How to define your job search strategy?
8 January 2015
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It is useless to send your application to hundreds of companies if you have not set up a job search strategy beforehand!
Between the press, job boards, social networks, recruitment agencies, public organizations, ... the choice is difficult, and the approach is different, so how do you approach the right companies in the right way?
For this you need a strategy, which will be divided into three main steps:
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses: Companies appreciate candidates who know what they want, and to know what you want you need to ask yourself the right questions:
What industry interests you? Do you prefer to work behind a desk or in the field? Alone or in a team? Are you ready to accept a position internationally? Do you handle pressure and stress? Do you have a strong sense of leadership? Do you like challenges?
To summarize, you must try to define what will make you want to get up every morning to go to work.
You can also do things the other way around, take stock of your professional experiences and determine exactly what you don't want to do: What have you learned about yourself? What were your strengths and weaknesses? What did you like and, conversely, hate?
You will thus know the tasks that you do not wish to do.
Large or small company? Focus on the type of company management that attracts you. In a small structure, you will undoubtedly benefit from more autonomy and versatility. A small company often promotes initiative, proximity to the hierarchy and is better suited to candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and who are not afraid to take risks. A large group will offer you more structured supervision and greater security.
So it's up to you to decide!
Meeting professionals: The better you know the jobs you are aiming for, the more likely you are to get a job. Go out into the field and ask professionals in the sectors that interest you about their daily work. You will thus be able to compare your skills and abilities to those necessary to occupy the position you are aiming for.
The ReKrute team
Between the press, job boards, social networks, recruitment agencies, public organizations, ... the choice is difficult, and the approach is different, so how do you approach the right companies in the right way?
For this you need a strategy, which will be divided into three main steps:
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses: Companies appreciate candidates who know what they want, and to know what you want you need to ask yourself the right questions:
What industry interests you? Do you prefer to work behind a desk or in the field? Alone or in a team? Are you ready to accept a position internationally? Do you handle pressure and stress? Do you have a strong sense of leadership? Do you like challenges?
To summarize, you must try to define what will make you want to get up every morning to go to work.
You can also do things the other way around, take stock of your professional experiences and determine exactly what you don't want to do: What have you learned about yourself? What were your strengths and weaknesses? What did you like and, conversely, hate?
You will thus know the tasks that you do not wish to do.
Large or small company? Focus on the type of company management that attracts you. In a small structure, you will undoubtedly benefit from more autonomy and versatility. A small company often promotes initiative, proximity to the hierarchy and is better suited to candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and who are not afraid to take risks. A large group will offer you more structured supervision and greater security.
So it's up to you to decide!
Meeting professionals: The better you know the jobs you are aiming for, the more likely you are to get a job. Go out into the field and ask professionals in the sectors that interest you about their daily work. You will thus be able to compare your skills and abilities to those necessary to occupy the position you are aiming for.
The ReKrute team
