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Having A Job Search Strategy Helps Job Seekers Compete.
Picture this: You’re training for your first marathon, the long-distance kind of event that covers 26+ miles. You are running against experienced and non-experienced runners. You also figure that you’ll be surrounded by sponsors, organizers, volunteers, cheerleaders, etc.—you will need all of these people to help make sure that all the runners are taking care of for the race.
Successful marathon-runners obviously prepare for many years. Just imagine the chaos if all the runners of the Boston Marathon just sort of showed around the time and maybe the place the race was to be held, failing to anticipate what it takes to compete and even participate with the 25,000 people including runners, organizers, and volunteers? In order to achieve the goals of being competitive or let’s say just “finishing” the race, runners apply training strategies similar to that of the successful world-class runners use.
Now let’s take it from the race course of Boston to the job search happening for a record number America’s workforce…
A job search strategy serves as a road map for the job search, keeping you on the right course. I’ve seen the unintended consequences of what happens when job seekers are not prepared to be competitive in the job search, inadvertently starting the race at the wrong place and wrong time with no chance to even finish the race. So, don’t be the runner getting lost on the course making apologies and losing out by not getting the job. It happens all too often: A job seeker is a great person, yet is unsuccessful in getting a position that might actually match up to their experience, personality and skills all because they’re not prepared to discuss why they’re good for the team.
To avoid such unintended consequences, here are a few tips and pointers….
First, research the positions for which you’re applying, go online to the corporate website or Google job descriptions in reality a lot of HR departments are using these same job descriptions. These allow you to see what a recruiter or HR person is going to see. Next, research the company via news releases, online searching or get really radical and ask around to people about what they think about your company of interest.
What I consistently hear from HR for at least small and medium-sized businesses, is they typically do not feel they have the resources to manage the recruitment process in a “best practices” sort of way. So, suggestion to job seekers is, “Make life easier for over-burdened recruiter, HR Manager, or business owner” by having everything prepared; copies made, numbers available, be on-time, and have questions at the tip of your tongue. Ask your questions, and then LISTEN to the answers.
Your job search can benefits from having a job search strategy, it will help you:
1. Be prepared for every interview with answers about skills, experiences, motivations, etc.
2. Apply for the right jobs, with the right companies.
3. Reduce job search costs which help stretch resources as far as possible
4. Maintain a consistent process that helps minimize time wasted, limiting you missing opportunities’.
The ebb and flow of a job search can be a lot like a relationship; it can be as difficult, challenging and rewarding as running a marathon race. Job Search strategies can help job seekers be competitive for the tough race course ahead.
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Bryan Wempen is a guest blogger for Blogging4Jobs. He is the Vice President of Strategic Alliances at People Clues an assessment company. Bryan is also a Partner with GET A CLUE!, a global provider information used by Jobseekers to help then get noticed and prepare for the job interview.
You can connect with Bryan on Twitter, FaceBook, or LinkedIn.
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