49 essential job search tips for 2012

[Badshah Mamun]

49 essential job search tips for 2012

1. Record all your job search activity. This highlights what is working and what is not.

2. Avoid negativity and negative people. Surround yourself with positivity.

3. Spend at least 50% of your time targeting hidden jobs.

4. Don?t ignore the low hanging fruit. Target job boards and newspapers.

5. Create an impactful CV. Add work achievements and successes.

6. Cut your CV to 2 pages. Ensure all important information is on the first page.

7. Create a strong value statement for your CV. Grabs the attention of the reader.

8. Add your Linkedin profile URL to your CV. Direct more traffic to your Linkedin profile.

9. Tailor your CV for every job application. It?s worth the extra effort!

10. Help the reader navigate your CV. Use a clear and simple format. Use bullet points.

11. Check your CV for mistakes. Have someone proof read the document.

12. Ensure you inject personality into your cover letter. Avoid bland statements.

13. Use your cover letter to tell the reader what attracts you to their company/role.

14. Ensure your cover letter is 3 short paragraphs.

15. Use bullet points on your cover letter. Highlights key information at a glance.

16. Ensure you?re talking with recruiters relevant to your field.

17. Be proactive when dealing with recruiters. Follow-up applications. Stay on the radar.

18. Make speculative approaches to companies. Be a sniper and not a bomber.

19. Start networking!! Write down a list of everyone you know. Then pick up the phone.

20. Start networking with your warm leads ? friends, family and ex-work colleagues.

21. It?s important to stay on the radar. Maintain continual communication with your network.

22. Attend at least 1 formal networking event each week.

23. Don?t ask for a job. Start asking for advice.

24. Review classified adverts in newspapers. Companies are watching their costs too.

25. Stay alert for positive news stories. They act as early job warning smoke signals.

26. Review career sections on company websites.

27. Sign up for industry publications or magazines.

28. Use job boards to locate advertised jobs.

29. Join Linkedin. Network with 500,000+ Irish people.

30. Join Measurability Careers & Job Club on Linkedin.

31. Customise your Linkedin profile URL. Example www.linkedin.com/in/paulmullan.

32. Add an impactful professional headline to your Linkedin profile.

33. Add a professional picture to your Linkedin profile.

34. Get at least 1 Linkedin recommendation.

35. Join at least 5 Linkedin groups. Get active in these groups.

36. Join Measurability Careers & Jobs Club on Linkedin.

37. Post at least 1 Linkedin status update each week.

38. Answer questions on Linkedin. Showcase your expertise and increase your visibility.

39. Grow your network on Linkedin.

40. Add your Linkedin profile URL to the signature of your email.

41. Add skills to your Linkedin profile. Help recruiters and hiring managers find you.

42. Join Twitter. Network with 300,000+ Irish people.

43. Create a powerful Twitter bio. Highlight your skills.

44. Add your Linkedin URL as your Twitter website. Draw traffic to your Linkedin profile.

45. Use Twitter to follow recruiters, industry experts and target companies.

46. Follow @paulmullan74 on Twitter.

47. Engage with people on Twitter. Post at least 1 tweet a day.

48. Talk to recruiters/companies on Twitter. May prove more effective than the phone.

49. Search #hashtags to find people to follow or advertised jobs.


Source: http://www.recruitireland.com/careercentre/careeradvice/49-essential-job-search-tips-f/4695