One the ongoing questions I receive from customers, family, and friends are, “What should I be doing to find a great job?” So this week, I thought I would begin posting a series of all proven steps to landing interviews and ultimately a great job. Here are few steps to get you started.
-Start Every Day with Positive Attitude: This is simple step but the most critical in your job search. At some point, you will be faced with anger, frustration, and disappointment in your job search results. Remember you are competing against an unprecedented number of many other qualified job seekers. The key is to remind yourself everyday that you are going to land an outstanding job! See you nailing that interview and accepting a great high paying job.
Don’t fall into downward spiral of a pity party. If you have said this to yourself…
“No one wants to hire me”
“I’ve submitted tons resumes online and heard nothing”
“No companies are hiring”
“I don’t have the experience”
“I have not heard back”
“I give up”
You will fail and most importantly lose a tremendous amount of confidence in yourself during the process. What will define you from the competition is pushing yourself everyday and not giving up on your job search. Many will give up fast and spend over months or even years in this negative mindset. Don’t be that person.
Although a fundamental step, it’s the first point I make in coaching job seekers. If your head is out of the game, no career expert, book, or resource can ever help you. At the end, your relentless ambition is what will pay off BIG in this process.
-Identify & Establish Career Goals
As you look for your next opportunity, take some time to reflect on what your really want out of your career?
- What elements of your previous jobs did you find most fulfilling?
- What tasks or activities do you like to do?
- What is it that makes you want to get out of bed in the morning?
- Think about a time when you were praised or received recognition for something – what did you do
to earn the praise? How did you feel about it?
- What business environment do you thrive in (casual/formal, fast paced/steady, rules/less structure, individual/team oriented?)
By answering these questions you’ve basically created a profile of your main interests and the type of culture in which you want to work as you pursue those interests. These are your career goals.
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-Define your Employer & Industry Focus: Hopefully you have already identified what type business environment you thrive the best in. Utilize these characteristics as you define your ideal companies and industries you want to focus on.
Research the company’s vision, culture, contribution to society, geographic locations, total compensation package, financial history and performance, etc… Make sure your interests and culture profile match up with your research and what you come to find from your interviewing experience.
-Develop your Professional Network Community– On average 50-60% of job seekers land jobs by tapping into their existing network or by actively networking with others. If you haven’t done so, start reaching out to your current network and build on it every day.
-Set up your Professional Networking Profile and expand your network on these sites:
http://www.Linkedin.com (Join Groups and Search Jobs)
http://www.zoominfo.com
http://www.naymz.com
http://www.konnects.com
http://www.biznik.com
http://www.plaxo.com
http://www.ziggs.com
http://www.Jigsaw.com
http://www.spoke.com
-Enlist the support of Professional Recruiters or Search FirmsI always suggest the support of Recruiters in your job search. They are well connected to reputable companies that are hiring. Another quick and efficient alternative is to distribute your resume
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