How To Get A New Job

What's a better way to start the New Year than with a new job

? Research tells us that more people make that decision to change their career or job in January than any other time of the year. Whether it's the back to work blues or the start of a New Year, You need to get prepared!

Step One: Dust off your CV and update it. But don't just add your latest job and assume that's it. You should look at everything on your CV and take out or edit any information that might have been useful 5 years ago, but isn't now. As you get older your skillset increases, so make sure you list in detail what you're capable of now. The fact you left University in 1994 with a list of qualifications and a reputation as a party legend is good, but that was 16 years ago, what have you learnt since? This is the information you need to update. Your CV is your calling card, not an auto-biography. Keep it short and interesting enough to stand out from the other applications.

Step Two: What do you actually want? The chances are that you work to get money and not because you like the job and are happy to work for praise, so make sure you know what you want from your next job. There isn't much point is just leaving a job you hate for another job you'll hate within two months. So take some time to actually write down and plan what you want from your next job role. What have you learnt from your last role? What do you want from your new role? What skills can you offer? What skills do you want to learn?

Step Three: Outside Help. So you're ready to take the world by storm, where do you start? Yes, you can sit for hours on the internet job searching, setting up job alerts and emailing (and indeed you should) but any serious job hunter should enlist the help of at least one recruitment service to work on your behalf. Recruitment services (or recruitment agencies as they are better known) will send out your CV to their clients and generally get your CV "out there" to increase the chances of getting you an interview, and hopefully a job.

Step Four: Follow Up. Once you send an email or make a phone call don't just assume that's it. Make a note of the day and time and if you haven't heard within 4-5 days, make a follow up call to see if they received your email/message. If you get a rejection try and get some feedback on why. It's always best to turn any negative situation into a positive one, and if it improves your CV and your chances for another job, then it's positive!

Step Five: Interview: Your Email/CV/Recruitment service was successful and you've got an interview! There is a wealth of interview tips and tactics available but essentially you should always remember two things; be yourself and be honest. If you try and be someone you're not and lie to get the job then you'll very quickly realise that you can't keep up the act for very long and you'll find yourself back at Step One!

by: Bill Weston

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