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While the specifics of the what and how you look for a job will differ based on your job search technique, personality, and the job market, all job searches share three common characteristics: 1. Job seekers want something (likely more than one thing) in their next job. 2. Job seekers meet with prospective employers w... |
Whether it’s an internship, a full-time job, or a career change, every successful search progresses through these three stages. Therefore, if you can move through this progression, taking into account your individual circumstances, then you will meet with job search success. This book breaks down the previously listed ... |
Step 1 is where you define what you want. Step 2 is where you attract prospective employers. Step 3 is where you learn in detail about prospective employers so you are prepared when you meet. You likely have done some general exploration into industries, companies, or jobs over your lifetime, which gives you a sense of... |
Follow the six-step process to ensure you are doing everything you need to do to get the job you want. |
The Six Steps Are Meant to Be Followed Sequentially The six steps of the job search process are laid out in sequential order so you can follow them one at a time: • You need to know what you want (step 1) in order to act on your job search. • You want to have your marketing material in place (step 2) before you meet wi... |
1. Online communities where you can interact (or socialize) with other people. Facebook and LinkedIn are two examples of popular social media. Many job seekers are overwhelmed at the beginning of their job search. There seems to be so much to do—résumés, interviews, and social media1 . It is not surprising that many jo... |
The Six Steps Also Overlap and Should Be Done Concurrently However, as you move through your job search sequentially, this doesn’t mean that you never revisit what you’ve already done. For example, if you are at the stage where you are meeting people (step 4), you are collecting information from these meetings. You mig... |
You might be juggling different job search targets, each of which is at a different stage. For example, you are interested in sales positions in both the technology industry and the pharmaceutical industry. You start your search focusing on technology companies and you are now at the interview stage with several of the... |
While you want to follow the steps sequentially, recognize that there will be instances in your search that the steps are revisited and therefore taken out of sequence. This is a natural part of the search process as you interact with people and situations evolve. Be flexible. Know that you will be learning things alon... |
Starting on the Six Steps Requires a Solid Foundation The six-step job search process gives you tactics for how to get from where you are to your next job. It is based on the mechanics of how the job market plays out between employers and job candidates. This is important because job seekers often don’t know what to do... |
You Must Be Confident Your Job Search Will Be Successful If you are waiting until you get a job as proof that you can get one, this prove it attitude will kill your search. You will appear negative and unattractive to employers. You will get derailed by the inevitable obstacles and drop out along your search. You may n... |
Having confidence in your job search means two things: 1. You believe you will get a job. You know with 100 percent certainty there is a job somewhere out there for you. 2. You believe you will get a job you want. You have a positive attitude about working. You are excited at the prospect of doing the job you are targe... |
You have to know you will be successful, and you have to want that success. If you have just one of these two things, this is not sufficient to project enough confidence in your job search. If you believe you will get a job, but don’t believe it will be something you want, you will appear anxious, frustrated, and full ... |
A confident job seeker is someone who is energized at the prospect of finding his or her dream job. A confident job seeker may not be an expert on résumés, interviews, or other job search tactics, but he or she has an innate knowledge that he or she will be able to figure those things out. This is not arrogance. Prospe... |
You Can Proactively Build Confidence into Your Job Search Strategy Ideally, you have confidence before you start your job search. If confidence has been a struggle your whole life or if you feel overly depressed or anxious about your job search specifically, you should seek help from a guidance counselor, therapist, or... |
A Successful Job Search Is All About Successful Communication A successful job search is a match between what an employer wants and what a candidate wants. That match is made based on what is communicated. While an interview is structured a specific way, at its core it is a communication between job seeker and employer... |
Communication Skills Are a Proxy for Job Skills You need communications skills for more than understanding and developing rapport with prospective employers. You will also need communication skills on the job, so the way you communicate in your search is a sign of the way you might communicate on the job. Many employer... |
Your Job Search Can Be Tailored to Showcase Your Communication Strengths and Support Your Weaknesses Look at your history to see your current communication strengths and weaknesses, so you know where you need to focus as you prepare for a job search. If you know that you are better at written over verbal communication,... |
Improve Communication Skills with Deliberate Focus and Practice Now you know the general ways communication skills enter the job search equation, as well as specific ways that different fields may use communication skills to evaluate potential job candidates. With the importance of communication skills in mind, you can... |
Your Poise Communicates Volumes without You Saying a Word The way you dress, carry yourself, and physically behave also communicate your job potential. Your nonverbal communication either supports the things you say and how you say them, or it undermines you. If you are an articulate, well-spoken person but dress in a ... |
Professional Dress Signals Your Professional Maturity What you wear to different job search functions signals neatness, professionalism, and understanding of general business protocol. A business suit in a dark neutral color is the standard. Black, blue, brown, and gray are neutral colors. Some industries and specific ... |
The Way You Carry Yourself Also Signals Professionalism If you have a great suit but you slouch, that is an incomplete package. Good posture, steady eye contact, and a firm handshake are additional fundamentals to the job search process. Even if you think this is common sense, don’t assume that you will be 100 percent ... |
Body Language and Nonverbal Communication Support or Undermine Your Words You might look great, carry yourself well, and speak eloquently, but you also communicate with physical gestures and other nonverbal cues. Pay attention to how you use your body during conversations and meetings. You might find that you can’t si... |
Physical Resources and Supplies to Launch a Productive Job Search In a way, the resources you need for your job search can be broken down into three categories: 1. Time 2. Space 3. Money. Time includes not just the time for the six steps of the process (and to work on the fundamentals discussed in this chapter) but als... |
Ideas and Support Systems to Help You Find and Manage Your Time Finding and managing your time will require trade-offs. A proactive job search takes ten to fifteen hours per week. You will need to take this time from other activities. Before your job search starts, take an inventory of everything that is taking up your... |
Ideas and Support Systems to Help You Set Up Your Work Space Your job search is a project, so you need a comprehensive work space. Stocking up supplies in advance of your search enables you to stay focused and not get derailed by a surprise trip to the store. You also want to prepare in advance for services you may nee... |
Ideas and Support Systems to Help Manage Your Money Know your budget for your job search essentials in advance. You can price out the work space items listed previously and the professional dress requirements listed earlier. For job search events you already know about, budget for registration fees and transportation ... |
Three Trends in the Twenty-First-Century Job Search Today’s job search can be characterized by three emerging trends: 1. 24/7 activity 2. An entrepreneurial approach 3. A multigenerational workforce |
24/7 Job Search. With mobile devices and broadband Internet access, it is very easy to connect to people at all times of the day and on weekends. While formal job search activity still centers on normal business hours, it is easier and therefore more acceptable for job search activity to take place at all hours. It can... |
Entrepreneurial Approach With the tight labor market (more available job candidates than employers ready to hire), the competition is intense. The rise of social media gives job seekers the ability to brand themselves in a way formerly associated only with companies. Job seekers are marketing their job potential the wa... |
Multigenerational Workforce There are four generations currently in the workforce: 1. Generation Y, born between 1980 and 1995 2. Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980 3. Baby boomers, born between 1945 and 1964 4. Traditionalists, born before 1945 Each generation grew up with different work expectations, technology... |
What the Emerging Trends Mean for Your Job Search You can use the 24/7 job search trend to your advantage by using the connectivity as extra time and resources for your job search. If you are comfortable with online research and online social networks, these are helpful tools to add to your job search. You can incorpor... |
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