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      Approach #1  -  Fast and effective Job Search

Approach #1 - Effective and Easy Job Search

• Create an Action Plan
• Build up your network
• Review Job Leads and Target potential Employers
  • Search the most powerful Search Engines
  • Post your Resume in the Internet
• Optimize your Resume and Apply for the Job
• Search the most powerful Job Search Engines of the Web
• Post your resume in the Internet
• Getting Interviews and landing the Job

Approach #2: Find your perfect Career or Business Opportunity

• Assess yourself
• Identify Career Options
• Improve your skills
• Find your perfect Job or Business

Approach #1 is the right choice if you: 

There are many different strategies you can use to find a job rapidly. You should use a multiple strategy approach in order to improve your chances. In the following sections, we present the fundamental steps of the Job Search Process, which can be seen as an outline of different strategies presented in the literature. 

As a general guideline, the Job Search Process can be made up of the following actions:  

1.  Create an Action Plan

2.  Build up your Network

3.  Review Job Leads and Target potential Employers

4.  Optimize your Resume and Apply for the Job

5.  Getting Interviews and landing the Job

1.          Create an Action Plan

One of the most important elements in the Job Finding process is to design and implement a specific and organized action plan. Without a plan, you will find yourself taking action haphazardly and wasting valuable time.

In order for your plan to work, it should include the following approaches, which are listed in order of effectiveness:

• Contacting potential employers directly

• Networking and referral-building

• Searching specialized job listings (in specialized publications)

• Searching online job engines (preferably all-in-one search engines)

• Posting your resume online at different Search Agents

• Employing recruiters and agencies  

Do not try to apply all these approaches at once, but instead create a weekly job search schedule. You will more confident, feel that more is accomplished, and will likely get hired faster. Take your time and energy to follow through on each activity instead of scattering your efforts with too many ideas. The Internet is a great tool to provide you with ideas and strategies, but unfortunately it is also a great tool that looses time without the right orientation. Once you make a decision on which strategy you want to follow, create your Action Plan based on that strategy and stick to it. Many people are constantly changing their strategy and ideas, which results in shooting in all directions wasting time and money.  

One of the most important points you should consider is time management. If you are looking for a new job but are currently employed, you will need to adjust your daily schedule in order to find some time during business hours (lunch brake, etc.), at night and particularly on weekends. This sounds obvious, but many times deficient time management is one of the biggest obstacles in the job search process. 

If you feel that you need more detailed information defining your Action Plan or if you already discovered problems in finding a new job, have a look at our Book Reference List. We reviewed a collection of the best-selling Job Search Books providing detailed Job Search Strategies that you would have a hard time finding for free in the Internet. 

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2.       Build up your Network

Probably the majority of job vacancies are never posted in journals, newspapers or on-line and you only find them using the right contacts or your personal contacts - your "Network". This also sometimes is called the "hidden job market". Finding a job is all about people, the people you know, and people you meet who have the information and who will inevitably help you get a job. Even if Networking sounds complicated, in reality you just need to keep track of people you know in your personal and work environment. Focus on people who have experiences and contacts that might be interesting for you. If you ask any successful job-seeker how he found open positions and got hired, you will hear in the majority of the cases expressions like: "my connections", “contacting people”, “referrals”, etc. There are many ways to make contacts or to build up your network. A good example is job fairs or similar events where you meet hiring managers, job lead sources and other valuable contacts.  Here’s a list of activities you should consider:  

• Attending job fairs, classes, or workshops

• Contacting friends working in related fields (either by calling or by writing)

• Working as a volunteer or serving on committees

• Participating in an online community (try for instance Linkedin or Zoominfo)

• Attending sporting or cultural events

• Contacting professional associations

• Writing articles or giving presentations in your industry or community

Don’t be afraid to talk to people. If you are not experienced in making contacts and don’t know the person well, explain who you are and how you know him/her. Explain briefly your current situation and what you want. Be clear and specific so they recognize opportunities that will work for you. Don't forget: You don't loose anything and in the vast majority of the cases people are open to help you.


Once you made the contacts, you need to follow up with the people you met. If you do not maintain the contact you are wasting your time. Job seeking is a very dynamic process and your network contacts will forget about you or think that you are not interested any more. Building up a network is not making hundreds of  contacts in a record time but to concentrate on developing relationships. Find ways to build on your connections by setting up an informational interview, inviting them to another event you are attending or talking to them in a more personal atmosphere (e.g. during lunch time or coffee break). If you are following these advises you will open the most precious resource you have in finding the job you want.

For people with difficulties in establishing a powerful network, we highly recommend Michelle Tullier’s book “Networking for Job Search and Career Success” which contains many ideas on "networking for introverts" and accompanying exercises that help to overcome communication problems.  

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