2. Check out Local Job Advertisements
Do you need to find a new job? If you are, you may be looking for a local job.
One that doesn’t require working from home or one that doesn’t involve you
having to relocate. When it comes to finding available job listings, you will soon
see that you have a number of different options. Despite having a number of
different options, there are many who decide to call around to local employers, to
see if they are hiring. Before doing this, you are advised to examine the pros and
cons of doing so.
When it comes to calling around to local employers to determine if they are hiring
or not, the biggest pro or plus side to doing so is the time that it may be able to
save you. If you weren’t able to place a call, you would likely have to visit the
establishment in question, drop off a resume, or fill out a job application. This
can take up a considerable amount of your time, especially if it turns out the
employer in question isn’t even hiring right now. Yes, your application or resume
may be saved for a later date, but you may consider the time spent to be a waste
of time. Simply placing a phone call, before going through the application
process, will be able to save you time. If the employer you contacted isn’t hiring,
your time can be better spent focusing on those who are.
Although saving yourself time is nice, especially when you are in desperate need
of finding a job, you will find that most employers don’t like being contacted just to
see if they have any open job positions. In most cases, you will find that those
who are hiring either take out a job listing in a local newspaper or on an online
career hunting or job hunting website. Many employers actually find it to be a
waste of their time to answer phone calls from hopeful job applicants. Many
employers even get frustrated when they are hiring and hopeful applicants
contact them for additional information. Many times, the individuals being
contacted have other job responsibilities; responsibilities that need to be taken
care of.
Since there are both pros and cons to contacting local employers to determine if
they are hiring or not, you may want to use your best judgment. If you do decide
to place a phone call to one of your local employers or to a number of them, go
ahead and do so, but you may want to refrain from giving your name. This will
help to keep you from being remembered as the person who couldn’t be
bothered to come in and personally see if any jobs were available. Many
employers associate this lack of motivation as being lazy and the last thing you
want to be associated with is being lazy.
In short, if it is at all possible, you are advised to try and refrain from calling local
employers to see if they are hiring. As stated above, many employers will
advertise the fact that they are hiring, either by taking an advertisement out in a
newspaper’s employment section, by using a career hunting or job hunting
website, or by placing a now hiring sign in the window of their building. Keep an
3. eye out for employers advertising work rather than calling on them cold, or you
may risk looking desperate.
