Prepare yourself with 10 Steps to Find a Job in 2020 – JOB TIMES
Finding a job quickly is not easy. Especially if you’re ill-prepared and don’t know where to start. Our guide to organizing your search and hoping to find the dream job by following the “Prepare yourself with 10 Steps to Find a Job in 2020“.
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Organize your research
To reach a goal to find a job, one must organize their research time, for example by allocating 30 minutes each day to the process. No one wants to spend a whole day reworking their resume, so it’s best to stay realistic and settle for small steps every day.
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Knowing what you want
At this stage, you have to ask yourself important questions, which will guide the rest of the adventure: What do you no longer like in your current job? Why do you want to change? It’s time to reflect on your values, your needs, what you need to be comfortable with.
The focus should also be on the wages, the working conditions and environment, etc.
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Taking stock of your skills
Job Times, this step is crucial. We have to ask ourselves what are the skills, the qualities that set us apart from the others. “What makes you an extraordinary worker?” Make sure, you list all your main skills because those will be essential in the next step.
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Preparing your promotional tools
The resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile are all promotional tools to sell your product: you! This is how Job Times likes to present it. “When anyone read these tools, they should be able to know how the person stood out,” Job Times says. It’s time to put forward, for each position, its important achievements.
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A good research
Once the tools are well prepared, you should use the previous steps to launch your research strategy. Based on the research you have done, after identifying your objectives, it is time to limit the search, that is to say to target the places where you want to work. Small, medium or large company? Public or private sector?
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Make yourself visible on the Internet
If you haven’t already, you need to create a profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. Employers, head hunters and various human resources professionals consult it, so this visibility and networking tool is essential.
Also, make sure you register on Job Times and save your resume and create job alert so you don’t miss out the new upcoming jobs matched to your preferences.
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Using resources and its network
Local job centres and job-seeking clubs are often underestimated. However, there are resources to accompany you in your search. The same goes for your close network. Discreetly tour the people near you, track down people who work at the target location, try to get in touch with the superiors who work there. As Job Times points out, “a significant percentage of positions are not posted, so you have to be resourceful.”
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Preparing for your interview
To prepare well, you need to do your research properly: on the company, its key projects and the person you will meet. Many employers also like to have questions asked at the end of the interview. They will demonstrate your true interest and seriousness.
Also, you can check “Frequently Asked Interview Questions” to repair yourself for some of the questions and answers.
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Follow-up
Once the interview is over, you will generally be told that you should have a return “soon”. This evasive response should not hold you back to re-express your interest and follow up with the person you meet, to tell them, for example, that you enjoyed your meeting and that you will look forward to a return.
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Stay active!
As Job Times concludes, these steps may not be successful the first time. When looking for a job, “You must be active all the time, not put all your energy into one job.” Time will certainly reward your efforts!
