Sunday, August 23, 2009

Want to get your new job faster?

Good Looking Resume:

a) Use grammatical and spelling checks to avoid mistakes.
b) Have relevant content in the resume.
c) Try to add more “Job specific keywords” (i.e. Project Manager – People management, Negotiation skill).
d) Bold the headings and highlights your skills.
e) Look for sample resumes available in net and make the changes accordingly.


Upload your Resume in Job portal:

a) Choose best 2-4 job portals available in your region and update your resume.
b) Use proper cover letter and Resume headings, because this is the area in which employers will look first.
c) Update your correct contact information.
d) Under technical skills column in job portal, update all your skills and make sure to add MS-Excel and MS-Word. These two skills are required at all levels and these are the basic skills. If you don’t have these skills, make sure you learn it from online tutorials.
e) Enter expected CTC and add/select a comment as negotiable.


Increase your chance:

a) Update your resume/other information in job portal regularly. This will increase your chance, because employer will have an option for selecting activeness of the employee. Extracted results will be base on last modified data and time of your information.
b) It is advisable to update your information weekly once and if possible daily once.


Get a Job in shorter period:

a) Don’t wait till the portal sends the relevant jobs to your mail ID (Most of the people wait till they give opportunity)
b) Get the opportunity available in Job portal.
c) Go to your Job portals; enter correct keyword, experience, domain, location and expected salary.
d) Read the job information, if you find it is the perfect job for you then do the following…
i. Change your resume according to the job profile.
ii. Apply for that job in Job portal.
iii. Send your latest resume and skills to the contact mail id given in the portal.
iv. Call the contact person and ask for more details.
v. Visit the website, Goto career tab/option and register your entry and apply for the same.
e) Make sure you follow above points for all jobs.


For a talented candidate the above points will definitely get a new job within a month’s time.