Prepare your resume, improve your attitude and keep in mind the following tips.
On the eve of International Workers’ Day, the portal gathered the keys that will help you have more opportunities to get a better job.
1. Be clear about who you are as a professional and your goals
To start off on the right foot, you must recognize yourself as the person who fulfills qualities and skills, which companies are looking for.
As a first instance, determine your work goals and how you would like to perform, this taking into account your past work experience, academic background and your aspirations.
“It’s important to take some time to reflect on professional and personal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the type of job you like best; the more the applicant is recognized, the greater the probability of finding a job that provides greater satisfaction,” says Noel González, head of candidate and temporary experience at Adecco Colombia.
2. Know and analyze the labor market
González, comments that it is vital to investigate what are “the jobs that are most demanded by sector and their function. This is a key practice that not only helps to focus efforts on search, but also allows you to devise a strategy to create a more attractive professional profile and direct your efforts towards the development of skills and knowledge for certain sectors.”
3. A resume that makes you stand out as a valued professional
Having these aspects clear, it is time to move on to the resume. If this document is attractive to the recruiter, you have a good chance of being called for an interview. According to Claudia Rojas, a psychologist specializing in job transition coaching, your “resume must be concrete, shocking, winning and summarized, so that it passes the ‘six-second test’; On average, recruiters review the resume at this time to validate if your profile fits, if the resume is not forceful and is very long, it does not pass.”
What should not be missing from the resume?
Your resume should highlight the contribution you have made in a certain company or project. A summarized resume, which -preferably- does not exceed two pages and that brings together the important aspects of your work experience and your academic training, is more than enough.
Remember that with you receive personalized advice about your curriculum, this to prioritize relevant elements of your professional career, in addition to increasing your chances of getting a job.
4. A good ‘networking’ to seek support
Do not neglect the contacts you may have from your university, previous jobs or friendships. With them you can publicize your job search and make a good ‘networking’. This “will ensure support against possible opportunities and in many cases, against references that are required about you,” says María Liliana González Pérez, national director of selection of ManpowerGroup.
5. Without attitude and optimism you will close yourself to opportunities
Even if the demotivation comes due to a failed job interview or because you were not called back, you must persist. A negative attitude can stagnate you. Maintain “self-confidence and a positive but realistic sense of your job possibilities,” concludes González Pérez.
Don’t get frustrated because the job search hasn’t paid off yet. Be aware that competition is high and, therefore, you need to know better the labor market, the vacancies that are most offered and, broadly speaking, the requirements they are asking for. In this way you improve your search towards sectors that are looking for a profile similar to yours.