The Looking For A Job Monster How To Beat It
ooking for a job? Whether with, never sick, loyal, honest,
you are chaging careers, etc. But that didn't seem to make
been fired or let go, a a difference.
victum of downsizing, whatever,
looking for a job can be a First on the agenda was to create
daunting task. Where do you a catchy resume listing all of
begin? your accomplishments. In this day
and time I think you have to be
First, decide if you want to stay creative and stand apart from the
in your previous field or totally crowd....I put my name, address,
change careers and go down etc. on the top left side of my
another path. If you have been resume and a picture of myself (a
unhappy and losing your preious headshot only) on the right side.
job felt like a burden lifted off I had never seen a resume like
your shoulders, then maybe it's that and thought it might catch
time to do something different, an eye or two.
more challening and more fun!
I also signed up with local job
I was recently unemployed for 8 search engines that would send
months and was completely open to me, via email, jobs I was
a new career. I had worked in the interested in. I could respond to
same capacity for over 30 years them online for the most part,
with various companies and was but some had to be faxed, so a
ready for a change. fax machine is a good idea to
have at your home. I bought a
Being 52 years old didn't help my refurbished one at Office Depot
search - seems companies want the for $50 and it works like a charm
cute, little recent college (also makes copies.) I also found
graduates. Here I way, never miss out that if a job is advertised
work, no sick kids to stay home online employers end up getting
approximately 100-150 remembering you increase.
resumes....tough competition!
Networking - letting all your
I also reverted to faxing resumes friends and family know you are
to companies that were not looking helps. Knowing someone in
advertising for a company can help in getting
positions....hoping to beat your foot in the door also.
others to the punch line!
So, get out of your box, don't be
There is something to be said for shy and get the job you want.
"pounding the pavement" although
it takes time and energy. The By the way, I did find a job I
employer gets to see you in absolutely love and at a company
person and the odds of where there is room to advance.
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