Training Coordinator
In today’s job market finding a job is like searching for
buried treasure. Here are some non-traditional ideas you can use for your
search:
1. If
you’re interested in a specific employer; Friend them on Facebook, seek them out on LinkedIn
and Twitter.
2. Be
more than a voyeur on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Get involved in
discussions, especially if the discussions are relevant to the type of work for
which you are looking.
3. Connect
with people on LinkedIn that work for the company for which you would like to
work. Get to know them.
4. Visit
the websites of companies for which you would like to work. This will help keep
you abreast of what’s going on in those organizations.
5. Set
up Google Alerts on companies for
which you would like to work. This way whenever they’re mentioned in the news, you’ll
be notified of the issue.
6. Volunteer
somewhere doing the kind of work for which you’re trying to get hired. There
are multiple benefits to this. One, you’re keeping your skills sharp. Two, you might pick up some new skills.
Three, you’re out there in the world
meeting people, people who might have job leads for you. Four, the place you’re volunteering for may decide to hire you. Five, you can put your volunteer work
on your résumé. This lets employers see that you’re not sitting at home waiting
for something to happen. You’re out there trying to make something positive
happen for yourself.
7.
If you belong to a specific profession, find associations and other websites related
to that profession.
Remember, people like to help people who have helped them.
When you go to these social media sites, don’t just be there as a taker. You
need to give of yourself. Offer helpful suggestions. This applies to
face-to-face situations as well as social media sites.
Maybe you’ve connected with a person who works at the
company you really want to hire you. They have posted a request for help with a
work related problem. If you know of a solution or have an idea to offer them,
do so.
One final note today, don’t whine. Be positive. Negativity
is a huge turn off.
This is a repost from January 2012.
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