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No matter which industry you are in job seeking can be a drawn-out and arduous task. You know that you’ve got the skills and talent, but frankly- so do many other candidates. To supercharge your job search this year, try taking on board the following five tips.
1 . Broaden Your Network
If you want to land yourself your next dream role, it pays to broaden your network. Most of us know that LinkedIn is a valuable tool for networking, but where else can you network online? Try using networking apps such as Shapr; this app provides users with many potential connections, including recruiters, employers, staff or professional friends. Invitly is another great networking resource. The application curates around twenty-five profiles per day, based on your networking goals.
2. Perfect Your Personal Brand
Professionals can boost their chances of getting hired if they pay attention to their personal branding. Create professional social media pages and use these to present your brand online. Make your own website and write a blog about the latest and greatest in your industry. Use SEO to gain traffic to your site and spread your message. Attend webinars and other online events within your industry, and chat to those who inspire you. It’s important to modernize your brand as time goes by to keep up with the latest personal branding trends.
3. Appeal To A.I
We know that businesses have started to use A.I to help them select candidates, so how can we make ourselves attractive to the robots? First off, you have to match your resume to the exact duties of the job spec, this will ensure that you're using the right keywords. Next, choose Word formatting over PDF; this is because PDF formats are not AI friendly in every instance. In the near future, it’s likely that A.I will be used more frequently throughout job selection processes.
4. Sector Specific Sites
When you’re job searching, it’s advisable to focus on the sites that are for your sector specifically. General job sites are fine, but you will find that a sector-specific site provides roles that you won’t have seen elsewhere. For example, Practice Match, a physician job board, is the best place for those looking for positions in internal medicine. Then there are sites like Dynamite Jobs and Remotive, these are not sector-specific, but they are useful for those looking for remote jobs only.
5. Professional Careers Guidance
Finally, you’ve probably noticed that 2020 is a competitive year for the jobs market. Our current coronavirus pandemic has only added to the competition. Due to this, it’s advisable to give yourself an edge in any way that you can. Consider investing in professional careers guidance. Doing so can be useful to gain help and to come up with a roadmap to achieve your career ambitions.
Career journaling is another advisable step. Start by simply writing down your goals, and then spitting these into manageable steps for each day. A digital journaling app like Reflectly can be useful to help track your progress.