Five Effective Methods for Job Search

• Update your resume

Resume or CV is an important part of finding a job. There are numerous web portals available on the World Wide Web, provides free of cost job services. These websites provide a platform for applicable employers and prospective employees to get connected with each others. On such websites, you can post your resume. You should login your resume every week to bring concerns of more and more recruiters. If you are presently working, list out your roles and responsibilities that you had handled in your present job. Keep updating your resume in every month or three months.

• Incorporate key words in your resume

When you are updating your CV, keep in mind to include all the important keyword in your resume. Different job portal account demands key skills from the side of the person. This will support in your resume being viewed by hundreds recruiters who might be related for the job opening. Also many companies have a computerized system of selection profiles hence use the keyword for your job profile.

• Update your resume regular basis

When a recruiter or an HR consultant finds your portal account, he always checks out the date when you have last visited your account or last updated it. If you are regular visitor and regularly updating your account, you have more chances to find job soon. It also shows that you are actively searching out for a change and will be flexible about his notice period/joining date.

• Get in touch with the HR

If there is a job post that you have come across on the job website, you can apply through two ways. First click on apply now button and secondly copy the given HR number and send a personalize Email to her/him. Through personalized mail, you stand above the mass of candidates and have more chances to get attraction. Moreover, if the telephone number mentioned in the advertisement, there is no harm to make a call to the HR representative for further information and details. It will also help you to collect information about the company beforehand.

• Look into your network

Always remain in touch with your ex-colleagues and friends who can cooperative for you in finding a job. i.e You have a friend working in other company and company is recruiting people for the similar post you are working on. He may let you know about the vacancy and you can give interview. ‘Refer a Friend’ is an important mode offered by HR groups. Here, HR team circulates job advertisement among the employees so that they can refer their friends for any openings. Another approach is to tell your friends that you wish job change and send them your resume. You can build your network on web portal like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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