What I've learned about Job Hunting
In the last 6 months I've learned a lot and today I am sharing it!
TOP LINKS
Best place to look for posted jobs: http://www.indeed.com
Best place to look for non-profit jobs: http://www.idealist.org
Best place to have your resume, be signed up, look for jobs and get AMAZING ADVICE EMAILS from: http://www.jobfox.com
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Twitter: I'm connected to A LOT of people/companies/organizations/robots on twitter whose mission it is to post jobs, job tips, success stories, hints etc. Its great to read them and stay connected. Most job sites that you visit will post a link to their twitter profile somewhere on their page – you can search that way or search through twitter.com
LinkedIn: LinkedIn has proven to be one of the top networking sites that the World Wide Web has ever seen. The bigger your network, the better your chances of getting a personal connection to a company that you want to work for.
It’s pretty simple to use, but you can make it as advanced as you want.
1) Type the name of the company you are seeking into the “company” field.
2) LinkedIn will show you the connections that you have, or that your connections have, to someone in that company.
3) Ask for an introduction to pass your resume on.
According to research done by Guy Kawasaki:
• People with more than twenty connections are thirty-four times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than five.
• All 500 of the Fortune 500 are represented in LinkedIn. In fact, 499 of them are represented by director-level and above employees.
THE RESUME: I have spent close to 50 [wo]man-hours developing and tweaking my resume since graduation. It's come a long way and I’ve learned that it will NEVER BE PERFECT or COMPLETE-- it is a life-long developing work.
*Get your resume reviewed by everyone that you know! *
I've found that busy, successful people generally LOVE to help you with your resume. This might be because it makes them feel better about themselves, appear successful, are truly generous, or because they REALLY want to see you succeed—either way, it’s a win-win for you. All you have to do is ask.
PLACEMENT AGENCIES: Do a search on placement agencies (also known as: employment agencies, temporary agencies or staffing firms etc.) in your area and you should be able to come up with a few that will be nationally recognized or just appear to be reputable. i.e. Kelly Services.
OR you could also look in your local phone book or ask friends and neighbors for referrals for smaller, local ones. That's what I did.
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These info. may help me as well.. :) haven't you got job yet ???
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