Top 9 Tips for Job Seekers : How to get hired

After binding up all your qualification programs the next most important step is getting a right job and that too at right time. A prolonged delay in getting hired can make you feel disappointed and let down. So all you need is to follow a well planned strategy which can magnetize the recruiters to come to you with lucrative offers. Job searching without much work experience can be frustrating, but with some hard work, a lot of ambition, and confidence in yourself, it can happen.

Below are given the best and essential steps to reach your goal and get succeeded:

1. Conduct critical research:

Looking for an internship or a full-time job after college both involves developing a search strategy. Actually, information plays a key to open you a door of success. Gathering information on types of jobs, job openings, and prospective employers not only provides vital information for tracking down a good  job, but helps you in shaping your resume and preparing for the job interview. Use online career research tools to find accurate, up-to-date information on potential employers. Make use of local resources such as newspapers, and networking groups. Social media can be a part of your research and job search.

2. Get expose:

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Getting exposed is the best idea to build good  relationships with the people whom you’d like to work with. Sharing your admiration for their work, and asking for their advice can help you to plan further on the way to your goal. Meet with the professionals for a counseling over good job opportunities.

3. Keep your resume update:

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A resume being a summary of your background, skills and qualifications, works as the most critical tool for a job-search. It is used to make a favorable impression on a prospective employer. So always keep your resume up to date that well reflects your key accomplishments, education, skills and experience. Once you have a top-notch resume, the next step is tailoring it to each job, each employer  using keywords and phrases specific to the opportunity you seek.

4. Enhance your network of contact:

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Networking is the best strategy to reveal more opportunities and more possibilities. It’s a way of connecting with others to exchange information and develop professional contacts. A large and strong network of contacts of proficient people can help you uncover job leads creating more job opportunities for you. Continually seek out new people to add to your network.Now a days many professional networking sites like Linkedin, Happening, etc., are available that serve as a platform to contact with the people from different areas of expertise who can help you to land into a good job.

5. Prepare for the job interview:

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Though your resume and job application give the interviewee an overview of your background and skills, the interview gives you an ultimate chance to make a favorable impression. So you need to be well prepared for succeeding this face to face session with the recruiter. Many structured interviews, start with a question like "Tell me about yourself." Asking this question the interviewer is not intended to know about your school grade or growing up rather he is interested to hear about your background, your accomplishments, work experience and your future goals. Some of the key points to prepare for an interview are:

• Make a research of the organization.
• Dress yourself in formals.
• Bring extra copies of resume.
• Use Confident Posture.
• Maintain Eye Contact.

6. Emphasize on soft skills:

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Soft skills are a combination of interpersonal people skills, social skills and communication skills that may help you stand out from the rest. Qualities like friendliness, professionalism, responsiveness, can’t really be taught but can be practiced throughout the life. Strong soft skills can help you go a long way and Emerge out as a strong leader. Another distinct advantage of having strong soft skills is that you become an Effective Communicator.

7. Know your own worth:

You might not have years of work experience, but what else in your background can decide your worth in today's job market? Actually, experience doesn’t have to just come from traditional jobs but it can relate to many other skills that you have developed in other areas of your life. Just be clear with your abilities and skills to impress the recruiters.

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8. Be practical:

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Consider the strength and skills that you are best at and then give a chance to them to be tried at professional level. Make sure that the position you are applying for is appropriate for you. Because in a tight job market where the employers are flooded with highly qualified candidates, the chances for a marginally qualified candidate can be the least. So always   target the jobs you truly can prove you can succeed, but not those where you think, you can do.

9. Keep learning and exploring:

Besides the formal education, find ways to keep current and expand your base of knowledge. Keep learning new things at work because we are living in a constantly-changing, rapidly-evolving Age. The  more adaptable and flexible we are in learning new things, the more resourceful and creative we are in dealing with the challenges coming our way. Reading business editorials, take audit classes, enroll in professional development or special training courses, are few ventures that can help you to adapt the ever changing world.

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