Looking For a Job? Don’t Miss These 7 Points:
If you’re on the lookout of a new job that you are qualified for, you cannot miss these 7 points that are very contemporary:
- Create/Update your LinkedIn profile
- Clean up your social media world
- Create a customized & contemporary-styled resume
- Draft an appropriate covering letter for the job applying for
- Give good references
- Share your expertise through blogs, articles or posts
- Time your search right
In today’s world where digital social media has its imposing presence, Employers have more than one means to check & verify their job seekers.
1. Create/Update your LinkedIn profile:
LinkedIn is the most popular network of professionals. Maintaining an updated profile, contacts, posts history, and online reputation is essential if you’re an experienced professional. Freshers must at least have a neat beginner’s profile, with a clean & visible footprint towards network-building.
2. Clean up your social media world:
Know that about 43% of Employers research their candidates on social media. Ensure your public posts & shares (pictures, videos, notes etc) convey the repute of a quality persona. No Employer would like to hire a person with an unprofessional screen name, or someone who makes racist/communal/other discriminatory comments, or someone who shares confidential information in public.
3. Create a customized & contemporary-styled resume:
Study the latest trends in creating resumes. Customize resumes for the specific job that you are seeking, rather than keeping one for all types. Mention what you have accomplished so far, rather than what your objectives are.
4. Draft an appropriate covering letter for the job applying for:
A covering letter mentions those points very specific to the job that you’re presently seeking, which cannot be there in your resume. Say a few good things about the Company or the Employer here, without being ostentatious or flattering.
5. Give good references:
Include at least two good references to your prospective employer. You may give details of your previous employer(s), professors, reputed clients or public figures.
6. Share your expertise through blogs, articles or posts:
If you are passionate about your profession, you would certainly have stories or other material to share with others. Employers prefer to see it that way. Even when your posts are not of the highest standards, they would still reflect your interest and attitude. Make sure you write them with the right attitude!
7. Time your search right:
Unless you are a fresher who’s seeking his/her first job, the ideal time to apply for a new job is when companies are hiring in bulk. It could be close to the annual assessment period for most of them.
A few other tips:
- If you have been a Volunteer in social work, it’s an added advantage. So, Volunteer.
- Send a ‘Thank You’ note to your prospective employer, after the interview.
- Post your resume online, using one of those low-cost Web Pages Creation Tools like Wix.
- Be yourself everywhere, and always. Your worth is unique.
- Speak nothing bad about your previous Employer(s).
- Dress professionally, while being simple.
Job-seeking is an art in itself. Take it seriously. All the best!
