by RecruiTips
15. July 2011 11:25
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, we would like to offer you some strategy tips for becoming a more proactive job seeker. Hunting down a job these days is not an easy feat, and you should want to do anything in your power to increase your chances of being hired. To do so, you may have to make more of an effort in your job search practices. Here are 5 ways to improve your current practices:
1. Make sure you are familiar with every company you apply to. Explore their websites, and make sure you understand what the company does on more than a rudimentary level.
2. Every resume and cover letter should be tailored to the specific application. Recruiters have a very good eye for identifying overly general resumes and cover letters, and they value your effort to customize your application to the company and position.
3. Network as much as possible. Connections are a phenomenal method for finding your way to a great job.
4. Spell check. Typos in general are a very easy way to get your application thrown out. Typos suggest that you did not care enough about the position to make an effort with the application.
5. View your job hunt as a job itself. You need to devote a lot of hours to your job search. Some experts argue you should dedicate 40 hours a week to it, just like a real 9-to-5 job.
It is very easy to get discouraged and lazy in your job search process, but these subtleties can and will make all the difference!
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