We have received numerous advice on how to conduct our job searches such as showcasing our passion, sell yourself, dress for success or even customize your resume and cover letter. However, that dream job is still eluding our grasp.
According to Teri Hockett, the chief executive of What's For Work? a career sites for women. "These advice are foundational aspects of job seeking that are timeless,"
But some of it "does get old and overused, because job seeking is as unique and creative as an individual," says Isa Adney, author of Community College Success and the blog FirstJobOutofCollege.com
"When you ask any professional who has achieved some level of greatness how he or she got there, the journey is always unique, always varied, and rarely cookie-cutter. Most have, in some capacity, followed their passion, used their network, and had a good resume - but those things are usually part of a much bigger picture and an unpredictable winding path. Instead of always following the exact by-the-book job seeking formulas, most were simply open to possibilities and got really good at whatever it is they were doing."
Here are 5 unconventional tips to consider when looking for elusive job:
1. Role-play with a friend, but you play the interviewer
Experienced hiring managers who have interviewed many candidates will often say they don't get nervous at their own job interviews anymore, because they've done so many interviews from the other side and understand how an interviewer's mind works. You can get a bit of this benefit by playing the interviewer yourself. If you have a job-searching friend, suggest that you practice together taking turns playing the part of the interviewer.
2. Do not run before your passion
Everyone runs before their passion. If you have a passion for dancing, you would like to be a choreographer but this is wrong. You might have known a number of people who ended up losing their work, that too by not following their pre-existing passion. Instead of searching for the job you are interested in, you should start loving the work, that you do and when you start loving and admiring the work you do, ultimately it turns into your passion.
3. Utilize social networking sites: Twitter is nowadays on the top. The utilization of twitter handled by you can also be one of the strategies of searching for the jobs. This is because it shows how active you are and how often is your usage of the twitter account. So, twitter's microblogging platform is the best way to share the views by creating the community of people, thus enhancing your contacts, which ultimately assists in searching for the best jobs for yourself.
4. Advertise yourself
You can promote yourself by providing ads online: Although it is not a common method, yet this is used in western countries especially Deutsch predict that the hiring managers will go through the number of ads a single candidate has on Facebook and other social networking sites. This method is new and could possibly work for the younger generation. You can opt for the free advertisement site to test the method for job search.
5. Expand your professional network.
Make friends With the receptionist. They are our best allies within companies. They are also the eyes and ears of every organization because they are at the forefront of all such actions. Because of that, they tend to catch wind of many things before they go public. Another trick is to speak with people who are currently in your target role. They would be able to share with you the scope in its entirety, warts and all. You won't be looking at it through a rose-tinted lens and make a decision based on the bright and colorful brochure.
