Hunting for your first job is difficult. If you're a graduate looking for your first job, or an older person entering the job market for the first time, there are many factors working against you in today's competitive world. Here are some tips, which will help you search for a job with increased efficiency and intelligence.
Go one step ahead:
It means start planning your job hunt in your final year of college. Read business magazines, keep yourself updated about various professions that are coming up and which might interest you. Ask others about opportunities and vacancies in their companies. Meet professionals, ask questions and keep your eyes and ears open to the job market and figure out where you'd like to see yourself in it. Make sure you choose a job that's made for the future and is there to stay.
Experience counts:
Try to work in your vacations and go for summer jobs. Help your father or a friend's father in his business, to get the required experience and get a peep in the life after college. Try to get as much exposure you can.
Prepare your resume:
The functional resume, in which you detail your areas of expertise, is the best bet for first-time employees. Employers do not bother reading informal stuff you add in your resume.
Design your resume to answer the needs of the particular job you want or of the company you want to join. List the skills you've acquired that will be most relevant to that employer and be specific. List your educational background, internships, volunteer work or any other work experience.
Prepare for interview:
If you're determined and wise, you'll get the job interview you seek.
When going for an interview, dress in formal clothes. Arrive early and remain calm and composed. Be gentle and modest with the interviewer. Answer the questions fully . Don't give irrelevant answers. Ask the interviewer as to when they will inform about the selection and when you will be hearing from them.
When going for an interview, dress in formal clothes. Arrive early and remain calm and composed. Be gentle and modest with the interviewer. Answer the questions fully . Don't give irrelevant answers. Ask the interviewer as to when they will inform about the selection and when you will be hearing from them.
Art of negotiation:
In today's job market, starting salaries are usually fixed for entry- level candidates. You can't do much about it.Take what is offered, and if you think it's not enough, ask for a six- month salary review to discuss it again. But don't forget to negotiate and ask your employer about your salary and assignments. If you are not comfortable with it you can ask for a raise but don't refuse it just because you are not comfortable with it.
Remember what is more important initially is the experience.
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