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3. Don’t wait for a job to be advertised 5. Get learning
Not all jobs are made public. It’s always worth It can be a little disheartening if the jobs
sending an email or having a chat with a you want require specific very specific
manager at a business that you like the look qualifications. It may be worth having a look
of, as you never know when an opening might at if there are any ways of picking up the
be coming up. experience or training that you need to land a
job while you’re on the hunt.
Many businesses want to avoid the cost of
advertising a job formally and may rely on Miranda Kyte from Glassdoor says: “Lots
word of mouth. Miranda Kyte, a career trends of courses these days are free and you can
expert at Glassdoor says: “Another route is to do them online. Volunteering is also a great
utilise your network, let friends, ex-colleagues, way of filling gaps on your CV or asking to do
family know that you’re looking for a new some work shadowing in companies you’d like
position. to work for.”
“They may be able to check internal job 6. Celebrate the small wins
boards for open roles at their own companies
and refer you or they could know someone It’s easy to get disheartened if you are
else who can help.” knocked back after interviews time and time
again, or you don’t feel like you’re getting
4. Sell your skills not years through the door in the first place.
Lots of places still ask for a CV and a covering Our career experts say it’s good to review
letter when you’re applying for a job. how you’re going about your search from time
to time and try different approaches.
But now you can advertise yourself rather
visibly via social media sites like Linkedin Career influencer, Mehar Sindhu Batra, says
which showcase your skills and experience. it’s quite useful to set personal targets, like a
tracker of the number of jobs to apply for in a
Other platforms like Twitter and Instagram week or a certain number of cold emails.
can prove useful when touting yourself out to
potential employers as well. She’s a big believer in acknowledging the little
wins along the way to keep your spirits up.
Yvonne Smyth from Hays says it’s important
to focus on skills. “Maybe you landed an interview, received
positive feedback on your resume or cover
“Lots of people look at the years required on a
job description but actually it’s more important letter, or connected with a helpful contact.
that a candidate has the right skills. Try to look Celebrating these wins can boost your
for parallels and make that obvious in your confidence and keep you motivated”.
application.”
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