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Things that can Go Wrong with your Job Search
The bottom line is, why are you still unemployed in spite of your serious efforts and strong desire to get the job of your choice? Many expect a simple, short and precise answer. Unfortunately there is nothing like that. The reason for this is that the employment process is complex, and usually in stages. The other reason is that the recruitment process is imprecise, varying from company to company, and from one individual responsible for recruitment to another. For you, it may just be that you are not getting one particular stage or skill right; for others, it may be two or three or more!
So what can be wrong? Below is a summary of the main issues. You will find the detailed presentation at
1. Poor understanding of self.
? most of us do not know ourselves enough to make informed decision about our job/career direction.
? What skills do we have to provide a possible clue on career direction
? job and career goal depends on the skills you have
? Skills are the foundation of job search. Employers want to know what it is you can do for them.
? Now do you have personal goals in life? Without a vision, most young people today are just drifting in the sea of life.
2. poor understanding of the employers hiring process and attitude
? In most situations, employment/hiring have been turned to a two- lane expressway – where there is little or no contact (hence no information) between on-coming and on-going vehicles
? . For example, when you desire to work for any organization what do you do? You approach the personnel department for information and possible assistance.
? Right? Wrong. The major role of personnel department in the recruitment process is to screen you out!
3. Poor management of change arising from joblessness.
? Whether you are unemployed, under employed, employed by looking for a better job, or entering the work for the very first time, or entering after a long absence, you are facing change situation.
? And change affects our emotions – relief, anticipation, or renewal, or you may fell anger, sadness, fear, depression or confusion. These feelings are natural. The key to successful management of change (and attendant transition) is attitude.
? How much of you time, energy and money are you willing invest in yourself, or better still in your future? Do you realize that looking for a job is indeed a full time job if you are unemployed? Are you ready to work at it?
4. Ineffective job – hunt strategy.
? If you are not going to anywhere in particular, any road will lead you there.
? Where, in terms of which sector or industry or company or geographic locale would you like to work?
? If we assume that you have your job target, the question then, how to do you reach this objective? How do you get a shot at your dream job without which you stand no chance of getting it at all?
? Job seekers who want to succeed will have to do the knocking, the digging, the searching.
5. Ineffective Resume / CV
? The basics of a resume/CV are that it should be letter perfect, neat, easy to read and organized. Easy part.
? The hard part is putting that resume to work, making it do as mush as a resume can do i.e. making it a successful sales brochure. But no matter how well – organized, how neat, how smoothly written your resume is, if it does not have any “sell” in it, it is not doing its job.
? Do you use your resume/CV effectively?
6. Inadequate skills for passing job aptitude tests.
? It is to test the abilities of the applicants in the basic skills required to do the job effectively – comprehension, verbal and quantitative skills, quantitative ability, logical reasoning, speed and accuracy, specific job skills, etc.
? At any rate, it is a barrier you must adequately prepare to cross. So except you master these tests and perform well in them, your dream of getting a top flight job might suffer sudden – death
7. Ineffective Application Letter
? The application letter (also referred to as cover letter ) is suppose to customize your Resume/CV for particular job.
? It should state how your experience and qualification meet the requirements of the job
8. Inadequate preparation for job interview
? For any interview, thorough preparation is the cornerstone for making positive impressions at job interviews..
? For a start, you need to be unformed about the company/industry: key players, levels of remuneration, technology, success factors, etc.
? And the small davids that can lead to the fall of Goliath: do you know the venue of the interview not to get lost, and get to the place late? Are you properly dressed?
9 . Poor conduct and presentation.
? Qualifications are important but the whole person is more important
? How much does that person come across? How enthusiastic/positive is this individual?
? It is not only about what you will say, but also about how you say it-non – verbal expressions
? Findings indicated that within the first few minutes of any personal meeting with somebody who has the power to hire you or screen you out, the decision has pretty much been made
? And now to your personality traits. For example, are you stable, honest,ambitious, courteous, etc? Employer has their way of discovering people with extreme behavior of any type.
10 . Poor interview skills
There are basically five questions you get at job interviews:
• Why are you here? (Why do you want to work for us?)
• What can you do for us?
• What kind of a person are you?
• What distinguish you from the other if people who have the same ability as you have? And finally
• Can we afford you?
So if a job seeker does not have answers to these questions before any interview, then he/she hasn’t started to look for work. Same for some specific/uncomfortable questions.
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Guys help me out, I need answer for this question. What can you do for us?
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Interview question takes various forms and format. But believe me, there are only five questions, just five questions. What can you do for us? is one of the five questions. The others are:
i. “Why are you here?”
ii. “What kind of a person are you?”
iii. “What distinguishes you from the other 14 ( or 41 or 141 or14100 )people who can equally do well on the task at hand”.
iv. “Can we afford you?”
What does the question signify? What can you do for us? means, "If I were to hire you, would you be part of the problems I already have or would you be a part of the solution to these problems? What are your skills, and how much do you know about some subjects or field that is of interest to us."
To answer these question effectively, the you must
1. gather all information about the industry, the company in question, the position itself and posibly the immediate supervisor
2. analyse yourself- in terms of skills, experience, aptitude, interests, personal character and innate qualities.
3. match the best of these with the requirments of the position/company.
