You may be astonished to discover that some of the most common job search tactics are unsuccessful for most of the individuals who use them. Ideally, you want to use various methods to contact employers. 6 of the most popular resources and methods are:
*Contacting Employers Directly*
One of the most compelling ways to acquire a job is to contact employers directly, whether you know of an opening or not. First, create a check list for classifying the types of companies for which you’d like to work for. You might classify them by product line, size, growth outlook, or geographical locale.
The next step is to begin working on your resume. Send out your resume with a personalized letter. The letter should be addressed to a specific person, not just to the Personnel Office. After sending your resume and letter wait 2 or 3 days, then call the person you sent it to and let them know why you’re calling. Speak with confidence, why you would be a good candidate for hiring, and what kind of position you’re interested in.
*Networking*
Networking is the way of exchanging data, contacts, and services among individuals, groups, or corporations. Networking is a great method for finding a new or better job. Some of the groups and organizations you can contact or attend for carrying out your net working plans are…Industry and Trade Shows…Business Seminars…Conferences…Professional Organizations…
Career fairs is another important job-searching resource. With representatives and hiring personnel from various companies there, provides the opportunity to introduce yourself and have the chance to exhibit your skills and experience.
On-line newsgroups are an excellent place for networking, with discussion groups to suit practically every interest. These group participants generally include human resources agents and hiring supervisor, who lend their know-how by discussing the qualities they look for in employees.Taking part in on-line discussion groups brings a much larger exposure than, say, going to a meeting.
*Internet Job Search*
The Web is fast becoming the place to look for jobs on the Internet. There are many career resources on the Web that are devoted to job listings, with additional lists spring up every day. The Web has listings for job searchers of all backgrounds. Four of the major and most popular job-search sites on the Web are Career City, Career Mosaic, Job Options, and the Monster Board. Another way to find job listings on the Web is to perform a keyword search in search engine’s like Google, or Yahoo. Use keywords like “employment opportunities”, “job listings”, or “positions available”.
*CD-ROM Job Search*
Business directories on CD-ROM contain a vast amount of data for anyone searching for a job. Most furnish the same basic information; company name, description, address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail or Web site address, product and financial information. All directories list one or more contacts, so you know exactly whom to call for information or where to send your resume. The following is a list of 11 Databases on CD-ROM.
1. American Big Businesses Directory CD-ROM: This CD-ROM includes company descriptions that list business type, merchandise, and sales data. Available only through libraries.
2. American Business Disc: This CD-ROM contains general data on over 10 million US firms. Available only through libraries.
3. American Manufactures Directory: Lists over 1/2 million manufacturing companies with 20 or more employees.
4. Corp Tech Explore Database on CD-ROM: Lists and describes over 50,000 mostly private firms. It also gives the names and titles of Executives-Administrators, Sales Managers, and Supervisors. Available in many public, college, and university libraries.
5. D & B Million Dollar Database: Furnishes data on over 1 million businesses of numerous firms, listing the number of employees, sales volume, name of the parent company, and corporate headquarters. Also includes the names and titles of top executives. Available in colleges, universities, and some public libraries.
6. Hoover’s Company Capsules on CD-ROM: Provides information and profiles of more than 11,000 firms and 30,000 executives. This CD-Rom includes detailed data on the company history and products. Available at public and universities.
By: Lamar Deane
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6 Key Steps to Job Searching
October 28th, 2009The Day I Found the Path to My Dream Full Time Job
September 18th, 2009Have you ever considered that your personality might be a factor in whether you get a full time job or not, or even whether you get a part time job or not? Well I know I hadn’t, until a friend pointed out that we all have one of these ‘personalities’. So on realising this, I decided to go out in to that enormously large universe of information that is the world wide web, on a mission to find out my true self, the true inner me, my personality as one would call it. All this in the hope that I find out what I need to know about myself to make the big step up from student life and student part time jobs, to the scary, but exciting world of being a graduate and getting my first graduate job which hopefully would lead to a great full time job.
So there I was, browsing the internet on your usual searching websites, getting nowhere, until all of a sudden as if a switch had just been flicked, exactly what I was looking for appeared before my very eyes on the screen in front of me. Yes, the answers to all my pondering thoughts about personality affecting what type of jobs in Newcastle that I will get or will not get, all within a click away. The website was Bluezonjobs.com and it offered a free psychometric personality test. As I took a deep breath and was preparing to learn about myself things that I may already know, things that may pleasantly surprise me, or things that I subconsciously already know are true, but don’t like to admit to myself.
