Super Busy You Can Still Make Time to Job Search

Super Busy You Can Still Make Time to Job SearchMaking Time to Job Search When Youre BusySuper Busy You Can Still Make Time to Job SearchYou hate your job, youre underpaid, and you want nothing more than to find a new jobbut youre so busy with work and life that you swear you cant find time to actively job search.But oh, you do have timeNot having 3-4 hours a day to dedicate to your job search doesnt mean you should give up completely. There are ways you can be an active job seeker while still dedicating most of your time to your current job and your non-work life. Here are four quick and easy suggestionsDedicate 30 minutes a day to update your resume. If you have a recently updated resume thats only missing your current role and achievements, take 30 minutes each day to add a bullet to the experience list. abflug with the job title and dates, and continue until you have a satisfactory experience listing. Also, remember to remove any irrelevant or outdated (15+ years) positions and d ouble-check your phone number, mailing address, and email address for accuracy.But, if your resume is seriously outdated and you dont have time to work on it yourself, consider hiring a professional resume writer to do it for you.Sign up for daily job alert emails. All you have to do is enter your email address and the keyword(s) for positions youre interested in, and the job board does the rest of the work. You can do this with Indeed or SimplyHired (but you have to log in first). To set up alerts with Monster, you need to complete a few more steps Sign in, start a job search, then click the Save This Search link at the top of the page. Fill in the fields and select a frequency for emails under the Email me results dropdown menu. Lastly, you can set up alerts with CareerBuilder by signing in and clicking the Setup Job Alert link under the Find Jobs tab.Carry job search geschftsleben cards with you wherever you go. Its a bad idea to tell someone Call me if you hear of any openings w hile handing over a professional business card from your current job. Instead, take 10 minutes from your day to create a job search business card, using the info from your newly updated resume. When you bump into someone who could help you find a job, dont be afraid to whip out the card and pass it on with a good word.Set up Google alerts. This is similar to setting up job board alerts, but it titelseites company web sites that might not show up in job board results. To use this feature for your job search, enter the job title you would like to receive email alerts for. Examples Customer Support Job Opening, or Metal Engineer Position. Then select the type of content and how often you want to receive the alerts, and create an alert. Repeat for each position you might be interested in.What happens when you find a job opening you like?If you followed the 30-minute resume update plan, your resume is ready for potential employers. All you have to do is tweak the wording of the resume to match the employers terminology, write a targeted cover letter (which may take an hour if youre starting from scratch less if you uses Cover Letter Builder with sample text), and apply to the job. From that point on, making time for interviews is completely up to you

5 Ways to Modernize Your Job Search

5 Ways to Modernize Your Job Search5 Ways to Modernize Your Job SearchIf youre still following job-search advice from a decade or more ago, chances are good that youre inadvertently sabotaging your own chances of getting hired. And if you think youre too young to fall into that trap, think again Its leid just workers with decades of experience who fall for this even 20 somethings fall victim, because theyre relying on outdated job-advice guides, parents who dont realize that hiring conventions have changed, or even college career centers that havent updated their knowledge for the way things work today. Here are five ways to faulenize your job search to compete in 2014. 1. Remove the objective from yourrsum.Yes, you may have learned years ago that everyrsumshould start with anobjective, but that advice has long been outdated.Objectives now make yourrsumlook out-of-touchwithmodern conventions. Whats more, objectives are about what you want, rather than about what the employer wants and at the initial stage of the hiring process, employers are much more concerned with what skills and experience you can offer than with your hopes and dreams. Plus, fruchtwein objectives sound stilted and generic anyway. Its been a long time since one did a job candidate any favors. After you remove the objective, replace it with a profile section a few sentences or bullet points that highlight who you are as a candidate and what sets you apart. Done well, these can serve as overall framing for your candidacy, explaining to employers the key facts you want them to know about you. In fact, profile sections have gained so much popularity thatrsums without them are starting to look a little bare.2. Dont list jobs from two decades ago. Jobs you held that long ago are unlikely to strengthen your candidacy today, and they can date you and your experience. If youve had an impressive career over the last 15 years, why waste space talking about more junior roles you held well before tha t? Remember Arsumis a marketing document, not a comprehensive listing ofeverything youve ever done.3. Remove references available upon request. Employers take it for granted that youll provide references when they ask for them, so theres no need to announce it up front. This is a convention left over from another time. No employer is going to reject you for including it, but it takes up space better used for something else and, like an objective, itmakes yourrsumfeel dated.4. Kill the sales-iness in your approach. Job-search advice used to center around tactics that today come across as uncomfortably aggressive to most employers. For instanceIncluding a line in your cover letter that youll call in a week to schedule an interview. (Youre not the one who decides whether to schedule an interview once youve expressed interest by applying, the ball is in the employers court.)Sending cookies or chocolate to the hiring manager, or other gimmicks designed to get yourrsumnoticed. (Youll come across as if you dont understand professional boundaries, and as if you dont think your qualifications stand on their own merit. Plus, fewer people these days accept food from strangers, so its likely your food gift will end up in the trash.)Overnighting yourrsumto the hiring manager to make it stand out. Pick up any job-search guide from a decade ago, andyoull find this advice still in it. But these days, youre more likely to look like someone who doesnt follow directions and worse, your materials might not be considered at all, because you didnt enter them into the companys electronic application system. 5. Dont pound the pavement. You might hear from your parents or people who havent job searched in a long time that you should show up at the companies you want to work for and drop off yourrsumin person. But with the exception of asmall handful of employers who specifically request this, this is no longer done and will come across as naive and annoying to most employers. Instead, most job searches these days are done online primarily looking at online listings, emailingrsums and cover letters, filling out electronic applications and networking on sites likeLinkedIn. Of course, you should still connect with your network in person, but the concept of pounding the pavement looking for a job has mostly died off.Alison Greenwrites the popularAsk a Manager blog, where she dispenses advice on career, job search and management issues. Shes the author of How to Get a Job Secrets of a Hiring Manager, co-author of Managing to Change the World The Nonprofit Managers Guide to Getting Results and the former chief of staff of a successful nonprofit organization, where she oversaw day-to-day staff management.

