Tips To A Good Job Search

Tips from Hullo Jobs to prepare yourself

How do you begin a Job Search?

In this presentation, we will lay out some basic practices you can adopt, when you start your job search.

Keeping these points in mind is a great way to ensure you search for the right kind of jobs, and with your target clear in mind.

Let’s start with a few points to make it easier for you, the jobseeker, when you start searching for the right career opportunity.

Three important things to do before your job search

Before applying to a job:

Research the company you’re applying to

Customise your resume to each job

Highlight your domain experience, skills

Before attending the interview

Learn more roles & responsibilities of the job

Learn about salary trends for this position

Prepare list of relevant questions to ask interviewer

#1 Research the company prior to applying & contacting them

Industry experts say most people don’t make this a habit, but it is a necessary step

When you browse the website of the company you are applying to, visit the sections that

are relevant to you – especially the About Us page, the latest News page, the products

they offer etc.

Before you start applying consider if this is the company for you, in terms of work culture

and other reviews you can search online.

This helps in making an informed decision when they call you for an interview.

#2 Customise your resume according to the job

Tailor your resume to each job you apply to, altering your resume summary to include

keywords from job description.

Highlight those skills that are applicable to the particular job.

Mention cases where your skills were utilised in previous roles.

In case you have special certifications relevant to the job role, mention these.

#3 Highlight your achievements

In your resume, highlight your achievements over the span of your career.

Mention cases of exceptional performance, handling issues etc

Include keywords from job description to empasize the relevance of your skills

#4 Learn more roles & responsibilities of the job

Gain some basic knowledge of the working conditions of this job position, what roles & responsibilities will be expected from this role, from research online.

Be prepared to listen carefully when interviewer lists what will be expected from you on the job. Answer smartly, take your time to compose the response.

Highlight your skills with handling similar issues, give examples when you applied your experience at previous jobs.

If you a fresher - highlight your readiness to learnAs you don’t have experience so far, you have to leverage your skills and domain knowledge when writing your resume.

Provide details like internships or summer training; college projects and other projects you have undertaken.

If you have been an exceptional student, mention those in detail showcasing your special honour and talent.Highlight how are ready to learn and adapt to new challenges to perform well.

Be aware of the salary trends in this positionThis point arises only when salary negotiations begin, it is best to come prepared with a fair knowledge of what salary range the job earns.

Don’t mention salary until the end of the interview, only when the interviewer(s) bring it up.

Take your time to consider all aspects of the job

Be firm yet flexible to their proposal. Let it not be the only deciding factor in selecting the job.

Prepare Questions for the interview

This is as important as answering their questions. This shows the interviewer you are invested in this job and the company.

Ask about roles and responsibilities, mentioning special instances and what woudl be protocol in such cases.

Demonstrate your willingness to work in a team, and step up to the occasion, through examples of your own.

Ask about more learning opportunities available at the company that you can use to improve yourself professionally.

Summary of how to get good jobs

Be confident, be humble in your job search.

You may receive rejections from a few companies, but be sure to present the best professional version of yourself in your resume and in your interview.

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