Your job search to-do list.
7 January 2012
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Searching for a job is like anything else; it requires thought, organization, and preparation. Methodically. Here it is…
1. Self-reflection
- Start by asking yourself the right questions: What are my professional wishes and ambitions?
- If you already have a job, ask yourself what suits you and what doesn't suit you anymore.
- Identify your strengths and weaknesses. Write it all down if it helps.
- Take a skills assessment.
2. Update (Yourself)
- Create and/or update your profile on professional social networks.
- Create and/or update your resume on job boards.
- Contact a headhunter.
- Subscribe to job site alerts.
- Dedicate 1 hour a day to finding interesting offers.
- Revise your Word resume according to the position applied for.
3. Prepare for the interview
- Personalize and target your cover letter according to the offer. Be as precise as possible. If it's a speculative application, justify your application by highlighting your strengths, the ones that deeply motivate you.
- Search for (and find!) as much useful information as possible about the company, the position, and the person you will meet.
- Make a list of your questions (points to clarify and questions to ask the recruiter).
- Take online recruitment tests.
- Simulate your interview with your entourage.
4. Determine your salary expectations
- Specify your salary expectations (neither too high nor too low) according to the market, profile, and position – Remember to inquire beforehand.
- Dare to negotiate your future salary with the employer
- Consider non-salary benefits: bonuses and variable pay, leave, phone and computer, company car, etc…
Article written by The ReKrute.com Team
Posted on January 7, 2012.
1. Self-reflection
- Start by asking yourself the right questions: What are my professional wishes and ambitions?
- If you already have a job, ask yourself what suits you and what doesn't suit you anymore.
- Identify your strengths and weaknesses. Write it all down if it helps.
- Take a skills assessment.
2. Update (Yourself)
- Create and/or update your profile on professional social networks.
- Create and/or update your resume on job boards.
- Contact a headhunter.
- Subscribe to job site alerts.
- Dedicate 1 hour a day to finding interesting offers.
- Revise your Word resume according to the position applied for.
3. Prepare for the interview
- Personalize and target your cover letter according to the offer. Be as precise as possible. If it's a speculative application, justify your application by highlighting your strengths, the ones that deeply motivate you.
- Search for (and find!) as much useful information as possible about the company, the position, and the person you will meet.
- Make a list of your questions (points to clarify and questions to ask the recruiter).
- Take online recruitment tests.
- Simulate your interview with your entourage.
4. Determine your salary expectations
- Specify your salary expectations (neither too high nor too low) according to the market, profile, and position – Remember to inquire beforehand.
- Dare to negotiate your future salary with the employer
- Consider non-salary benefits: bonuses and variable pay, leave, phone and computer, company car, etc…
Article written by The ReKrute.com Team
Posted on January 7, 2012.
