| At a time when so many experienced and highly | | | | updates on openings that match their skills and |
| trained people are looking for work, finding a job is | | | | experience. |
| not something that can be approached casually. | | | | 5. Pay special attention to acknowledged growth |
| Instead you will need to sharpen your job-hunting | | | | industries - Be aware, also that, depending on your |
| skills and put as much energy into the effort as you | | | | background, this may also require some retraining on |
| will into the job itself. Here are a few steps you can | | | | your part. Many of these openings will be related to |
| take: | | | | energy conservation, the medical field, the Border |
| 1. Create a first-rate cover letter - Remember that it | | | | Patrol, National Guard, homeland security, and national |
| is a means of introducing yourself, and your resume's | | | | defense. |
| valuable partner. It is also a sales letter that must be | | | | 6. Consider temporary employment or working as an |
| free of spelling and grammatical errors, and should | | | | independent contractor-Depending on your flexibility |
| never be written in haste. | | | | and versatility, you may succeed in a "temp to perm" |
| While you will want to have a generic template ready | | | | position" if you have the patience to see it through, |
| that you use as the basis for getting an interview, | | | | and you will be earning some income in the meantime. |
| every cover letter you send should be tailor-made | | | | Once you learn what the tax implications are for |
| for the company you contact and the position you | | | | freelancers, you may discover that you can go this |
| are seeking. | | | | route if you find the right client(s). |
| 2. Develop an effective resume - This should | | | | 7. Be prepared to relocate if necessary - This is |
| showcase your skills, experience, and training so that | | | | seldom an easy decision to make, but experts in the |
| potential employers can clearly see how they will | | | | field of recruitment tell us that your chances for |
| benefit from hiring you. | | | | finding employment increase when you are willing to |
| 3. Spend time preparing for every interview - Make | | | | expand your horizons and agree to compete on a |
| an effort to research the company in question, dress | | | | bigger playing field. |
| appropriately, and be punctual. Try to stay calm, and | | | | 8. Try to keep a positive outlook - Every contact |
| focus on explaining the ways in which you can satisfy | | | | you make, every interview you experience, will bring |
| the employer's needs. | | | | you closer to hearing those magic words, "When can |
| 4. Remember to search the hidden market - This is | | | | you start?" If Monday comes and you are still out of |
| both rare and fertile territory, and you can access it | | | | work, plan your job-hunting campaign for the week |
| by making direct contact with potential employers | | | | and remember that you may be starting a new job |
| and doing your share of networking. Today, you can | | | | the following Monday. |
| even register on organizations' websites to request | | | | |