Job hunting can be scary, even after Halloween has passed. Here’s a set of tips from job clubs, recruiters and human resource consultants to improve the odds of a good job offer:
• Use LinkedIn to connect with people you’ve worked with, and connect the site’s relevant online groups to get your name in their networks. Recruiters are scavenging names from LinkedIn because they know that people who know people are the greatest resources.
• Don’t just look on well-worn paths. If you only react to online job postings, you’re going to be joining hundreds, maybe thousands, of other applicants.
• Spend only a fraction of your time answering online ads, then try to focus on specialty niches, trade publications and corporate sites.
• Get out of your house. Attend professional and association meetings in your field. Ask others for detail, not jobs. Let people know what you’re looking for.
• Don’t pass up doors that don’t seem inviting at first glance. It may not be wise to refuse jobs because they don’t pay what you used to earn or aren’t a step up.
• Go to job clubs, community career offices at community colleges and large public libraries, where you’ll find outstanding and free job search resources.
• Don’t masquerade as someone you’re not. Have an accurate self-perception of your talents and your market value.
• Study the landscape. Don’t misuse your time hunting in depressed areas or industries that have nothing to give.
• Make your own goodies. If you aren’t getting a job dumped in your lap, create one. Sell your talents.
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