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Effective Job Search Strategies for Success

Navigating a job search can be daunting, but with the right strategies, you can enhance your chances of success. Start with a polished resume and cover letter, ensuring accuracy in spelling and grammar. Tailor your application materials to align with job descriptions and network proactively. Understand the hiring process, including the use of ATS for resume screening. Attend job fairs, dress professionally, and follow up with employers. Stay persistent, keep your options open, and maintain a positive attitude throughout your job search journey.

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Effective Job Search Strategies for Success

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  1. LCNE:How to do a job search By Bobbianne Doerr

  2. How to Do a job search? • Make sure you have a base resume and cover letter • Make sure all the spelling on your resume & cover letter is correct • With any interaction you have be humble with the employer. “You need them, they don’t need you.” • Read the job description. If it has Required and you do not have that qualification, don’t apply. • Network. • Make yourself relevant meaning tailor your cover letter and resume. • Emotionally Detach Yourself • Give the Reader What They Want • Never Underestimate the Reader…Be honest! • Gatekeepers are looking to excluded you not include you • Know the process. Resumes are scanned by a computer first before a human ever sees it. (Gouveia, 2012), (Hopkinson, 2012), (Salpeter, 2012), (Benedict, 2012)

  3. More help • Mail your resume • Call employers • Tailor your cover letter and resume • Show that you want the job

  4. Attend a Job fair • Be choosy about the events you attend • From that event chose three to four employers that match your professional goals • Research these companies and make a resume for each company • Then if you have time investigate other companies and a few extra resumes • Prepare as if you are going to interview with all these companies in the same day. • Dress to interview • Make a 30 second commercial and practice it • Don’t bring friends! • Talk to people and be polite. It will help with networking • Don’t take freebies! • Send a thank to the companies you talked with. (Robert Half International, 2012)

  5. Why is it important to be Proactive? • Our job is to find you jobs and help you learn how to apply and also give you career based skills but we cannot interview for you. • Don’t be Jane! • Follow through on leads • Look for connections and get yourself out there! • Troubleshoot your search regularly. Is my resume working? Am I getting interviews? Am I getting job offers? • Follow up! Even if it is dropping off a resume or I have faxed a resume to an employer, you must follow up! (BraccioHering, 2011)

  6. Do’s and Don’ts of a job search • Don’t be too particular from the job description getting your dream job takes time • Don’t discount temporary positions • Don’t have a bad attitude • Don’t use a work or an unprofessional email on your resume • Don’t included too much information on a resume only go 15 years back • Do keep your options open • Plan your work and work your plan • Do have tact but be persistent “If you are rejected for a job you should send a thank-you note, thank the employer for the opportunity, and wish them well. No one does that. When the next opening comes around, he'll remember you” • Remember you are trying to fit the company’s needs not yours (Farrell, 2012)

  7. Social media and your job search LinkedIn • Include detailed job descriptions • Keep it professional • Import content into your page • Join industry or alumni groups • Keep making connections • Reach out for in-person meetings • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2452-Job-Search-Strategies-How-to-connect-with-an-employer-via-LinkedIn/ • Facebook http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2176-Job-Search-Strategies-How-to-get-the-most-out-of-LinkedIn/ (Dizik, 2011)

  8. Making a plan • Early bird gets the worm • Set the scene • Do your research • Remember to follow up • Set output goals • Practice your 30 second commercial and interview questions • Keep your humor • Use every tool (Thompson, 2012)

  9. resources • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-3085-Job-Search-Strategies-How-to-approach-a-small-town-job-search/ • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2888-Job-Search-Strategies-5-attitudes-that-lead-to-job-search-failure/ • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2093-Job-Search-Strategies-True-stories-People-who-found-jobs-after-lengthy-unemployment/ • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2177-Job-Search-Strategies-Proving-your-age-is-an-asset-in-a-job-search/ • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2180-Job-Search-Strategies-8-Tips-for-battling-job-search-fatigue/ • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2271-Job-Search-Strategies-Afraid-to-list-your-former-boss-as-a-reference/ • http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2309-Job-Search-Strategies-Passed-over-for-the-job-How-to-ask-why-and-how-to-take-it/

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  11. References • Benedict, A. (2012, August 16). 5 resume strategies that will get you hired. Retrieved from http://www.salary.com/5-resume-strategies-that-will-get-you-hired/slide/8/ • BraccioHering, B. (2011, June 28). Getting results: 10 strategies for job-search success. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2415-Job-Search-Strategies-Getting-results-10-strategies-for-job-search-success/ • Dehne, S. (2011, May 10). Are you slacking in your job search?. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2326-Job-Search-Strategies-Are-you-slacking-in-your-job-search/ • Dizik, A. (2011, August 03). How to get the most out of linkedin. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2176-Job-Search-Strategies-How-to-get-the-most-out-of-LinkedIn/ • Farrell, R. (2012, January 30). 16 job search errors you're probably making. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2456-Job-Search-Strategies-16-job-search-errors-youre-probably-making/ • Gouveia, A. (2012, August 16). 11 reasons you didn't get the job. Retrieved from http://www.salary.com/11-reasons-you-didnt-get-the-job/slide/13/ • Hopkinson, J. (2012, August 16). Use sniper rifles, not shotguns, when job hunting. Retrieved from http://www.salary.com/use-sniper-rifles-not-shotguns-when-job-hunting/ • Robert Half International. (2012, Feburary 1). How to make job fairs worth your while. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2825-Job-Search-Strategies-How-to-make-job-fairs-worth-your-while/ • Salpeter, M. (2012, August 16). Don't assume too much when it comes to your job search. Retrieved from http://www.salary.com/don-t-assume-when-it-comes-to-job-search/ • Thompson, J. (2012, January 31). A day in the life of a job seeker. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2822-Job-Search-Strategies-A-day-in-the-life-of-a-job-seeker/

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