Important Tips On How To Get The Job You Want

Important Tips On How To Get The Job You Want

Getting a job nowadays is becoming very difficult. It’s beyond preparing a well-writing resume, applying for a job, and forever hoping to get hired just like that. Well, 

I have to tell you that, it’s time to stop hoping and start really getting the job you want. Listed below are some of what you need to do to get past job searching and start working.

Carry out your own Self Analysis

To start job searching you must, first of all, analyze yourself on what you want to be. You analyze yourself on your interest, personality, strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes. 

You can be a Bum, an Entrepreneur, a Young Professional, or a Student Seeking Higher Studies. If you choose to be a Bum, Entrepreneur, or Student then you should stop reading this article and continue to pursue the career path that you chose. However, if you choose to become a Young Professional continue reading because all the information you need to get hired is in this article.

Prepare yourself adequately for the job

Why do we need to prepare before job searching? Because Companies/Employers are very selective and among the numerous number of applicants they have they will choose the most deserving and who will make their company more productive. They are not looking to teach you, they are looking to get instant results from you. The other reason is competition, if you had experience in working you may have a distinct advantage but nevertheless it is still the Companies/Employers that will have the decision when hiring an applicant.

Get information on how to Look For a Company

Where do we look for a company that is hiring? A lot of companies post their job vacancy in, for example, newspaper ads, radio, TV, job fair, employment agencies, Internet, and if your University has College Placement Office they can provide you a job vacancy listing also. Another way of looking for a company is through Networking, when looking for a company you must always be resourceful; ask the people you know that is working for a company if they have an opening. When you find a company then you must prepare for the next step.

Prepare your resume adequately

Books, magazines, and the internet are examples of the resources you can get on how to make a presentable resume but the only point is to be true to yourself in what you will write. Don’t put on your resume that you know you wouldn’t be able to defend. State clearly all the necessary content of a good resume stating your name, academic qualification, achievements, and other accomplishments as well as other necessary information. 

Cover Letter

Just like in making a resume, there are a lot of resources on how to make a cover letter. Before you make a letter make sure that you know where to send the cover letter that you will make. It should be either on the Human Resource Supervisor, the Employer, Personnel Resource Manager.

Interview

If the Company/Employer called you for an interview, you must also prepare for it. Again, why do you need to prepare for an interview? As I have written earlier companies are very selective. So why do we need to prepare? You need to prepare well for the interview to be able to ace the interview and get the job without much problem.

Check Company

Why do we need to check the company? If you were asked by the interviewer what do you know about the company? What do you think your answer will be? It is much better if you know the history of the company as well as the product or services that they offer to their clients. You don’t exactly need to know all the information about the company, just a bit of knowledge about them is well enough.  You can get this through the company’s website, bulletins, notice board (if you have access to it), or by contacting any member of staff for the company.  You can work on any information given to update yourself about the company. This can be of great importance to you during the interview. 

What is the Job About?

You don’t apply for a job you don’t know anything about the job. It is foolishness on your part to apply for it. Before applying for the job position make sure you qualify for the requirements the company is asking for.

During the interview, the interviewer may it be, the Human Resource Supervisor, or the Employer will not just look at your credentials in your resume but also your personality as well. You must show the interviewer maturity, the right attitude, and a presentable appearance. It is important to make yourself presentable because you are offering your services to them and if they see you not well dressed they may think that you take their company for granted.

If you comply with what the company needs and they believe that you will be an asset to them in terms of productivity of their company. Automatically you will get hired and the very next day you can see yourself working in the company.