Dos and Don'ts To Get Hired Now

Getting hired in 2011 is difficult. Whether you had a G.E.D. Or a PhD. Experienced middle managers and executives are seeing it just as difficult to find their next job as those just out of college or graduate school. The same applies to those arrival from manufacturing or the assistance sector with less educational credentials but lots of experience. So how can you get hired? Now? Over thirty years of feel working with job seekers of all background has taught me the following:

Don'ts

Don't just rely on job boards. They have come to be more marketing vehicles and less about tools to help you find and get your next job.

Don't expect the government at any level to find you your next job. If you do, you will be waiting a long, long time.

Don't count on your friends and relatives to find you your next job. They will ask for your resume out of kindness but this only rarely results in a job offer.

Don't think the beginning your own company is the answer. Most new businesses fail. And even if your company is successful, it commonly takes any years before you make enough money to pay yourself out of it.

Don't e-mail many resumes to people blindly. They call that Spam in the internet world and instead of helping you, you may just anger them.

Don't go door to door and ask for a job. Unless you are talking about entry level positions in the assistance industry or sales, most businesses and organizations are too busy to deal with cold calls by job hunters.

Don't pick up the phone and call companies cold. Again, they are busy and will just tell you to go to their web site if they do have openings. If they do not have openings they will tell you so.

Don't haunt your previous boss or co-workers. They are probably busy doing two or three jobs post layoff. After a while they will just tune you out.

Don't go to job fairs expecting to get hired. Most companies send their lowest level people to job fairs and they have no authority to hire. Normally they will direct you to their web site.

Do's

Do get up every day, wear company attire and treat your job search as your job. It is easy to act retired and fill your day. Even if you have a nice termination pay, it will be drained by bills quickly.

Do identify every person you know personally and professionally and keep their feel data in one place so you can feel them and also follow-up on those contacts.

Do characterize the job boards every day. Use the job boards as an brain tool to find companies, hiring managers and to identify what skills are in demand.

Do use a pro to generate your resume. Reputable services have experts who do this for a living. Of they have the Certified pro Resume Writer (Cprw) credential.

Do go to as many interviews as possible. The more the better. You will get best at interviewing each time.

Do article with friends, relatives and previous co-workers. Talk to them about what you have done and what you want to do. Use them as a sound board and also a resource.

Do mouth your appearance. Men should get their hair cut, shave and wear clean clothes. Women should get their hair done, wear some make-up and dress professionally. This in not the time to regress to your inner hippie.

Do attend job fairs. Use them to enlarge your research. See who is hiring. And to meet other job seekers. All the time look to make yourself known. Bring your resume.

Do get company cards made. They are be as if not more foremost than your resume. Just use you name, functional feel (aspirational) and feel information. Supply these to friends, family, at job fairs and at the end of interviews.

By avoiding these don'ts and consistently and actively following the do's your job search will not only be shorter but it will supervene in a position that more intimately matches your feel and goals - for not just the near-term but the long term also.

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