right person to see it in order to have you finding yourself with a job offer.
• Use LinkedIn: LinkedIn is really gaining momentum and recruiters love the site because it is free to use and seems to be filled with all the best and brightest that the job market has to offer. To fully take advantage of LinkedIn be sure that you complete the profile section 100 percent.
• Twitter your way to a new job: If you have a Twitter account you can follow job recruiters and by utilizing the ‘@’ symbol you can directly communicate with them. This will allow you to stay up to date with all possible job openings that may be coming about. In order to follow anyone on Twitter you have to have a completed profile, so be sure that you take the time to do so.
• Network with FaceBook: FaceBook is not any a great place to recommend with past friends and school mates, it is also a great way to network yourself. Post a resume on your wall inside of FaceBook and then send a message to everyone in your friend’s list letting them know that you are looking for a job. You never know who knows who and if the right person sees your resume you could be hooked up with the job of your dreams in no time at all.
• Find job opening blogs: Just as there are a number of blogs that you can subscribe to that will keep you up to date with your favorite NFL team, there are also job blogs that will keep you up to date on job openings in your area. Use these blogs to their fullest potential and always be on the lookout for more job opening blogs to subscribe too.
While finding a job is not easy these days, you can increase your odds by using different avenues of social media. With the advent of the Internet, the job hunting game has changed and there are now, more than ever, many ways to utilize cyberspace in order to find the job of your dreams.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
5 Phases of the Job Search Cycle
When searching for a job it helps to think of the process as a cycle rather than a series of steps. This will allow you to constantly evolve the actions you take while performing the job search cycle as you need to due to going after different opportunities. Approaching your job hunt in the job search cycle way will make the sometimes daunting task of finding a job just a bit easier on you.
Basically there are five phases of the job search cycle. These five phases are broken down further below:
1. Get prepared: In this first phase you will need to first asses yourself and your goals. You need to figure out exactly what your skills are and what you want to do for a living. Once you have decided on what type of career you would like to peruse then you need to find out what employers in that field are looking for and what the current job market for that career filed is.
2. Get job leads: Phase two in the job search cycle is finding qualified job leads to go after. This phase requires you pulling out all the stops. You will need to network, look online at sites such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com, and you will also need to look in the newspaper. The more job leads you drum up the higher your chances of landing a job.
3. Apply for jobs: Phase three is the one that requires a good amount of time an effort on your part. Here is where you will be applying for all of the job leads you found. This phase requires you to create great looking cover letters, revamp your resume, and take the time to fill out any applications or online forms that may need to be completed.
4. Prepare for interviews: The fourth phase of the job search cycle is getting ready for all of the interviews that you will hopefully have coming your way. To do this you will need to practice what you will say and how you will say it. Interviewing yourself in front of a mirror is always a great exercise. You also need to prepare your reference list and your thank you letter ahead of any and all interviews.
5. Follow up and decide: Once you have gone through the first four phases of the job search cycle you will need to finish with the fifth phase, which is following up and deciding. Never wait too long after you have been interviewed to follow up as you may be forgotten. On the other hand, don’t call every ten minutes as you may come off as a bit annoying or pushy. Once you get a job offer it will then be up to you to either accept the job that a potential employer wants to give to you, or begin at the first phase of the job search cycle and keep going until you find what you are after.
Following the five phases of the job search cycle will not only make your job quest easier, it will also keep you better prepared no matter what comes your way.
Basically there are five phases of the job search cycle. These five phases are broken down further below:
1. Get prepared: In this first phase you will need to first asses yourself and your goals. You need to figure out exactly what your skills are and what you want to do for a living. Once you have decided on what type of career you would like to peruse then you need to find out what employers in that field are looking for and what the current job market for that career filed is.
2. Get job leads: Phase two in the job search cycle is finding qualified job leads to go after. This phase requires you pulling out all the stops. You will need to network, look online at sites such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com, and you will also need to look in the newspaper. The more job leads you drum up the higher your chances of landing a job.
3. Apply for jobs: Phase three is the one that requires a good amount of time an effort on your part. Here is where you will be applying for all of the job leads you found. This phase requires you to create great looking cover letters, revamp your resume, and take the time to fill out any applications or online forms that may need to be completed.
4. Prepare for interviews: The fourth phase of the job search cycle is getting ready for all of the interviews that you will hopefully have coming your way. To do this you will need to practice what you will say and how you will say it. Interviewing yourself in front of a mirror is always a great exercise. You also need to prepare your reference list and your thank you letter ahead of any and all interviews.
