The Secret Of How To Get Your Job Seeking Campaign Up And Running (job listings)

July 22nd, 2008 admin Posted in careers |

By rwakefield

Job hunting can be a long, arduous process and very frustrating. There are always jobs available but, unless you are desperate for an income, you will want to find the perfect job where you can use your skills and experience.

This article gives some advice on how to go about finding the ideal job.

1.Recruitment Agencies Recruitment agencies can be a great help when searching for jobs because they are experts at matching people to vacant positions. Recruitment agencies will send your CV out to relevant employers, arrange interviews for you and keep you up to date on progress. Some recruitment agencies offer services like CV polishing or writing and help with interview techniques. Take advantage of these services if your recruitment agency offers them.

2.Networking If you have friends or family who work for a company you would like to work for, ask them if there are any openings. You may be able to find out about jobs before they are advertised and friends and family may even put in a good word for you. You will also get inside knowledge about the company, the boss, conditions, salary and how interviews are held.

3.Classified section of newspapers and magazines Local and national newspapers advertise job vacancies as do specialist magazines for particular professions. Send your CV off to relevant companies or contact them for an application form. Always follow up applications by phoning the company to check that they have received your application.

Newspapers will also have adverts for local recruitment agencies.

4.Company Websites Although some companies will use recruitment agencies for their staffing requirements, most will have a company website listing current vacancies. Make sure that you check websites regularly for updates and that you follow the set procedure for applying for a job.

5.Job Search websites With these sites you can search for jobs online which meet your criteria and are in a specific area and with a specific salary.

6.Job fairs or exhibitions Go to job fairs or exhibitions with plenty of copies of your CV printed out on good quality A4 paper. Chat to potential employers and give them your CV.

7.The telephone book, Yellow Pages and local business directory Use these directories to find the contact details of potential employers. Phone their personnel departments to ask about current vacancies and, even if they do not have any current vacancies, send your CV in for them to keep on file.

8.Offer to do voluntary work or job experience for a company so that they can get to know you.

The very best thing to do to increase your exposure is to register with a recruitment agency, or a few recruitment agencies, and then do all of the above. If you are motivated and make an effort, you will find a job much quicker than someone who only tries one or two ways of finding a job. Ask your recruitment agency if they have any further tips or advice on job hunting.

Roger Wakefield is a web developer for Agency Central (http://www.agencycentral.co.uk). Agency Central is a directory of recruitment agencies which allows job seekers and employers to search by industry sector and location in order to find the right match.

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How to Make Your Resume Stand Out
By Ben Needles

Whether or not youre planning to look for a new job, you should always keep your resume updated. Get into the habit of updating your accomplishments and skills so that your resume is always ready.

Here are some tips:

1. Group your top skill sets into a summary.
2. Create a professional email address (using your name - no nicknames) to include with your contact information.
3. Use past tense - even when describing your current job.
4. If youre posting your resume online, dont encourage identity theft by including too much personal information.
5. Gear you resume towards the job you want, not the one you have now.
6. List your most recent job first.
7. Check spelling and grammar - dont depend on your spelling errors being caught by spell check.

Your resume should not include every task youve performed in every position; instead it should only include your strongest accomplishments. Though its tempting to add all the details about every job youve had, your resume is only a starting point. Use it to get your foot in the door so that you can get an interview. Once you have an opportunity to speak with the hiring manager, then you can go into more detail.

Since you have to catch the attention of the reader right away, stay away from passive-sounding words when describing your accomplishments and responsibilities. Passive sentences are indirect and dont make much of an impression.

Look at this example of a passive sentence: Participated on product development team. Compare that with this example of an active sentence: Created scripts and tested new product.

In addition to using active words and sentences in your descriptions, you also have to show results. Which description would appeal to you as a hiring manager?

Arranged new product development meetings, or Facilitated meetings for new product development team which led to cost savings due to reduced miscommunication between departments.

If you are a freelancer or temp worker, youll probably work for various companies and hold different positions. Even if you had different titles, the skills and accomplishments will show your versatility in different industries and company cultures.

Keep track of the projects youve worked on, articles and documentation youve written, etc. Set aside samples of your work so that you can include them with your resume, if requested.

When youre changing careers playing up your skills is very important. You may not have direct experience in the area youre changing to, but you can show how the skills youve acquired in the old career can be carried over to the new one. Pick accomplishments that show that you are versatile and can think out of the box. Play up training and learning experiences to show that you can adapt to new environments. The person reading your resume is focused on finding the right person for the job. They wont have the time to think about how to fit your skills into their requirements.

Not sure how to show that your skills can be transferred to a new profession? For instance, if youre a project manager and you want to become an event planner, you could play up your organization skills or your communications skills. You could also play up your ability to simultaneously manage different tasks. Look at the work youve done, then find ways to highlight your strongest accomplishments. The person reading your resume should see right away that you can perform the duties the position requires.

Of course if you know what type of job you want, itll be easier to create your resume. However, if youre not sure what you want to do next - or how to update your resume to reflect your varied skills - consider hiring a professional to help. These days you cant take a chance that your resume will be overlooked. If you present yourself to your best advantage, youll have a better chance of being hired for the job you want.

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Deborah A. Bailey is a professional coach, writer and founder of Deb Bailey Coaching. She specializes in working with individuals as they move through transitions and experience a life beyond their expectations. Learn more now at http://www.dbaileycoach.com.

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Telecom Jobs With A European Angle
By Murriano

All industry types are strictly related to telco skills and job positions.

telcojobs.eu is the result of a collaboration between the sites owner, internet entrepreneur Eammon Murray, based out of Ireland and a job board software development company http://www.xpandedmedia.com located in Los Angeles, California.

“A number of factors will make this site very strong from the get-go” says Benjamin Hurley, Director of xpandedmedia.com, “The domain name is exclusive and self explanatory. Any internet marketing proffesional out there will know what im talking about. This combined with the gap in the market should propell the site right from the start. I think its high time a job site of this nature came out and we are very happy to have been chosen as the software developer for this project. The choice to go with a .EU domain name made perfect sense to us. You have a strong idea of exacly what the site is about before you even visit it, this will translate into strong organic traffic, coupled with our robust job board solution we are anticipating big things from this site. We wanted to give the site a fully customized look and feel, as well as technical platform that would distibuish it from other sites out there. This is really where we excell, too many job sites are based on a turnkey solution, job seekers are all to wise to this and these sites simply dont perform. We make each site stand out from the crowd, thats the bottom line”

The site boasts a number of unique features that will set it apart from the competition. The domain name and industry niche are the most prevelant. But under the surface there are some nice tools and features that make job search though this site an engaging and intuative experience. Candidates can opt to create a complete in-depth online resume, or alternatively upload their resume documents. Employer profiles can be viewed, complete with contact information, integrated with Google Maps and job listings. RSS job feeds are available for up to the minute job notification, as are email job alerts.

Employers can manage their applicant database and interact with candidates in what is becoming a standard in the web2.0 environment. Candidates in turn can monitor the progress of their applications and status of their resume submission though their candidate account.

Employers will be assured to recieve applications from applicants located within the EU, making candidate sourcing more targeted and cost effective. Registration requires both candidates and employers to be based in the EU, cutting out redundant applications from the start, where alot of the major job boards fail to do so.

As niche job boards make gains around the world, telcojobs.eu is the result off extensive research, market positioning and a combination of well planned and executed business attributes, combined with a robust and engaging platform, things look set for change for telco recruitment in the European Union.

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