Career and Jobs Tips

From the job seeker’s perspective, mass sites force job seekers to look through opportunity listings that may be irrelevant to their search. Unless one is extremely specific with the terms input for the search, the results yielded can be quite broad. For example if you were looking for a position as a special kind of construction planner, but simply entered “planner”, the results would be extremely diverse, forcing you to look closely at the results. Furthermore, the people that post the jobs are not always specific about the job title of the position they post. One may see job titles like “Junior Planner” or “Planner III” denoting the level of some kind of planner but not elaborating on the kind of planner. Who are these ads for Urban, Financial, Construction, Event or some other kind of planner?
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One of my former coaching clients should have wrapped up her within a few months. But then with budgets tightening, the job that she seemed poised to get was not filled after all. This happened to her twice before her third job offer finally stuck. The first time it happened, she had slowed down the pace with other companies in play and then had to rebuild her momentum again. The second time she kept her other searches going simultaneously even when one seems promising. When the second imminent offer fell through, she barely missed a beat. Score one for Press Forward.
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As a Girl Scout Leader, our motto is “Be Prepared”! You should always have an updated resume with your current position ready to send out, even if you are not really looking. The chance that you have been waiting for to break into a new role may be a phone call away, and if the opportunity presents itself, you will need to move quickly. In addition to having your resume ready to go, be sure to have a current list of professional references. Ask for a letter of recommendation whenever you transition from one department, role or company to another. In cases where whole departments have been downsized or disbanded, be sure to stay in touch with managers and co-workers so that they are reachable when you need them. The current workforce is a very dynamic environment, so keep an updated list of references and contact information.
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You will increase your chances of receiving a job offer when you form the habit of following up an interview in a timely manner with an e-mail, a hand-written thank-you note and a phone call.

Smart job seekers make the extra effort to follow up for the following four reasons:
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The frustration on the part of job seekers is that they are hoping to receive some kind of communiqué alerting them of the status of their candidacy. If you have not been contacted in a reasonable timeframe it is likely you will not receive any communications from this company. Your resume has been routed to an inactive file never to be referenced again.
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First of all, you have to change everything about the way you view things, as I suddenly becomes We. Although that might sound pretty romantic at first, when it comes to more serious decisions in life, that We can sometimes get in the way. Though that might sound awful, most people have to face this situation at least once in their life. For example, if you happen to have a job opportunity that requires some personal sacrifice, you might not be able to take it because you are in a relationship.
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You showed up fifteen minutes early. Awesome for you, unfortunately not all employers feel the same way. It can be annoying for an employer to have an interview show up while they are still trying to finish up the interview before you. It’s good to be punctual, and even early in most cases. Five minutes early is acceptable. If you show up earlier than that, just sit in your car for a few minutes. Listen to the radio and meditate on why you are the best candidate for the job. Then five minutes before your scheduled interview, head on in.
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What can you do to prepare for your medical device interview so that you’re the one who walks away with the job offer?

* Harness the power of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a powerful resource for the job hunter. Once you have a profile, you’re good to go.

You can research companies you’re interested in, as well as the profiles of the people who work there. That’s going to give you a lot of information you can use. The LinkedIn pages of companies are usually a lot more informative than their corporate pages. By researching individual employees, you can see who’s who and get a clearer picture of what’s going on there.
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Is it really necessary to send a personal thank you letter?

Yes!

True, many well-qualified applicants are offered jobs despite neglecting to send a personal thank you letter. But why take that chance? If you don’t write a job interview thank you letter, you’re missing a great opportunity to continue describing and demonstrating your greatest skills and strengths!
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The problem with freelancing is, that most buyers make their decision on the rating of the applicants. That’s really understandable as, let’s be honest, we would too, wouldn’t we? So if you have zero feedback on a particular freelancer site the chance is very small to win a bid. There are still some important points you should consider when you apply to these jobs.
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