Looking for a job is stressful. Whether you are looking straight out of high school, University or, contemplating a career change.
There are various reasons on why we get stressed by the process as per individual. One might be facing eviction. Some people are knee-deep in debt. Some are looking for jobs to change and better their life situations. It is a fact that the process can be daunting but there is always light by the end of the tunnel.
We have identified the wrath of unemployment in the country and added a category for jobs. There are vast ways for searching for jobs. You can either do a hand submission or submitting your CV at the company to the newer ways to browse and look for a job.
These are the essentials of job hunting and will help enhance your search.
1. Readiness
Applying for a job needs you to be ready. You can be ready for three things which are a) An Interview b) Hired c) Declined. The latter is always awful to receive.
But the state of readiness prepares you to handle rejection. Imagine if a company is to call you for an interview and ask for documentation. What happens if you do not have them? It creates a bad image for you as a candidate.
So, they might consider or—give the job to a candidate that responds timely.
What to do: You must create a pdf document consisting of all your details, i.e, Cover page, CV, ID, Qualifications, and portfolio. By creating a portfolio of your historical works is the perfect way to prove your skills and present your work ethic before meeting anyone.
It makes you stand out from the crowd, by far.
2. Communicate, Network
Most of the times, we communicate about what we go through. Sometimes it is through shame but it is only limiting us .
Communication as a job seeker is essential to better your journey.
Imagine stressing about being jobless yet not even 5% of the people in your life know about your struggles?
This would imply that people aren’t aware and that means they are not in a position to help you. Talking about your situation and seeking help doesn’t make you less of a human or, degrade you. Through communicating, you are introducing the phenomenon of networking in your life.
Read More: 5 Things you May be Missing on your CV
When To Communicate?
● Beginning—Communication is vital from the onset of looking for a job to getting an interview to starting your first day. It sounds scary and inane that you have to be vocal about your expectations from the organisation.
Don't rush yourself to sending back the contract without understanding its importance. Seek help to interpret before sending it back to the organisation.
● Working—Work culture differs with each organisations. Instead of suffocating it is best to communicate with your manager.
Communication is for your well-being. This will reduce your risks of endless & unwanted work stress.
3. Use Socials To Your Advantage
Social Media is a tool that can either make your dreams or blind you completely. But instead of letting you experience it yourself? Here are some pointers to help you to align yourself through social media for a job.
3.1 Make connections on LinkedIn.
Take a scroll through LinkedIn, the best social media website for professional networking.
3.2 Follow Potential Employers & Hiring Managers on LinkedIn.
Following the hiring managers and CEO's give you an upper hand as a job seeker. You will be get to know when they are hiring, and the processes that the organisation requires.
3.3 Engage on Twitter.
It’s a lot easier to find yourself spending an enormous amount of time using Twitter to engage for personal reasons. It’s a lot easier to cross-night busy with endless tweets that are funny, and things that won’t help accumulate to your personal
growth.
Instead of using those hours engaging other topics, you can use the time to engage. By engaging hiring managers and CEO's as this will assist you be a step-away.
Twitter is a lot quicker to circulate information. How about you asked for retweets and grow your professional profile and get a job using your favourite app?
Did You Know?
Gumtree has introduced a job category that will help your job hunting to be a lot smoother than before. We receive thousands of job listings daily for diffrent industries.
Job hunting is a tedious heartbreaking process at times but positioning yourself for job offers at least helps with a step forward.
