A person who needs a job would first resort to online job searches – unknowingly, a common practice of everyone. Various online job search sites will give you a list of thousands of positions available. Desperation would usually push someone to apply for a number of vacancies without reading through the requirements, job description, company profile and things that are noteworthy. This is where mismatches happen. Why? Because of haste.
People would often think applying for a job is like gun shots fired in different direction when the target is out of sight. The result: you lose bullets, but the target is still at large – a basic comparison that has been very prevalent nowadays. Taking job hunting seriously and focusing on what needs to be done in order for you to land in the job of your fantasies are very essential.
Here are some helpful tidbits that will guide you on how you should treat job search.
1. Treat job search like Full-time Work
It is a great idea that while you are still unemployed, you devote at least 8 hours of your everyday in doing jobs searches, updating your CVs and making yourself equipped for the next job interview. In short, treat your quest for your next career as if you are engaged in a full time work. Set goals and deadlines. Create a daily report that will show progress on where you are versus your goal. This will be very beneficial in not only making your searches organized, but also in the evaluation of your tools and procedures’ efficacy.
What you can do is to impose a standard shift; say 8AM to 5PM. Within this time you will follow certain tasks like writing resume for the first half of the shift and then launching searches for other half. The next day, you can already apply for jobs, track the status of each application and so on and so forth.
2. Search for jobs as if it is an Important Project
When tasked with a big project, whether within the professional arena or the academe, you start with identifying the problem and objective. As the cliché goes identifying the problem is like solving half of it. With a working concept in mind, gather resources that you will need. Set deadline and expected results.
Example: if you already are determined to pursue a career in the IT industry, know your skills that can back you up during the interviews. If you think your stuff is not enough, enroll in short courses that will develop certain competencies being asked for the job. Do this within a timeline and work within a specified deadline. Just like in any other project, evaluation is very important. The only way to assess if you are successful with the project is when you get invites for exams and interviews. It only means you were able to catch enough attention.
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