Successful Career Search - 5 Simple Tips

You soon realise that a committed career search is an extremely time-consuming exercise. You shall need an updated resume to start with, and the exercise of preparing cover letters, researching for open positions and preparing for an interview is by itself already a daunting task.

Most of the job hunters rely on newspaper advertisement to search for their career. The main disadvantage of searching for a job using this manner is the stiff competition. We are not suggesting that you do not use this method, but there are many other ways that you should use concurrently.

Career Search Tip No. 1: Career Search Engine

Consider using a career search engine such as Monster or CareerBuilders.com Many of these career search engines automates the submission of a resume in a standard format and submitting to these search engines is a brisk, thanks to the technology that they employ.

Be sure to include your career achievement and objectives, where possible. Use assertive word when you write your achievement. Use words such as “achieved”, “successfully implemented”, and etc.

Many of these career search engines also allow you to input your preferred job location, expected salary and other information.

Career Search Tip No. 2: Career Search Agency

Register with a career search firm. Many of these career search firm maintain an updated database of potential employer. Prepare a list of job characteristic of what you prepare before you approach these agencies.

The more detailed is you list, the better chance it has for the job agency to be able to find a match to your desired career. Bring along an updated resume. Prepare extra copies of your photographs and other information such as tax payer reference no., etc.

Most of these career search firm charges the potential employee, and it is not likely that they will charge you. However, be sure to find this out for yourself.

Career Search Tip No. 3: Local government employment department

Register with your local government employment department. Many potential employer who would not want to spend too much money and time on job advertisement would likely just register with the local government employment department.

One of the advantage of registering is that this job search method is for most of the time not a popular one for the executive-level job seeker. For all you know, you may actually find an excellent job that is missed out by most of the other candidates.

Career Search Tip No. 4: Write to a Head-hunter Agency

This is a method that many job hunters had missed out. Many top employers in the industry is always hunting for a better job candidate, especially from their competitor. Not wanting to be too obvious in this exercise, they go to a head-hunter agency instead.

The main advantage of using a head-hunter agency is that you may be able to find a well-paid salary job. However, please also bear in mind that a potential employer is looking for those who could really out-perform their competitor from a head-hunter. Otherwise, they could have just gone to a career search agency.

If you do get a job offer, be sure that you receive your offer letter before resigning from you present job. There has been reported cases where a candidate having promised a job, resigned to find out that the potential employer had employed someone else instead. Remember, you are usually dealing with an aggressive employer.

Career Search Tip No. 5: Write Cold-Call Letters

Write directly to a potential employer, regardless of whether he is employing or not. Do your research from a career search engine, from the website or company annual report of your potential employer. Call them up to find out who is in-charge of human resource.

Address your letter directly to the person in-charge of the human resource. If you are not sure, you may just address it to the Managing Director. Include a standard reply letter with a stamped self-address envelope.

You will be surprised of the success rate of getting a job interview using this method.

Take every successful and non-successful exercise to further improve on your career search. Get your engine started and good luck in your career search!