Introduction
The purpose of this article is to introduce you to 10 “tried and true” techniques that through the test of time have helped millions of people secure employment. While no job hunting strategy is right for everyone, by adopting these techniques you can improve your chances of finding the job that you want. Techniques are presented in sequential order, you should learn and complete each technique in the order presented. Remember it's not good luck that will get you a job, it's your tallent and the use of good job hunting techniques.
Job Search Stategy
The old strategies using the newspaper adds and employment agencies are not nearly as effective as using employment-related Web Sites on the Internet. Whether you are looking locally or can move to a new location will determine the best strategy for you. If you are looking locally and cannot move. Then using the older techniques of news paper job agencies and human networking techniques in conjuntion with using web sites will be the most effective technique. Job-hunting on the Internet should, in no way, be your sole means of looking for a new job.
On the other hand it makes no sense to use local news papers and social networking with friends and family if you are looking to move across country. In that case you will need to slant your approach more to internet searches and using on line newspaper want adds as well as employment related web-sites.
Step 1 - Organize and Focus
It is important to adopt an attitude of positive thinking. Positive thinking is a powerful tool, one that has allowed millions of people to achieve great things in life. If you don't believe in yourself and in the job hunting techniques you employ, then you will lack the motivation and tools necessary to succeed. Here are a few concepts that you should read and, if necessary, read again and again until they become part of your normal thinking process.
Step 2 - Conduct a Self-Assessment
The key to landing a rewarding job is to first clearly define your employment value. Your employment value is your talent and what you can do with it to help an employer. By first knowing your employment value, you can then more easily determine where to look for employment. Self-Assessment - This strategy can be accomplished by sitting quietly and “searching your soul” and then by defining each factor based upon what you know about yourself.
Top Job Search Megasites List
Monster.com - is by far the industry leader in the realm of job searching. Notwithstanding, we highly suggest being very careful with putting your information out there for everyone to see.
Careerbuilder.com - is also a mega supersite like Monster.com offering over 900,000 current job listings. Careerbuilder.com also offers a number of job search tools and career resources.
America's Job Bank - offers millions job listings, at all levels, listed from the unemployement agencies, private employers and public corporations. The services offered on this site are free for both job seekers and employers. You'll find job search, resume posting, job search scouts and other career search tools.
CareerJournal - sponsored by the Wall Street Journal and contains a large selection of useful job search articles, job search engine and job tools.
DirectEmployer.com - This megasite was created in combination with a large group of national employers. The DirectEmployer.com job search engine allows you to search by keyword, filter by date (date listing was posted), source (employer or staffing firm), location, and industry.
USAJobs.gov - USAJOBS is the official job site of the United States Federal Government. It's your one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment information.
TrueCareers.com - created by Sallie Mae, is a job site that offers thousands of job opening, career articles and other career resources. TrueCareers also provides users with a sweepstakes where you can win thousands in cash or student loan payments. The TrueCareers website allows job seekers to search jobs by keyword and location, or use the Advanced Search that lets you get more specific. Job posting and resume submition services are also available.
AllJobSearch.com - provides a unique job search that enables job seekers to search a large number of job sites at once. This search also allows job seekers to narrow there search using advanced search criteria. In addition to traditional job sites like Monster.com AllJobSearch.com also pulls in results from newspaper classifieds and Internet newsgroups.
EmploymentWizard.com - provides many current (newer than 2 weeks) job listings from hundreds of newspapers nationwide. This site provides access to job listings that can't be found anywhere else online.