5. Follow up and decide: Once you have gone through the first four phases of the job search cycle you will need to finish with the fifth phase, which is following up and deciding. Never wait too long after you have been interviewed to follow up as you may be forgotten. On the other hand, don’t call every ten minutes as you may come off as a bit annoying or pushy. Once you get a job offer it will then be up to you to either accept the job that a potential employer wants to give to you, or begin at the first phase of the job search cycle and keep going until you find what you are after.
Following the five phases of the job search cycle will not only make your job quest easier, it will also keep you better prepared no matter what comes your way.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Things to Hate About Finding a New Job
As exciting as it can be to start a new job the actual process of finding a new job can be something of a nightmare. Finding a new job is much more than just opening the paper and circling a few want ads and it is the many things that can go with finding a new job that can have many people feeling a bit of hate in their hearts.
Here are some things to hate about finding a new job:
• Putting up with your current job: A lot of times the whole reason you want to find a new job is because your current job is not all that great. But you do have bills to pay and until you secure a new job you can’t go anywhere. That means you are pretty much stuck putting up with a boss, or a co-worker, or both that you don’t get along with and your days can just seem endless. Then to top it all off, once you do find a new job you still need to give your current employer two weeks notice.
• Writing your resume: Then there is the time consuming chore of writing your resume. You have to ensure that not only is your resume fresh but that it is relevant to the job you are trying to get. If you are applying for several different positions then that task becomes even more daunting.
• Distributing your resume: After you craft the perfect resume you then have to spend even more time uploading your resume to potential employers online, or faxing out tons of resumes to the businesses themselves. What a hassle. The absolute worst is when you go through the process of uploading your resume online and go through about twenty different steps only to find that the resume can’t be uploaded for some technical reason. Is your face red yet?
• Interviews: Once you actually have some employers look at your resume you now find yourself with the challenge of going in for an interview. What will they ask you? What will you say? How do you stop the butterflies in your stomach? This is enough to make even the most well grounded person stress out and can have you literally seeing stars.
• The waiting game: You interview for your dream job and you think you nail it. The interviewer seems very impressed and your confidence couldn’t be higher. Then you hear those dreaded words, ‘We’ll let you know.’ Now you leave feeling deflated but still want to hold on to hope but how long do you wait? Do you take more interviews that come available ort urn them away hoping for the best? This is enough to make you rip your hair out of your head and scream.
When you look at the facts it is little wonder why so many people simply put up with the jobs they have. While there may be some stress at their current jobs, it usually pales in comparison to the stress and hate that is felt when attempting to find a new one.
Here are some things to hate about finding a new job:
• Putting up with your current job: A lot of times the whole reason you want to find a new job is because your current job is not all that great. But you do have bills to pay and until you secure a new job you can’t go anywhere. That means you are pretty much stuck putting up with a boss, or a co-worker, or both that you don’t get along with and your days can just seem endless. Then to top it all off, once you do find a new job you still need to give your current employer two weeks notice.
• Writing your resume: Then there is the time consuming chore of writing your resume. You have to ensure that not only is your resume fresh but that it is relevant to the job you are trying to get. If you are applying for several different positions then that task becomes even more daunting.
• Distributing your resume: After you craft the perfect resume you then have to spend even more time uploading your resume to potential employers online, or faxing out tons of resumes to the businesses themselves. What a hassle. The absolute worst is when you go through the process of uploading your resume online and go through about twenty different steps only to find that the resume can’t be uploaded for some technical reason. Is your face red yet?
• Interviews: Once you actually have some employers look at your resume you now find yourself with the challenge of going in for an interview. What will they ask you? What will you say? How do you stop the butterflies in your stomach? This is enough to make even the most well grounded person stress out and can have you literally seeing stars.
• The waiting game: You interview for your dream job and you think you nail it. The interviewer seems very impressed and your confidence couldn’t be higher. Then you hear those dreaded words, ‘We’ll let you know.’ Now you leave feeling deflated but still want to hold on to hope but how long do you wait? Do you take more interviews that come available ort urn them away hoping for the best? This is enough to make you rip your hair out of your head and scream.
When you look at the facts it is little wonder why so many people simply put up with the jobs they have. While there may be some stress at their current jobs, it usually pales in comparison to the stress and hate that is felt when attempting to find a new one.
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