Thursday, 24 October 2013
Redirecting Your Unemployment Status
Everyone craves for employment in
this present age of higher rate of unemployment across the globe with intense competition. So much as
been said and still being said and will continue be concerning this
pandemonium. If life has decided not to push your way your wish of being
employed with your dream career employment, your hand can get you engaged in some productive
activities around you.
And applying to jobs you’re not qualified for (which 50% of job seekers reportedly do!) is counter-productive to your job search. Competition is too fierce. Even qualified applicants aren’t getting callbacks. So, stop applying to so many jobs and allocate time each week to becoming more hirable.
Here today I will like to share some of the things anyone that fall into this category can gainfully engage in which will improve, develop and enlarge them beyond monetary rewards.
Here’s how…
Most job seekers will be opposed to things that are not fully in tune with their field. All that's registered in them is streamed to their field. It maybe good; but it will be better if you can push and reach-out to getting yourself acquitted to things that are entirely out of course of your career path for the time being. And this will make you get bettered for the anticipated employment.
Get yourself engaged.
Doing these could effect a tremendous change you've desiring.
Your change is Possible.
ou know the saying, “Applying to jobs is a full-time job”?
Don’t listen to it.
Read more at http://www.careerealism.com/things-should-doing-unemployed/#5Wu33zFm9MC4vx4x.99
Don’t listen to it.
Read more at http://www.careerealism.com/things-should-doing-unemployed/#5Wu33zFm9MC4vx4x.99
And applying to jobs you’re not qualified for (which 50% of job seekers reportedly do!) is counter-productive to your job search. Competition is too fierce. Even qualified applicants aren’t getting callbacks. So, stop applying to so many jobs and allocate time each week to becoming more hirable.
Here today I will like to share some of the things anyone that fall into this category can gainfully engage in which will improve, develop and enlarge them beyond monetary rewards.
Here’s how…
1. Volunteer
Volunteering can increase
your chances of being hired if you’re strategic about it. Unemployed teacher? Help out with after school
programs or volunteer to be a coach’s assistant. Web designer? Find a local
non-profit in desperate need of a re-design and offer your services pro bono.
By volunteering somewhere relevant, you’ll keep your skills fresh while
enhancing your resume.
2. Keep Your
Skills Current
If you lack a skill
commonly required for jobs you’re seeking, spend time each day building that
skill. Take advantage of numerous free resources online, including tutorials,
e-books, and how-to videos. If you’d rather have more of a class setup, then
look for free or affordable adult education classes in your area.
Alternatively, if you already possess the necessary skills but haven’t been
practicing, the do so. Skill atrophy is a huge concern for hiring managers, so
practice and get yourself ready for pre-employment skills tests.
3. Network
There are two parts to
networking: reconnecting with your old contacts and forming new ones. Depending
on where you are in your career, reconnecting might mean contacting professors,
college advisers, and internship supervisors, or it might mean getting in touch
with old colleagues, bosses, and business acquaintances.
Find them, e-mail them,
call them. Ask them to coffee. Ask how they are (networking is
social, after all) and let them know the specifics of your job search
(industry, location, etc.). See if they know of anything or anyone.
Most importantly, follow
up!
At a temporary dead-end
with your current contacts? Make new ones. Go to networking events sponsored by your university,
industry, city, and so on. And look beyond traditional networking events.
Consider going to lectures, neighborhood council meetings, even community bar
crawls (go easy on the sauce). Each of these provides an opportunity to meet
people with similar interests, and you can have fun in the process.
Again, follow up!
4. Freelance
Some job seekers are
opposed to anything that’s not a full-time job. If this sounds like you, it’s
time to change your mindset. Freelancing is a great way to boost your skills,
resume, portfolio, professional network, income, and confidence. Search
for freelance openings here.
5. Acquire skill(s) outside your field
Most job seekers will be opposed to things that are not fully in tune with their field. All that's registered in them is streamed to their field. It maybe good; but it will be better if you can push and reach-out to getting yourself acquitted to things that are entirely out of course of your career path for the time being. And this will make you get bettered for the anticipated employment.
6. Build An
Online Presence
Get found online. Start a
blog, spruce up your social network profiles, create an online portfolio to
showcase your work. Find companies you’re interested in working for, subscribe
to their blogs, and follow them on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Find
decision-makers at those companies and follow them as well. Learn what they’re
talking about, do a little research, and then engage with them online. Impress
them with your interest and insights.
Worst case
scenario — you’ll learn what’s important to them and use this information
to customize your application when a job opens up.
Better case
scenario — you’ll establish a rapport with someone who will recommend you
for a position and/or tell you about unpublished openings.
Best case
scenario — you’ll impress someone so much over time that they’ll create a
job for you or bring you in for an exploratory interview.
What are you doing to
become more hireable?
Get yourself engaged.
Doing these could effect a tremendous change you've desiring.
Your change is Possible.
You know the saying, “Applying to jobs is a full-time job”?
Don’t listen to it.
Read more at http://www.careerealism.com/things-should-doing-unemployed/#5Wu33zFm9MC4vx4x.99
Don’t listen to it.
Read more at http://www.careerealism.com/things-should-doing-unemployed/#5Wu33zFm9MC4vx4x.99
You know the saying, “Applying to jobs is a full-time job”?
Don’t listen to it.
Read more at http://www.careerealism.com/things-should-doing-unemployed/#5Wu33zFm9MC4vx4x.99
Don’t listen to it.
Read more at http://www.careerealism.com/things-should-doing-unemployed/#5Wu33zFm9MC4vx4x.99
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