Sadly in today’s economy finding a job can be a difficult task so it is important to be on your game and make your job search as effective as it can be. We’ve all heard little tips and tricks for getting a job, but what are the most effective ways to make your job search get results? Well, take a look and incorporate these effective techniques into your job search, soon you’ll be an employed and financially stable member of the American public once again.
1. Fine Tune Your Resume – This is the most important thing that you can do to help get a job quicker. You may be a whiz at communication and selling yourself to the interviewer, but if your resume doesn’t impress you’ll never get the chance to win them over in person. Make your resume stand out from the crowd by turning it from a boring tally sheet of your accomplishments into a one man show of how awesome you’d be as an employee. Don’t overdo it, but convince them on paper that you’re worth the interview.
2. Make Sure Your Resume, Cover Letter and Applications are Written with Proper Grammar and Spelling – A resume or application riddled with spelling and grammar mistakes is one sure way to insure that you won’t get an interview or worst the job. So make sure to check your resume, cover letter and applications for any errors or have someone who is well versed in spelling and grammar do it for you.
3. Create Variations for Your Resume – If you are applying to different industries or jobs that have little to no relation to the other, you need to adapt your resume to reflect that. Cater your resume to the specific job that you are applying for so that it reflects the qualities, skills and experience the employer is looking for.
4. Network Yourself – With the economy the way it is, it’s important to find every avenue you can of getting a job. Network yourself by socializing with people and building relationships that could prove useful in finding a job. The more people you know the more likely one of them might have an in for you at a company that you would like to work for.
5. Send a Follow- Up Thank You Letter – Once you’ve gone on an interview and are waiting to hear back on whether or not you got the job, send a quick thank letter through email or post mail to thank them for the opportunity they gave you. This is the perfect time to remind them of what makes you the right candidate for them job and to bring your resume to mind once again.
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