Tips for Finding the Perfect Job
1. Define the Perfect
Job for you. You can waste time chasing a job opening that’s a long commute or
way below your salary requirements. If there are aspects of a job that you
hate, add those to your description of what to avoid in the perfect job. Once
you have your list for the perfect job, identify aspects you can and cannot
compromise on. You may enter a company in a position that transitions to your “perfect”
job.
2. Take advantage of any networking opportunities. Join
associations, take classes, and attend workshops. Try to initiate discussions
about companies that are hiring, staffing agencies being utilized, and work
conditions. If you get out and talk to
people, job opportunities will present themselves.
3. Keep your resume updated. Prepare an email version with
working links, and a paper version. Keep a file with paper copies in your car
just in case you meet a contact unexpectedly.
Also, you should have different versions of your resume for
different positions. Examples would be a resume for a web design firm and a
resume for a sales position at a software company.
Don’t miss any opportunities to have your resume critiqued.
Keep perfecting it.
4. Keep your portfolio updated. Feature your newest, best
work.
5. If the hiring market is slow, keep training. If you learn
about job requirements you don’t meet, consider training to improve your hiring
prospects down the line.
Here’s an interesting website on the job search:
