We want you to find a better job this year and for this, it is vital to rethink your job search.
Start your search by updating your resume!
What is failing or working? Perhaps the resume format or the job interview? Thanks to Nadia Sánchez, president of She Is, who previously shared her analysis of the labor panorama for women in Colombia, we present these tips that can help you achieve that job you want.
In this other video you can learn about Sánchez’s analysis of the impact of the pandemic on women’s employability:
If you want to increase -much more- your chances of finding work, know and acquire the VIP job here
The Public Employment Service Unit also shared with the portal its most recent publication: “Women’s Bulletin”. This report addresses relevant data on the placement of women during 2020, the most occupied positions and the most offered salaries. Click here to read the full article
In the first month of the year, companies plan, but they also begin to execute their projects. Faced with new challenges, they look for personal and make movements in the structure of their payrolls. Of course, there has been the doubt of what is the best time to look for work, in fact, some people think that the time of year does not influence to find a job. However, this is not the case. January is an ideal month to get a good job, as the labor market is reactivated after the end of the year and holiday season.
María Clara Delgadillo, Human Resources Manager of CNG Energy, says that January is a very good month to look for work, given that in principle companies are structuring and planning the entire labor issue. Therefore, they are also thinking about positions to fill, because possibly there were some resignations at the end of the previous year, or there are restructurings and promotions. This makes this month an ideal month to look for a job.
Similarly, January is good not only for people who are looking for work, but for those who want to grow within the company or change jobs.
“The Human Resources department or the recruitment section starts in January to look at the resumes that came in December or November. That’s why it’s good to apply beforehand,” says Delgadillo.
However, if you didn’t manage to apply for offers recently, don’t worry. You’re still on time. Have your resume ready, organized and structured and apply to the offers offered by portals such as elempleo.com, which currently has about 50,000 job possibilities for all types of profiles.
Have patience, decisiveness, and planning. Commit yourself conscientiously to the job search. Get ready, have everything ready, organized and, above all, apply to offers related to your profile.
Also, something that also draws attention to the offers made by companies in January is the type of contract. “They usually offer greater job stability. Contrary to those that can be seen at the end of the year, which can be for the provision of services or for work or work, “says Delgadillo.
Generally, indefinite or fixed-term contracts are offered for one year in January. “It would not be advisable to go on vacation in January when you do not have a job. The ideal is to plan to find a job that offers job stability. This time is fertile in the search for employment, “says Delgadillo.
Jorge Alberto Hernández, specialist in Human Management at the Pilot University of Colombia, complements and affirms that at this time there is the opening of new positions and the adjustments that companies have been advancing since the end of the previous year are made. Changes are also made subject to the increase in the minimum wage, the growth of the CPI, the final record of inflation and other economic factors that companies contemplate to modify their payrolls.
“The application to offers must always be constant, from the moment in which the person is out of work or wants to change must be applying for different offers, in a conscious, organized way, having very clear what is wanted and, of course, that the required profile is met, “concludes Hernández.
Historically, in January we receive greater applications to job offers published in. Last year, for example, more than three million applications were counted for 37,000 offers that were available in Bogotá alone. Currently, the portal has more than 50,000 job opportunities throughout the national territory.
The country is facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to covid-19. You could say that the supply, health and logistics sectors are some of those that have survived the coup. Others, such as entertainment, bars and restaurants received the greatest impact.
Video: What you need to learn to highlight your profile during the pandemic
Now, employees who still keep their jobs are those with positions that have been able to adapt toteleworking or working at hometo continue working, because they do not require face-to-face or attention to the public and crowds.
Should you look for work in sectors you don’t know?
But what to do if your career and professional approach do not have so much ‘exit’ or if you have not been able to adapt to this difficult situation? Would it be okay for you to seek employment inpositions that do not require your academic preparation?
“The world has changed; it is giving us an opportunity to get out of our comfort zone and many jobs may disappear over time. Some of us will have to change professions or trades and to the extent that our adaptation is rapid, the impact on personal finances will be reduced, “said Aura Saavedra, consultant in talent management and development.
