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26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search
The New Year is traditionally a time of new beginnings, and if a rash of current surveys is to be believed, over 50% of the workforce – at all levels and across industries – will be seeking new career opportunities in the new year. Whether you’ll be actively looking or just want to be prepared when opportunity knocks, now is a great time to review the past year, document accomplishments and update your resume.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #19
#19. Research associations and niche boards that focus on your industry. Many have job postings or will allow you to post a blinded version of your resume.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #17
#17. Plan your strategy –identify target companies and industries, and look for contacts and connections for networking .
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #15
#15. Start saving up vacation and personal days for interviews, and leave some openings in your day planner for phone screens.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #13
#13. Use a phone number that rolls to voicemail if you’re on the phone – you never want a busy signal. Use the same number on all of your job search documents and emails.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #11
Set up a personal email to use in your job search. Think about your image – no cutesy names like Partyanimal@xxx.com and snugglyskibunny@yyy.com. Use your first and last name in the “from” of your emails (not your email address) so the recipient can find your emails easily. Do not conduct a search from your company email address.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #10
#10. Update your resume. Make it heavy on quantifiable accomplishments. (See #8 & #9) Save it as “Your Name.doc” so the recipient can find it easily. Most resumes are scanned and parsed into a database so keep your formatting simple. Include relevant key words and phrases.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #9
#9. Outline your background from a feature/ benefit perspective. How will your experience benefit a new firm? Be prepared to give examples – short stories to illustrate your accomplishments.
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #7
#7. Update (or create) a LinkedIn profile and put a plan in place to build your network as quickly as possible. Check out your profile on Zoominfo. LinkedIn is by far the largest business networking site. Zoominfo is one of the most popular business research sites.There are many other networking sites out there. Decide which you’re going to use and work them religiously. Your goal is to make it easy for people to find you .
26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search – #6
Countdown to 2010 with 26 Things To Do Before You Start Your Job Search.
#6. Join or increase your participation in professional organizations relevant to your industry. Join the board, head a committee, get your name out there as a player in your industry.