In a nutshell, it boils down to, "what unique and relevant values, knowledge,experience, abilities, capabilties are you bringing to the position/company?"
Wish you the best
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Thanks for d write up, it was both educative and enlightening. It showed me some error in my approach to this job hunting thing, thanks again.
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Thank U!
Dis is real good!
Oneluv.
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Thanks this was very helpful
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@Oluoye,
It has being a long time i have come across this kind of brilliant post of urs. I shall surely save it and go thru it again and again.
Thanks for this.
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Good job, more grease to your elbow
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thanks amillion 4 writing this.
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Very Gud post Oluoye. More of this shall definitely be of great use to House members.
Thanks ;D
1 LUV
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thanks. this is really educative.
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Thanks so much for this. It is highly educative and corrective. God bless you.
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Thanks guys 4 bringing this up, its very educating and spicy.
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This is a wonderful job. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for the brilliant article GOD bless you. But there is one thing i want the house to know; 'YOUR TIME IS YOUR TIME. WHAT WILL BE WILL BE' but be focus, hardworking, determined, never give up because you know yourself. lastly, always make your request known to GOD in prayers and thanksgiving.
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the most important thing in interview is to seek favour from GOD.Not what
u can say out or what is in ur head.Believe it or not.
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@ Oluoye
Well composed one there, thanks for the exposition.
Hmmmmm Sammie77, i gat u der.
That's really true, now talking from personal and other experiences.
Favour from Almighty father is the key just that we must fulfill our own part of the deal with HIM.
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Originally Posted by oluoye
The bottom line is, why are you still unemployed in spite of your serious efforts and strong desire to get the job of your choice?
1. Poor understanding of self.
Oluoye fantastic post. Do people really know themselves? The bible says my people perish because of lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6 and Isaiah 5:13
The Qur'an through the Hadith,teaches Muslims "Seek Knowledge even if you have to trek to China to get that knowledge"
Quote:
Originally Posted by oluoye
Whether you are unemployed, under employed, employed but looking for a better job, or entering the work(force) for the very first time, or entering after a long absence .........
How much of your time, energy and money are you willing (to) invest in yourself, or better still in your future?
Whether you are unemployed, or self employed, or under employed, or temporarily employed but looking for a better job, or entering the work(force) for the very first time, or entering after a long absence .........people in the house "Knowledge is the key. Invest in yourself. Invest in your future"
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Thanks 4 ur selfless efforts to make others acheive their dreams. Remain blessed
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Hi thanks 4 this info i am a production engineering graduate presenting teaching maths in a school. I want to switch to banking industry i have as a student 4 ican and i am planing on go 4 masters in biz admin pls tell me if i am on the right track to it.
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Hi, Joseonos,
Yes, you are on the right part. However I think you are putting unnecessary obstacles on your way: while professional qualifications like ICAN/AIB and MBA can help propel your career in the banking industry, the are not absolute essential for entry level. I think you should get on the train of banking job aptitude/selection tests immediately ( pls get yourself adequately prepared for this) You may also consider other financial institutions like insurance, stockbroking, mortgage institutions, etc
All the best
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God minus preparation will forever leads to failure, it good to have the knowledge,but put God at d front and stall at his back
,i can assure u sucess is certian
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Asemark,
There is no help, except from God. There is no controversy about that. But the Bible says that christians should work and pray! The work here is looking for info and resources to put you in a good stead for a quick and fruitful job hunting. Praying without working is like tempting God- which is absolutely unnecessay: He has nothing to prove to you.
Are you tired of looking for work? Are you feeling frustrated? Like nothing is working? Look at your job search strategies, methods and wares again. See how you can improve them. But Please never give up or be fatalistic about it.
It would soon be your turn. Pray hard, but never forget to work hard
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u did a wondaful job there. kudos bro.
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We really need God to favour us in our search for jobs. However, we must work hard cos faith without work is dead.
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Ignorance is not only a disease but it is also a weopon of mass destruction,a whole nation could be wiped-off if she's not informed.Thanks Man, 4 the information.
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This should really not be so. Of all the steps and stages, this step is the most free of human interference. It one you have the most control as a candidate. Believe me, it is an easy hurdle to cross, if you adopt the right strategies and techniques. But that is if you know right strategies and techniques
This eBook will
• Improve your score dramatically
• Get you into most job interview invitation lists fast
• Boost your confidence like hard drugs
• Put you pass your days of embarrassments and disappointments
In The eBook, you will learn
• Types and formats of tests
• Scoring systems
• What to do before every test
• How to deal with questions in these areas:
o Verbal
o Numerical
o Logical reasoning
o Personality analysis
ACCESS
You can access this ground-breaking book by either
1. Sending a blank email to [email protected]
Or
2. Texting your email address to 080 8384 3230 (SMS only please)
PS
This eBook will be available for only a few weeks (You should understand why it can not be made available for everybody). The time to send your email/text is NOW!
PPS
This book will reveal to you what top performers do that you don’t
See you on your desk at your dream work-place.
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God bless u....it's a good job
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thumps up for a very nice work
may Almighty Allah continue to reward U
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Hi, Guys,
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See you at your desk in your dream job
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tanks for the informative and enlightening post..
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Very informative and comprehensive.Nice topic
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Naija need more guys like u!......keep it up!
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Thanks. It is very informative
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