Topic: What is your job hunt strategy?

“The Major difference between successful and unsuccessful job hunter is not some factor out there …..But the way they go about their job hunt”.
That was quoting . Boles, author of “What Colour is your Parachute”.
You are seriously looking for a job. I know. But are you looking for it in the right places? Are you asking / talking is the right people? Are you putting in the right amount of time and other resources? Are you deploying these resources in the right direction? These are important questions. Knowing whether you are doing the right thing can be the key to your unending job search.


Job search requires a grand strategy, some sub-strategies and operational tactics. Whatever your strategies, are the key lesson for success in today's job market is that you have to be pro-active. Most job seekers utilize the passive approach; they submit application/resume when the opportunity comes their way, and wait. When they don’t hear anything, they repeat the process. It is not wrong for you to apply the conventional means. But you will be out of the job queue faster if you employ creative and unconventional strategies. Afterall, you have nothing to lose, except may be your joblessness!

Jobs, jobs, jobs everywhere! This I admit will be extremely difficult for an individual who has been looking for a job for over 3 years to believe. But in most instances these are more job openings than the job seeker knows about. That is easy to belief. And that the more you get to know about job opportunities, the better your chance of actualizing the dream of a better job. Thus every effort must be made to create a many opportunities of knowing about openings. This sounds elementary. But how have you been doing it?

The principle above is that you need to generate job leads. (It is only then that you can pursue it). And that the higher the quantity of job leads, the better. We however need to balance this with the quality of job leads. A higher quality job lead is the one that has a higher chance of your been employed. Looking in the newspaper can give you 5, 10 leads on a single day. But a huge number of people looking for job will also have read the ads. You will therefore be operating in a crowded market. Imagine being given an introduction to a certain manager in a certain company, with a job opening. And the job may not be advertised. It may take days to see the person, but that is a high quality job lead. So you have to keep in mind the two variables (quality and quantity) and do some balancing.
Friend, how have you been searching? What has worked for you? Let's share your experience. Later

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