Monica is a marketing graduate, working with a Multi National Company since one year. Due to lack of opportunities in her current job, she has decided to change her job. However, in spite of trying hard for many months, she is not getting the type of job she had hoped for. Monica's disappointment made her consult her friend, Jessica. Jessica realized that Monica's job search did not match her career profile or her future job expectations. It was important that Monica plans her job search strategies wisely and search jobs specific to her requirements. Jessica helped her do just the same by suggesting her, the following tips to do relevant job search.
Region Specific Job Search
The different job search portals ask the applicants to mention their preferred city for work. Some portals narrow their search further by asking applicants their preferred area within the selected city. Region specific job search helps eliminate all other job openings that are based outside your preferred city/area. This strategy helps to save applicant's time, which he would have wasted in considering irrelevant jobs.
Work Experience Duration
Managerial and other high-level jobs require strong work experience. Less experienced applicants are ineligible for high-level positions due to incompetence in handling responsibilities. On the other hand, recruiters will accept fresher or lesser-experienced candidates to work for them on low-level jobs. Therefore, it is important to narrow down your job search on basis of your experience duration. Hence, considering and applying for higher positions, without the required experience would be a waste of time. If you specify the duration of your work experience, you will get an update for only those jobs you are eligible.
Qualifications
Certain jobs require candidates to have master's degree to qualify for jobs. Conversely, certain recruiters are willing to appoint less qualified candidates and train them on job. However, such candidates will have to compromise on salary part. Being highly qualified and yet underpaid, would leave the candidate dissatisfied with work. Hence, specify your qualifications on the job site so that you receive updates for jobs that your qualifications deserve.
Salary Expectations
Many a times, candidates take certain job opening very seriously and take every effort possible to get selected. In spite of being selected, one may let go of the opportunity due to lower salaries. Hence, it is important to give clear idea about your salary expectations beforehand. Although discussing salary expectations in early stages is a big no-no, one can put it on job search sources. It will certainly help to narrow your job results. It will eliminate all the job openings that are outside your salary bracket.
Skills
Jobs like marketing and sales require candidates to have excellent communication, persuasive and negotiation skills. Similarly, finance job seekers need to have qualities like analytical, logic building and problem solving skills to perform well in their jobs. Therefore, such peculiar skills related to each job become the basis for job search. Consider your key qualities and strengths while searching jobs. Many employees give skills and qualifications equal consideration. Hence, a skill based job search would be effective as well.
With Jessica's timely help, Monica managed to get her dream job. You can also follow the above given tips to do relevant job search and live up to your dreams.