As I was preparing to make the big click, thoughts were flooding into my mind about previous employments that I’ve had, my part time jobs in Leeds while at University, my part time jobs in Cumbria while I was a boy in a man’s world and how these all compare to my potential future job or jobs in Newcastle that I was comprehending. What if I didn’t like what this personality test told me? What if it shattered my confidence, or what if it made everything I’d achieved at University seem worthless now? Well this was something I had to do, and with the comfort of older siblings telling me that a degree is a degree and as long as you’ve got one in whatever subject, you will always find a career in any field you want. You know they say to learn about yourself you need to stare down the barrel of a gun, well this was a similar feeling, only without the possibility of being shot at the end of it all. As I stared down the barrel, or at my screen in real terms, questions began to appear on my screen that instantly made me think about myself and my prospects of full time jobs that I enjoy, because the last thing I want is a job like my part time jobs that I had while at University. Then once the final question was answered, I nervously waited for the dreaded news as my results loaded (talk about walking on egg shells)…
Sitting there in my old roughed up chair that had taken the hammerings of a conveyor belt of students in the past, possibly all going through the same frantic full time job searching on Newcastle full time job websites as me, it sudden dawned on me that even before the results, the excellent questions on this Bluezonjobs.com website had already answered a lot for me and taught me a few valuable lessons about my inner personality. Then as I sat there with my eyes scrunched shut fearing what I was going to see, the inevitable ‘ding’ sound that my laptop makes when something has finished loading echoed in my ears, and before i knew it, as if by magic the information that I’d craved for so long was there in front of me for me to see. What I seen delighted me, it was as if the Bluezonjobs.com Psychometric Profile Testing tool had drilled into my deep mind and plucked out all the things I didn’t know I already knew about myself. It gave me several relevant pieces of information, types of jobs that were relevant to what I’d been studying for at Leeds, but also types of jobs that made me feel inspired and enthusiastic about my future – This was a great feeling.
This was a real valuable learning exercise for me, and thanks to this, after working my way up through various typical graduate jobs in Newcastle and then working my way up with promotions from jobs in Cumbria, I now have a really successful career in the property business which is a job in Leeds that I love and that pays me a wage better than I could ever have imagined. Bluezonjobs.com is a website that I would thoroughly recommend as not only did this site help me with the Psychometric testing, but it was where I found my graduate jobs, and then my jobs in Newcastle and ultimately my amazing career and life that I now have. My job now really is a far cry from my previous part time jobs and student jobs.
By Ben Little ©
By: Beniano
How to be Proactive and Make the Most of University
August 16th, 2009These days, more and more students are choosing to go to University. A wider range of degrees are obtainable, and more financial help is readily available. Unfortunately, this means there is more competition for degree level jobs, and it is becoming increasingly necessary for students to become more proactive and use their university time to gain more than just a degree.
The first step that will be useful for most students is to prepare a CV. Most institutions have CV building software available, or there are some free programs online. Look at good examples of CV’s online, and make sure yours sells you the best it possibly can. Think about how your lecturers would describe you, your biggest achievements, and where you want to be in five years time. Incorporate all of this into your writing. Save frequently, and spend a few hours making the best CV possible. This is very worth it, as it should now only be necessary to tweak certain points, you may never need to do a full rewrite.
The next step is to start buying job papers, looking at boards or looking online for work. Whether you need a job now, or you are just browsing, the process of looking, applying for and attending interviews is something that you need to learn and become skilful at. When you finish university, you will need to find a job, so practising now will ensure you have the best answers to the questions you’ll be asked, and you will have the confidence to make a brilliant first impression. If you’re looking at your CV and thinking that there isn’t much there, it’s time to get some new skills.
Team work, leadership and organisational skills are all very easy to gain while at university. Joining a sports team is a brilliant way, and shows potential employers that you are fit, healthy and energetic, as well as capable of working in a team and being driven to succeed. You could also apply to be on a committee, and play a part in making serious decisions for a good cause. This offers you the chance to experience independent responsibility and let you take charge. You could also help boost your organizational skills by getting involved in organizing shows or nights out for members.
Communication and Interpersonal skills are also just as easy to gain. Most universities already encourage this by asking students to write essays to a word count, which means you have to gather information, facts and main points, and express them in as few words as possible, but still in a coherent and well supported argument. To develop this further, you could try and get involved with a newspaper, magazine or even a radio station at your university. Again, joining a committee is an excellent way to meeting people and building on communication and personal skills.
Time management is also a useful skill. Practise working towards deadlines in a sensible manner. Do your course reading when it is set and make sure you have time to plan, write, proofread and edit your essay before you have to give it in. Schedule revision sessions before exams so that you don’t have to cram information the night before. All of these will help you to both gain a higher mark and learn to manage your time better, which will be necessary in a working environment.
Remember that you need to be realistic and work towards giving yourself more than just a degree to make you attractive to employers. Any extra skills and experience you can add to a job role will make you seem like a more suitable candidate, and may even boost the salary the company are willing to pay! Look at what’s available and choose some extra activities too – you should make the most of your time at university.
By: Nick Sanders
