Job Hunting
Job hunting should be looked upon as a project to be planned and executed carefully. The compromises that you are prepared to make will differ according to the pressure that you are under and particularly according to whether you are doing it from the stand point of being in work and wanting career development as opposed to being out of work and needing a job. Try if possible to undertake the exercise in the context of the broader picture of how you would like your long term career to unfold.
Parameters
- Permanent or temporary position or either
- Type of role
- Salary bracket
- Prospects
- Distance to work
- Culture e.g. public or private sector, e.g. large multi national, medium sized or small business
- Full time or part time
The Tools
The main tools that you will need to use are:-
- A CV. This is your primary marketing document and you must be absolutely comfortable with it. CV’s are harder to prepare than one may think. Give it plenty of attention.
- Tenacity and an enquiring mind will be important personal qualities as one engages in the quest.
- The ability to write letters that bring out your relevance to the position being applied for.
- Verbal communication both face to face in an interview and over the telephone.
- Non verbal communication by way of body language that says so much about your personality and how you feel about the role.
The Hunt
The vehicles that you will need to use in order to discover job opportunities are:-
- Advertising in both local and trade press
- Recruitment consultants
- The internet
- Networking
- Job Centres