Hiring managers are often faced with a mountain of resumes to sort through each day. Did you know that it can take an experienced recruiter less than ten seconds to scan over your resume and decide whether it makes it any further than their desk. That is a scary thought! Your resume can often have less than ten seconds to grab the attention of the recruiter before making it to either the interview list or the rejection pile.
Have you ever heard the term “you never get a second chance to make a first impression”. Well, that popular saying is right. You must get it right the first time, especially when you are being judged from the very first moment you walk through the interview room door.
Stuck in a job you hate? Studied for a career path only to find it isn’t all you thought it would be? There is no reason for slogging along a path if it’s not the right one for you to be on. Never think that you have your life mapped out for you because you studied for one particular discipline.
You have spent many years working towards your qualifications, and now it is time to put all your hard work to the test. No more eating breakfast at lunchtime, no more burning the midnight oil cramming for exams. It is time to step out into the big wide world to make your mark.
Your talent, your knowledge, and your time are very valuable assets, but they were probably vastly undervalued at your last job. When you are looking for new employment, it is worth taking some time to really appreciate your skills and what value you can offer to your next employer.
We all know the feeling. You have been working hard on perfecting your resume. You have been diligently tweaking the cover letters you send out to suit the requirements of each individual job description, but then suddenly…. splat! You crash out and hit a wall.
Believe it or not, there are job vacancies that are filled even before they are advertised. Some jobs are never advertised at all and are filled internally by word of mouth or by networking with family and friends. This is especially true for smaller family run companies where the owners don’t want the hassle of advertising the job and sorting through hundreds of resumes. They would rather just give the job to ‘cousin Joe’ and save a lot of bother.
Most jobseekers will have an ideal company that they wish to work for. While it may not always be possible to work directly for them in a lot of cases, it may be worth taking a closer look at exactly why you want to work for them.
When you tell someone you are job hunting, they will always be full of positive messages about how the right job is just around the corner and not to worry as something will come up. And while this is usually true, the process of job hunting can be soul destroying, especially if it seems to drag on for a while.
Rather than spend your time constantly hunting down new job opportunities, wouldn’t it be great if you could actually attract employers to approach you instead?
We have a world with a very competitive job market at the moment so everyone can expect to spend a lot of time and effort on job hunting. However, it does pay to take some time to dedicate towards trying to attract potential new employers to approach you about job opportunities they have.
