Looks like another week of hunting for a job as a have you. They are only starting right now Monday morning. You get yourself a cup of coffee, have the computer open to various job sites, the papers open to the employment classifieds. With a little hope and a lot of desperation you pick up your number two pencil and attempt to find some definite possibilities for your next career job.
After recently putting the phone down… just making phone calls, you try to put yourself into a sort of positive frame of mind after seemingly striking out. You leave your home, with a briefcase of resumes in one hand and your seemingly long list of addresses for job possibilities in the other. With a lot of hope, you drop off some resumes and fortunately did an interview for the afternoon.
You will don’t know but you seemingly have a good feeling about today…
So, has it been a long time that you have been searching for work? Do you have other colleagues that find themselves in the same position as you only they have been looking for work much for a much longer?
If you believe that your success in finding a job is mainly to have connections, you might be only half right.
With so much need for employment, numerous jobs never find their way into the newspaper. So how can you get access to those jobs? Try networking.
You really need to tell all your friends, family and acquaintances about your career link search. These are the people that offer great opportunity for you to get access to those positions that come available so quickly and get filled very fast.
It’s likely that they could hear of someone or some business that’s hiring and continually keep you abreast of those opportunities that maybe would never ever heard of before. Also, getting a personal referral from them could make all the difference in the world of whether you get the job.
It’s true. Career jobs are almost never posted.
Don’t wait for a position to be posted in the paper or on the Internet in order for you to apply for a company.
Make a list of companies by going through the phonebook for those that you would like to work for. Make it a point to continually be updated with these companies by calling and asking about possible available positions. Establish some type of connection with the human resources manager or person that would be in charge of hiring for that area.
Send a resume directly to that person in charge of hiring for the position you would be interested in. Create a nice cover letter that shows your interest in that company and specifically why you would like to work for them… what you have to offer. Later, follow-up a few days later to ask for that individual. Explain to them that you are checking to see if he or she received your resume and find out if any jobs might be coming available.
If that is the case that no hiring is taking place, simply check back at a later time. Many times, positions will be made available at a moments notice so staying in contact with the appropriate person for that company means you will be at the top of their mind for possible candidates.
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