Career and Jobs Tips

However, to stand a realistic shot at landing the job you want, there are certain questions you MUST ask yourself. Furthermore, the more honest you are in answering them, the greater your chances of success.

While you may possess all the enthusiasm in the world for a particular job, qualifications are another matter entirely. Yes, we all want a leadership role with all the perks it implies. But the difference between a Software Engineer and a Director of IT is vast, and if you’re looking to make a jump of this magnitude, be prepared for a fight. Understand going in that you’re competing with candidates who have at least one, and possibly several Director of IT jobs under their belt. What makes you a viable candidate? Perhaps more accurately, what do you have that they don’t? If you can’t answer these questions satisfactorily, then you’re probably aiming too high.
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One such resource would be local contacts. If you know anybody who works in a specific industry and you have an interest in entering that particular industry, talk to them about the process of applying and finding work. Depending upon their position they may even be able to put in a good word for you and help you secure an interview. Consider all of the different industries you would be willing to working and list down all of the relevant contacts you know who may be able to help you.
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Here are some ideas for you:

Find a career coach. A career coach is the fastest, most effective way for you to find success in your job search. An experienced coach can pinpoint exactly what’s holding you back from your goals by looking at your particular situation, with your unique skills and experience. You can get resume help, role-play interview questions, and get strategies to help you get the offer.
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1. If you know that there are many firms of solicitors either where you live, or where you work, then you might want to see if they have the position that you’re looking for.

2. There might be a firm of nationally solicitors that you’d like to work for, and so you might want to see if they are recruiting for a role that you would be suitable for, and interested in.
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Most people get discouraged because they can’t find the perfect job. That’s simply because the perfect job does not exist. The only way to have the perfect job is to make it happen yourself. This may mean being your own boss and working your own hours, but as long as it’s realistic you can make it happen.
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When the economic tsunami swept through the economy in 2009, and by logical extension, through the job market, the “rules” of the “hiring game” changed, arguably for the foreseeable future. One of these NEW rules is this: relying exclusively, or even nearly exclusively, upon the Internet job boards to find your next job is a bad bet! Out of 100 résumés sent to a job posted on the Internet today, only one to two percent of them receive any kind of response, good, bad or indifferent!
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With a tutoring job, your students or their parents might ask you for certain credentials.

- Some will just require that you’re in college.

- Some will want to see a bachelor’s degree or some certificate of advanced learning.

- Others, however, will be looking for past teaching or tutoring experiences from you.
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