5 quick steps to get a job fast

1) (The right mind set) You need to decide that you are willing to work just as hard in a job as you are in Finding a Job.

When you are in your job your task is to complete the task set out by your managers.
When you find yourself in the unemployed world your work is to find a Job as soon as possible and get your self back on your feet as fast as possible financially.

You need to treat finding a job like a job, and even be willing to go the extra mile.


2) Online CV

Having a great CV that shines and sells your skills and qualities is a must, nearly all careers I know request applicates to have a CV, also I cannot emphasise enough that to get the most out of Job searching, never underestimate the internet. Due to the expanse of the internet a many of jobs out there are now advertise on-line on the internet due to the cost effectivness of it.
If you dont have a online CV then you really are paralysing yourself from applying to the vast amounts of Jobs out there that are advertise on-line that you wont see in the local papers.

3)Check out for goverment schemes to get you back into work.

There are private companies out there that have won government contracts that main objectives is to help unemployed people get back to work.
Companies like A4e or Working Links can access varrious goverment pots of money to help you get back into employment. Now these Private companies wont guarantee you get a job but they can really help with resource's such as training, career coaches and you will also get extra help with finding jobs, as the old saying is two heads are better than one.

4) Network

Network go to job fairs, go to job work shops, talk to friends in your network, church, social club, there is even job network sites forums. Once you find potential job leads, lets say a friend says I heard my company might be hiring soon...then your job is to call that company asap and find out the details and apply.


5) keep your skills intact:

If you have a trade like plumbing, selling mobile phones, computers, make sure you keep your skills levels up to date.
for example information and Technology changes so rapidly that if you don't keep up with it, you're sure to miss out. And employers will want the person who is most up to date with their work than someone who isn't as the person who is well knowledge will take less time to train and will .

How to find a Job...the real way.

In this economic climate that we find ourselves in, unemployment is on the rise, cost of living is going up whilst the government is cutting back. Finding work can be daunting especially when you think just a few years ago the statistic for interview per job was average 10 prospect for one JOB, now the statistics are averaging 40 prospect to for one job.

In the last 14 months I have been unemployed for a total of 7 months...before this I never experience unemployment.

Let me be the first to tell you I really understand what you going through if you are unemployed I understand the emotional consequences of longveity of unemployment that results in demotivation, lack of confidence and procrastination and much, much more. I been through it all.
One thing you must remember if you want to survive unemployment and I emphasise it is survival.. Regardless of the hard road ahead let me say it is totally possible to get back in employment fast. There is Hope as long as you don't give up..even if that means you need to send out 426 applications and have 230 interviews and get knock back after knock back ..you do have hope but it starts by believing and willing to have the right mindset.

This blog is a guide that is created from a very normal guy... me : ) who knows what the unemployment trap is like and what it takes to get out of it.

This blog will provide my testimony how a very normal guy who naturally lazy got himself back into permanent work.


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How to get a job fast top 10 do's

1. Don't Wrap It Up

The Summary or Objective at the top of your résumé is the wrap-up; It tells the reader, "This person knows who s/he is, what s/he's done, and why it matters." Your Summary shows off your writing skills, shows that you know what's salient in your background, and puts a point on the arrow of your résumé. Don't skip it, no matter who tells you it's not necessary or important.

2. Tell Us Everything

Another piece of horrendous job search advice tells job-seekers to share as much information as possible. A post-millennium résumé uses up two pages, maximum, when it's printed. (Academic CVs are another story.) Editing is a business skill, after all -- just tell us what's most noteworthy in your long list of impressive feats.

3. Use Corporatespeak

Any résumé that trumpets "cross-functional facilitation of multi-level teams" is headed straight for the shredder. The worst job-search advice tells us to write our résumés using ponderous corporate boilerplate that sinks a smart person's résumé like a stone. Please ignore that advice, and write your résumé the way you speak.

4. Don't Ever Postpone a Phone Screen

A very bad bit of job-search advice says "Whatever you do, don't ever miss a phone screen! Even if you're in the shower or on your way to be the best man at your brother's wedding, make time for that phone interview!" This is good advice if your job-search philosophy emphasizes groveling. I don't recommend this approach. Let the would-be phone-screener know that you're tied up at the moment but would be happy to speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday night, or some other convenient time. Lock in the time during that first call, but don't contort your life to fit the screener's schedule.

5. Don't Bring Up Money

Do bring up money by the second interview, and let the employers know what your salary requirements are before they start getting ideas that perhaps you're a trust-fund baby and could bring your formidable skills over to XYZ Corp. for a cool $45,000. Set them straight, at the first opportunity.

6. Send Your Resume Via an Online Job Ad or the Company Web Site, Only

Successful job-seekers use friends, LinkedIn contacts, and anybody else in their network to locate and reach out to contacts inside a target employer. Playing by the rules often gets your résumé pitched into the abyss at the far end of the e-mail address talent@xyzcorp.com. If you've got a way into the decision-maker's office, use it. Ignore advice that instructs you to send one résumé via the company Web site and wait (and wait, and wait) to hear from them.

7. Never Send a Paper Resume

I've been recommending sending snail-mail letters to corporate job-search target contacts for three or four years now, and people tell me it's working. The response rate is higher, and the approach is friendlier. A surface-mail letter can often get you an interview in a case where an e-mail would get ignored or spam-filtered. One friend of mine sent her surface-mail résumé and cover letter to a major company's COO in New York, and got a call a week later from a general manager wanting to interview her in Phoenix, where she lives. She showed up at the interview to see her paper letter -- yes, her actual, signed letter, on bond paper -- and résumé sitting on his desk in Phoenix (probably conveyed via an old-fashioned Inter-Office envelope). An e-mail might have ended up in the COO's spam folder.

8. Wait for Them to Call You

You can't wait for companies to call you back. You've got to call and follow up on the résumés you've sent. If an ad says "no calls," use your LinkedIn connections to put you in touch with someone who can put in a word with the hiring manager. Don't sit and wait for the call to come. Your résumé is in a stack with 150 others, and if you don't push it up the pipeline, no one will.

9. Give Them Everything

Give them your résumé, your cover letter, and your time in a phone-screen or face-to-face interview. But don't give anyone your list of references until it's clear that mutual interest to move forward exists (usually after two interviews), and don't fill out endless tests and questionnaires in the hope of perhaps getting an audience with the Emperor. Let the employers know that you'd be happy to talk (ideally on the phone at first) to see whether your interests and theirs intersect. If there's a good match, you'll feel better about sharing more time and energy on whatever tests and exercises they've constructed to weed out unsuitable candidates. Maybe.

10. Post Your Resume on Every Job Board

This is the best way in the world to get overexposed and undervalued in the job market. (Exception: If you're looking for contract or journeyman IT work, it's a great idea to post your credentials all over.) People will find your LinkedIn profile if they're looking and if you've taken the time to fill it out with pithy details of your background. If you're not employed, include a headline like "Online Marketer ISO Next Challenge" or "Controller Seeking Company Seeking Controller." Your résumé posted on a job board is a spam-and-scam magnet and a mark that your network isn't as robust as it might be. These aren't the signs you want to put out there. Use your network (vs. the world at large) to help you spread the job-search word.