What the Military Recruiter Never Told You

What the Military Recruiter Never Told YouWhat the Military Recruiter Never Told YouWhile the vast majority of military recruiters are hard-working, honest, and dedicated professionals, there are some rare recruiters who are tempted to bend the truth, and/or downright lie, and/or blatantly cheat in order to sign up a recruit. It happens often enough where weve all heard horror stories about military recruiters. Why do some recruiters do this? Its a Numbers Game Its because of the way the recruiting system is set up. Its a numbers game, pure and simple. The military recruiters job is to find enough qualified volunteers to fill projected vacancies for the fiscal year for their particular branch of service. Recruiters are judged by their superiors primarily upon the number of recruits they get to sign up. Sign up large numbers, and youre judged to be a good recruiter. Fail to sign up the minimum number assigned to you (known as making mission), and you can find your career at a dead -end. This policy pressures some recruiters to adopt unethical practices in order to make mission. Rules for Recruiters So, you ask, why dont the services put a stop to this? Easier saidthan done. Each of the services has recruiting regulations which make it a crime for recruiters to lie, cheat, or knowingly process applicants that they know are ineligible for enlistment. Recruiters are punished when they are caught violating the standards. However, the key phrase is when they are caught. Not that easy to do, as there are usually no witnesses. It becomes a he said/he said schrift of deal. Selective Hearing by Enlistees Its not always the recruiter at fault. In many cases, what are reported as lies told by a recruiter are actually cases of selective listening by recruits. A recruiter may say, Many of our bases now have single rooms for most people, and the applicant may hear, You are definitely not going to have a roommate.Most recruiters are honest. Few military personnel p ut in more hours of work per week than recruiters. Is the Military Right for You? However, the military is not for everyone. Fully 40 percent of recruits who enlist in the military today will not complete their full term of service. While many discharges will be for reasons beyond the recruits control, such as medical problems that develop after joining the military. As a First Sergeant for 11 years, I found that a significant number of the involuntary discharges we imposed on first-term recruits welches because they simply stopped trying. They discovered that the military wasnt what they thought it was going to be. Many of them told me that the military wasnt even close to what their recruiters told them it was going to be. When this happens, everyone loses. More What the Recruiter Never Told You This series is intended to save some of that 40 percent by letting potential recruits know up front, just what they are signing up for. Lets get on with the show Part 1- Choosing a Military Service How to decide which branch of the military to join.Part 2- Meeting the Recruiter Be prepared for your meeting with the recruiter.Part 3- The Enlistment Process and Job Selection Know about the tests you will take and the qualifications needed for various military jobs.Part 4- Enlistment Contracts and Enlistment Incentives Learn about the Delayed Entry Program and what the contracts and incentives mean.Part 5- Military Pay What to expect for pay in the military. Part 6- Housing, Housing Allowance, and Barracks Where and how you and your family will live.Part 7- Chow Halls and Food Allowance All about meals in the military.Part 8- Education Programs Learn about the G.I. Bill and tuition assistance programs.Part 9- Leave (Vacation), and Job Training Find out when youll be allowed to take leave after basic military training and your technical school job training requirementsPart 10- Assignments Whats the truth about where youll be stationed for your first as signment? Part 11- Promotions for Enlisted Personnel What are your advancement prospects in the military?Part 12- Military Medical Care Heres what to expect for medical and dental care in the military and whether youll have health care for life.Part 13- Commissaries and Exchanges Learn about your shopping benefits and limitations in the military.Part 14- Morale, Welfare, Recreation (MWR) Activities What can you do for fun in the military?