Don’t stray too much from your interests
It is possible that during the health emergency and for a while longer it is necessaryto guide the work path in another direction, this if you have difficulty in the present. However, this search should not be extremely diverted.
According to Mario Mejía, general director of Ganar Empresarial Training, “it is essential to look for scenarios in which, indispensablely, the person also has proven strengths and who is passionate about certain things, for example, the digital world or gastronomy”.
Attention! Did your contract be suspended? We explain how to access the subsidy of the National Government
What to do if my experience is specialized or specific?
“In a very complex labour market, specialisation in certain functions or competences may not be relevant; the most demanded professional is one who hashighly developed digital skillsand is able to adapt their functions and all their knowledge to the most demanded jobs”, explains Pilar Llacer, PhD researcher at EAE Business School.
Therefore, the important thing is thelevel of adaptability and flexibility ofthe employee, as he will be open to constant learning to be able, according to llacer, to adapt to very changing work environments.
How to find new job opportunities?
The experts consulted agree that job boards, as well as social networks, serve to analyze how labor demand moves in the midst of the pandemic.
Likewise, it is important to be attentive to the media to learn about economic activity and reactivation, sectors with growth opportunities and labor trends.
You may be interested: What help are companies giving their workers?
Getting used to changes
This ‘new normal’ and labor demand implies and demands not only to work in something different, but also to work differently. Saavedra stressed that “it is time to reinvent the way we work and develop new skills, especially those related toautonomy, discipline, effective time management, emotional intelligenceor the management of digital tools.”
Can these changes in ‘career path’ harm careers?
Margarita Maldonado, manager of PageGroup warned that “the profile can be affected and can also be a difficulty when continuing or resuming the career plan.”
The PageGroup expert advised that some coherence be maintained with the strengths of the worker, those that have highlighted it: “the idea is to see how it can be reformulated and given a new line so that it does not affect it negatively but that it comes to strengthen what the person already brought in his experience”.
Is it time to undertake?
“Entrepreneurship should be one of the professional opportunities that every worker should keep in mind in a change of professional career. This has to be linked to consumer habits and be able to offer the most demanded”, recommended the researcher at EAE Business School.
If you want – and you can – you should not rule out the idea of setting up or investing in a business that is known to grow, prosper and move forward in the midst of the pandemic.
“This crisis, generated by this microscopic acellular agent, will not be the exception and we will adapt taking advantage of the new opportunities and needs that the market requires to be covered. Therefore, thinking about working on something different is still valid for some, very timely for others and necessary for many,” concluded Saavedra.
Do you dare to look for a new job in the middle of the pandemic?
Register for free inelempleo.com, where you can find job offersthroughout the countryand in different areas of work.
Highlight: Age should not be a reason to pause your job search or not take new directions in your career. In the conjuncture it is vital to have all kinds of knowledge, experiences and generations to reactivate the economy.
Labor flexibility is born from agreements that are generated between employers and employees. These pacts and decisions have to be made between the two parties, because the productivity and performance of the teams cannot be affected.
Flexible schedules are usually very common when talking about work flexibility. These allow a balance between the time spent on “professional and personal life, allowing to more easily meet the different priorities of the worker,” says Lina Correa, manager of Man power Group Solutions.
Among the aspects in which bosses tend to be more flexible, are work permits for family commitments, special dates and also departures from the workplace, in order to be able to carry out personal or last-minute errands.
When these policies are introduced in companies, it is essential that those who enjoy them, are collaborators who are distinguished by making a good management of their time and, who also stand out for skills such asself-management and responsibility; The fulfillment of objectives and goals, together with constant feedback, should always go hand in hand with this type of proposal.
Not all companies adopt these practices, however, there are situations that do not give room for negotiation and that are “related to mandatory leave, for example, the exercise of suffrage, a proven serious domestic calamity, performance of transitory official positions, practice of union commissions or attendance at the funeral of comrades,” says Correa.
