InterQuest Group's 5 Top Tips for Effective Job Searching

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EMPLOYERS OFTEN USE ALTERNATIVES TO ADVERTISING JOBS,
LIKE HEAD-HUNTING AND REFERRALS. TRY TO THINK BEYOND
SIMPLY SEARCHING THE MAIN JOB BOARDS. MAKE SPECULATIVE
APPLICATIONS TO ORGANISATIONS YOU WANT TO WORK FOR,
CONNECT WITH COMPANIES AND NETWORK USING SOCIAL MEDIA.

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NETWORKING IS ABOUT MAKING CONTACTS THAT CAN ENHANCE
YOUR CAREER PROSPECTS. SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS LIKE LINKEDIN
ARE A GREAT WAY TO NETWORK. YOU DON’T NEED TO DIRECTLY
ASK YOUR CONTACTS IF THEY KNOW OF ANY JOBS, BUT BY
JOINING DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS YOU CAN SHOW
YOUR EXPERTISE AND LEARN WHO IS HIRING.

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HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU WANT FROM YOUR
NEXT ROLE AND THE KIND OF COMPANY YOU WANT TO WORK FOR
IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE. THIS WILL HELP YOU CONDUCT A MORE
FOCUSED AND EFFECTIVE SEARCH, WHICH WILL HELP YOU MAKE
TARGETED APPLICATIONS FOR JOBS YOU REALLY WANT.

5. 4
LET EMPLOYERS
COME TO YOU
MAKE YOURSELF EASY TO FIND BY POSTING
YOUR CV ONLINE ON RELEVANT JOB
BOARDS AND BY HAVING A COMPLETE
PROFILE ON LINKEDIN. HAVING A FULL
PROFILE AND A PUBLIC CV MAKES YOU
BOTH SEARCHABLE AND CONTACTABLE.
DOING THIS MAKES YOUR CV AVAILABLE TO
THOUSANDS OF RECRUITERS, EMPLOYERS
AND HIRING MANAGERS.

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DON’T LET THE
JOB SEARCH
GET YOU DOWN!
SEARCHING FOR A JOB CAN BE TOUGH
AND IF YOU GET A FEW REJECTIONS IN A
ROW IT CAN TAKE ITS TOLL ON YOUR
MORALE. PERSISTENCE IS THE KEY TO
GETTING INTERVIEWS AND A POSITIVE
ATTITUDE IS VITAL TO SECURING A JOB
ONCE YOU GET TO INTERVIEW!