Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

You’d completed your education. You passed with flying colors. You’d entered to the new phase in life-working phase. But you’re messed up and don’t know how and where to start. Don’t worry, be happy! We will guide and teach you how to find jobs and build a successful career. Below are the steps on how to start building a successful career.

Job Hunting

First step in building your career is to find job that is suitable for you. Suitable means match with your needs and also with your qualification. You can find that newspapers, magazines and some journals contain many job advertisements. With the emerging and evolution of telecommunications technology, you can look in the internet from job advertisements. Adverts from job agencies to the multi-millions profit generating companies are all in the internet-waiting for you to choose the suitable one. Find one that is most suitable to you and eventually you will find this task like finding a wife because both going to partner you for life. This activity also will equip you with research and analytical skills that will be beneficial to your working life.

Strategy and Assessment

The second step in career building is to create strategy. You need a strategy before you can apply for the job so that you can win the heart of your prospective employer. In order to do this, you need to assess your strength, weaknesses and identify all the skills that you possess. You need to relate these strength and skills that you have to the job that you want apply. For weaknesses, identify steps or measures on how to overcome it. You also need to think on how the skills and strength that you have be beneficial to your prospective employer. In other words, what can you contribute to your prospective employer’s growth? Once you identified these, you need to highlight it in your resume.

Resume and Cover Letter Writing

You’d the job, you’d assess yourself and you’d identify your skills and forte. Now you need to present yourself in iterative manner. The resume is a brief, usually a page presentation about you. It contains your personal and educational background. It also contains some attributes and skills that you possess. Do include passport sized photograph of you in the resume. This will let your prospective employer to know you more. You can find resources about writing a resume in the internet.

Before you can send the resume to the prospective employer, you need to write a cover letter. A cover letter must be precise and able to catch the prospective employer’s attention. There are many tips in the internet on how to write a ‘killer’ cover letter. A killer cover letter will increase your stake and brighten your chances for getting an interview with the prospective employer.

Job Interview

Your ‘killer’ cover letter has caught the prospective employer’s attention. They called you for an interview. An interview is a formal meeting between a prospective employee and employer. It is in this interview that your prospective employer able to assess you in person. It is in this interview that they can see your true character or validate what you’ve written in the resume. The interview is a formal activity therefore you must prepare and get yourself ready. Equipped yourself with some knowledge about your prospective employer – find it in their website, annual report or any reliable resources. This will give an impression that you really interested in joining them. You also need to dress smartly and properly. For men, wear suits or shirts with matching neckties and pants. Don’t wear T-shirts and jeans. Wear shoes not slippers or sneakers.Ladies, wear suits or blouse with matching skirts and pants. Wear shoes that are comfortable with you. Apply light make-ups as you’re going for interview not high school reunion party or whatsoever. Speak clearly and control your body language as these can show your personality. Whatever it is you have to be an actor or actresses in these interview. Don’t forget to bring all your certificates, academic transcripts and other supporting documents that can give you advantage. Thank the interviewer when the session finishes.

Get Hired or Get Fired

Now that you’re engaged! It’s time to show your true ability. What you’re capable of doing.Usually, the company will put you under probation for a period of time – between three to six months. Now you are on your own. Follow the company policy and you will have a very bright future in the company. Go against it and you put your career in jeopardy. Whatever you do, the choice is yours and you must do it wisely. That will be touch in the other topic.