First things first

For all you people out there stuck in the dreaded spiral of job hunting like myself all I can say is make sure you try your hardest to keep a life. I mean the old days of friends, the pub, clubs, football, dancing, galleries in fact whatever you class as a social life but maybe not to the extremes of when you were earning. If you become a hermit then you may become a little loco.

To the actual job hunting: We all know that getting a job is no walk in the park but I'm not going to go in great detail of what to do because really we know what to do but are just struggling in these over competitive times.

Resume/CV - Make it up to date and to be honest try to make it as relevant to each job application you send and not a boring generic straight in the no pile, easily fogettable two pager.

Online Job Boards - Create a profile and update at all times and I've found this encourages recruitment consultants working in your specific field to actual contact you with relevant work. When you see a lot of jobs online posted by recruitment agencies a lot of the time there is no actual job and they are fishing for new candidates to put forward in other roles that come their way.


Networks - By this I mean people you know both personally and professionally. These are some of the best people to find out about work. Their company may need temps, contract workers etc. and they already know what you can do work wise so could put in a good word. Utilise your networks whether it be just chatting or using a website like Linkedin which is excellent for professional networking.

Start on getting these things right and it may just get a little easier. I've already noticed the difference in the number of positive replies to applications I've made recently and so things are hopefully on the up.

Au Revoir for now and I'll catch you job seekers soon.

Zepsis