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Vishal Yadav
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Make looking for work a full time job. Devote 40 hours a week to this endeavor. Sometimes it takes luck to find a job, but you have to put yourself into the position to be lucky by putting in the legwork. Decide what you don39t like about your current job and write it down. Read this list every morning. This will be a key motivator to look for a new job and it will set a criteria of what you want and don39t want in your next job. Update your resume. Spell check it and have it read by at least 2 or 3 friends. Let them point out errors and fix the resume. Ask them to be constructive. Boost your own confidence. Tell yourself getting the right job is a 4 to 6 months process it will keep you less frustrated if you don39t get a job right away. Post your resume on major career websites. See the external links for suggestions. Set up a search agent from these websites. Make an application goal. Apply for a minimum number of jobs every day. For instance, you might choose to apply for 6 jobs a day which match your closest interests. If you can39t find 6 jobs in your field, find a close match and apply. Apply for jobs looking at the minimum requirements. Sometimes employers ask for unrealistic qualifications, however if you apply you might hear from them still as they realize they were asking too much. Organize your job search. Look for an online job search organizer and keep all your information in one place. Use the organizer to manage contacts and to plan your follow up activities so you make the most of the time you39re investing. Be Desirable to a Recruiter Use a recruiters to supplement your job search, but donrsquot solely rely on them to get you a job. Have a professional looking cover letter and resume ready. Recruiters aren39t resume writers. While they might help you tweak your resume for a specific job, they wonrsquot write it for you. Be ready, willing and able to meet at the recruiterrsquos office in person. Let the recruiter know which companies and jobs you have already applied to so that they don39t waste time showing you jobs yoursquove already considered. Be prepared to listen to a recruiterrsquos instructions particularly when it comes to them offering advice before you attend an interview with one of their clients. Avoid mass emailing your resume to numerous recruiters at the same time using the BCC or CC feature as it tends to result in your email being deleted without being read. Have a typed list of references ready. Prepare for interviews by anticipating about the questions you may be asked and researching each company you interview with on the Internet. Be ready to attend interviews. If yoursquore currently working, you might need to manage your schedule a bit since companies tend to interview during office hours when yoursquore at work. Be ready to seriously consider a job offers. Be flexible and realistic with regards to a potential job offer that might be extended. You may not always get everything that you want. Be ready to accept a suitable job offer, commit to the new job and resign from your current position.
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