7 Vital Tips for Effective Job Search

You need to be in possession of two very important tools for a successful Job Search. They are good information and well-developed job-hunting skills. These two items can be further classified into four important key areas as follows:

1. A clear idea about your skills and goals
2. An understanding of your job market
3. A well-planned job search campaign
4. Effective use of powerful social media tools

The seven steps in the job-hunting process

Step 1.
You may consider yourself as a product and analyze it by identifying your goals, strengths, weaknesses, skills, experiences, values, and interests.

Step 2. 
Explore your career options with business houses and other organizations by means of effective company research, information interviews, and a detailed study of the professional organizations related to your dream career.

Step 3. 
Organize your job search with a definite goal. There are experts in the field who can help you to evaluate your effectiveness. Seek their assistance. Prepare your goals and organize a timeline for achieving it. The process may take 4 to 10 months time to complete. For this, you can organize the process through a customized monthly planner.

Step 4. 
Be ready with essential job search documents. Résumés, cover letters, and the list of questions you would like to ask your employer should be meticulously prepared in such a way that they reflect your qualifications as they relate to your prospective employer’s recruitment objectives.

Step 5. 
Build and sharpen your presentation skills. Your oral presentation skills can be honed by participating in mock interviews and by practising expected questions of the interview. You may expect questions based on behaviour, various situations, required aptitude, and resources.

Step 6. 
Plan, develop and execute a job search campaign. Follow all media advertisements related to your job. Develop a professional contact network, utilizing all possible avenues including social media tools. Be persistent in expanding and maintaining this valuable network.

Step 7. 
Get the most desirable offer by performing well in the interviews. Manage this decisive stage by negotiating, sending thank-you letters, signing a formal acceptance document, and behaving in an ethical and professional manner.