Posted on

How to gain work

Knowledge is Power

Successful job hunters make every effort to ensure employers know they are the right person for the job. Once you see a career or job you want, put every effort into getting it.

· Spend time researching the industries find out which skills, qualities and qualifications employers are looking for.

· What industry jargon and terminology do employers use?

· Which websites do companies from your sector advertises on?

Remember No-one owes you a job; you have to make yourself employable by selling your skills, qualities, experience and attitude to a potential employer.

Timing is everything

On average job hunters spend 3-4 months from looking for work to gaining employment. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO TAKE THIS LONG! Let’s break this down a little:

Often job hunters spend 6 hours a week looking and applying for vacancies (less then 1 hour a day) this is a short amount of time and if we doubled this, we could be employed within 2-3 months, what would happened if we spent 3 hours a day job searching? Even job searching for 3 hours a day will leave you with enough time for all the things you want to do in your day! Many different factors affect the time it takes for an individual to gain work and it is not possible to know exactly how long it will take you to gain employment. All job searches need to plan their week and decide how much time a day/week you give yourself to job searching….then stick to it.

If you want something different, do you something different

Successful job hunters are adaptable and will changes tactics when needed. If you can’t gain employment ask yourself why? Can you find jobs to apply for? If not, do you use the same job websites every time you job search? Most people do, if something doesn’t work, change it. If you send your CV to 10-20 employers and you don’t gain an interview, then you need to change your CV.

If one person can do something, other people can learn to do it

Do you know someone who has recently gain employment? Do you know someone who works in the industry you are applying for? If so, you need to ask them what they did do to gain employment. Sometimes our best resources are the people around us, lets learn from the successful one’s and then we too can be successful.

Gain detailed intelligence; if they sent a CV ask them what information they recorded on their CV. During an interview; what did they wear, how did they sit, what answers did they give. It’s always the small details that give you an edge over other job hunters.

If you feel like a job hunter, you will be a job hunter

See job hunting as a full time job; get up at 9:00, wash, shower and dress in your casual business wear. Now you will start to feel like a job hunter. Have a diary of all the tasks you have to complete in the week (research, preparation, strategies, networking) and carry them out. Take breaks at the same time every day and at the end of the day or week review what you have achieved. You will feel like a Job Searcher Employee and this will motivate you to gain full time employment.

Planning your finances

Job searching is not expensive, successful job hunter will plan their finances ahead. First look at your income and/or savings and work our how much spare money you have after paying for the essentials of living. How much do you have leftover?

Now make a list of all the items you need to spend money on to gain you employment; Interview Clothes, Transport, Stationary, etc. *Depending on your situation you may be entitled to financial help. Some items you will need to buy in advance, while others can wait until you move forward with your job searching. Be aware many people gain invitations to invites with only a short period of notice.

There is no failure, only feedback

How do marathon runners keep on going, when after 18 miles their muscles ache and their chest is tight with pain? Determination! We can all achieve anything we put our mind to. Most job hunters give up after the first week or two (or after the first rejection letter) as they thought gaining employment would be easier than they thought it was. Step back and ask yourself-

· What am I doing well?

· What can I improve?

Successful job hunters reflect on a daily basis and find their personal feedback helps them achieve their goals.

Think outside the box

Successful job hunters will have several job goals they are looking for, they will all have similar duties and responsibilities, by widening their job search successful job hunters will be able to find more vacancies.

Successful job hunters will look for advertised vacancies and will also contact

Posted on

Applying for Jobs Online

Online job hunting is increasing every day, as many companies advertise and recruit via the Internet. The days of walking through cold miserable streets, handing in your rain-soaked CV are going. While armchair job searching is rising. * With certain industries such as retail and hairdressing, handing in a CV by hand, face-to-face is still recommended.

Finding online jobs

There are a large number of job search engines, this is a great place to start job searching for advertised vacancies. Use the most popular ones first as they advertise the largest number of vacancies for obvious reasons. The government job website is a great place to start, as are search engines that merge results from a variety of job search engines all on one page, helping you find all the vacancies in one quick search.

It is rare to find a company without their own website and many employers to save cost will advertise vacancies on their own site. Look at the top or bottom of the website’s home page a click “recruitment” “jobs” or “contact us” and more often than not you will find company vacancies.

Use directories to search companies’ contact details and send speculative CVs and cover a letters-A great way to quickly increase job applications.

How to get your e-mailed CV seen

As the government promotes “paperless” offices, employers are often asking for job hunters to apply online or to e-mail a CV.

When sending a covering letter, cut and paste this into the body of the e-mail, as many people have concerns about receiving viruses from opening unknown attachments.

If you add a CV as an attachment, clearly state that the attached document is a CV via the attachment label.

CV Writing Service Be aware that not all computers can open documents in a readable format, this is because old computer software cannot always recognise new software programmes. If unsure telephone the employer and ask which word package they use.

Receive job offers via the web

Many of us will be tempted to use the Internet and “copy and Paste” to quickly send hundreds of CVs in minutes. First, research each company and add this information into your covering letter, instantly individualising each application. – A must for all serious job hunters.

As tempting as this may be to quickly send out e-mails, ensure you record which companies you contact, as you need to follow up each application – this will make a big difference in the amount of job interview you are offered.