| Job hunting or job seeking is what people do when | | | | Organized Job Hunting |
| they are looking for employment. It doesn't matter if | | | | When you are following multiple opportunities, the |
| it is due to unemployment or dissatisfaction with a | | | | worst thing that can happen is that you lose track of |
| current position, the principles are the same. | | | | which job is which, so you need to get organized. |
| The obvious goal of job seeking is to obtain a job | | | | Keeping track of all the different details for every |
| interview with a potential employer which will | | | | job application can be an administrative nightmare, so |
| eventually lead to the job hunter being hired for a | | | | I've created a 10-page Interview Toolkit which you |
| job. | | | | can download and print, free, to help you keep on |
| Your Starting Point | | | | top of everything you're pursuing. |
| As a starting point you need to typically first look for | | | | Job hunting success depends on these three things: |
| job openings or relevant employment opportunities | | | | 1. The quality of your job application cover letter |
| using one of the most common methods of job | | | | What you need is the right cover letter layout for |
| hunting which are to: | | | | your application that shows off your key strengths in |
| * Look on the internet using job search engines; | | | | a way that the prospective employer needs to |
| * Read through the job advertisements in | | | | interview you! |
| newspapers and journals; | | | | 2. The quality of your CV or Resume |
| * Sign up with a private or public employment agency | | | | Most people will only start to write their CV when |
| or recruitment consultant; | | | | they are actively looking for a new job, so we've |
| * Network with contacts via an extended business | | | | included masses of job search and job changing |
| network or personal contacts; | | | | information too; just have a good look around my |
| * Search company websites for vacancies; | | | | website; |
| * Go to recruitment or job fairs. | | | | 3. How well you perform at the interview |
| These methods are all likely to generate some | | | | In the interview, you have a relatively short time to |
| opportunities which you can then pursue. | | | | create a memorable impression and demonstrate |
| When you have identified a number of suitable job | | | | your skills and abilities to the decision-maker. If you've |
| openings, the trick is to position yourself first to get | | | | prepared your answers to the interview questions |
| an interview and second to convince the prospective | | | | that are most likely to come up, you can be sure it |
| employer, that you are the person they should | | | | will go well. |
| engage for the job. Do not think you are being | | | | In addition, you must remember to put yourself first, |
| unethical or unfair because you pursue more than | | | | be selfish and pursue the job openings vigorously, |
| one opening at a time; that is a major mistake that is | | | | because nobody else will look after your interests if |
| frequently made. Don't forget that the employers are | | | | you don't. So get organized, prepare well and seize |
| looking at lots of people for their jobs, so you are | | | | every possible opportunity that your job hunting |
| entitled to look at more than one job at a time too. | | | | activities throw up for you. |