Companies can opt for labor flexibility, as long as the employee is committed to being fulfilled, organized with his time and responds to the objectives or commitments that have been assigned to him in his team.
In addition to teleworking or intensive work, there is also “the compressed work week, which has intensified work schedules, this to achieve an earlier departure or complete rest on another day,” says Carolina Forero, Marketing & Communications Manager at Hays.
As a boss you must prevent permissions from getting out of hand
In order not to misaccustom employees, leave should not become constant, these “should always be sporadic and non-routine cases; the benefits must usually be accompanied by the commitment and performance of the employee, which must be fulfilled to obtain them, “says Alejandro Arévalo, executive manager of DNA Human Capital.
“Another non-negotiable aspect is the transparency of information, you must always be clear and honest with the boss,” concludes Arévalo.
When can it not be implemented?
Flexible working hours is an attractive benefit. It leads to better staff retention rates and productivity can improve. However, “there are positions that by their nature do not allow flexibility in schedules, for example, hourly work for a specific job or in positions where a function must be performed at a precise time, such as in production factories or those people who work in customer service,” says Lina Correa, manager of Man power Group Solutions.
A space on our portal to which many of our followers connect and leave concerns and job search requests.
Through the comments that arrive on Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn, we can see that not only in Colombia, but also in other countries, is the benchmark platform for finding an opportunity and finding a job position. (Register your resume here)
Below we show you some of the outstanding vacancies and those that were most requested by the users who connected to our ‘Thursday of offers’, and that surely can be useful if you are looking for a job or if you know someone who is doing it.
Vacancies in Uniminuto (Bogotá and Remote):
– Information systems management professional
– Part-time trainer with a diploma in digital communication and social networks
In the first months of 2022, the labor market has had a gradual recovery and more and more employees are returning to their old workplaces. Many of them have worked virtually since the pandemic began and the search for a hybrid model as a competitive advantage for both the employee and the company is essential.
According to a study conducted by Microsoft, 82% of 30,000 employees in 31 countries maintained or even increased their productivity under this modality, balancing their work and personal lives.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A JOB? REGISTER YOUR RESUME AND POSTULATE
Specialists have pointed out that in order to establish a new work model, the circumstances in which it will be carried out and the balance between work and personal must be taken into account.
Gonzalo Agüero, co-founder and CEO of Workmates, comments the following:
“One of the biggest challenges is to make companies understand that there is a drastic difference between face-to-face work and working at home, since this is the space that employees have to do other types of activities.”
Agüero also points out that hybrid work has benefits for companies, among which he highlights saving unnecessary costs, since it is possible to eliminate contracts and fixed costs of having an office. However, workspaces, flexible and suitable for daily work, are not usually in homes.
Another aspect that is emphasized is that with this work model, collaborators mitigate transportation costs and also have the possibility of choosing where and when to work, on occasions.
Another study that also supports the hybrid model is one conducted by SurveyMonkey in 2020, which showed that employees who worked remotely felt happier than their colleagues who remained working in the office.
For now, it remains to be seen what decision the companies will make regarding the work models, since with the new measures that the National Government regarding the management of the pandemic, it is not clear whether it will return to face-to-face attendance at all or it will be adopted. a hybrid model that can contribute to the productivity of work teams.
Attending to the new reality and current needs where people are working from home and it is impossible to separate family life from work, we want to give you some tips so you can achieve a quiet space to work at home, avoiding interruptions by external noises.
TIPS TO ISOLATE NOISE AND WORK COMFORTABLY FROM HOME
1. Soundproof the house with shelves full of books: the volume created by the books allows the noise that the neighbors can create to be much less.
2. Use insulating paint to mitigate the noises of the house.
3. Soundproof with thick carpets, with curtains and tapestries of fabrics consisting of velvet, thick linen or corduroy.
4. Put double glazing (recommended glasses that have a minimum thickness of six millimeters).
5. Insulate the wall with insulating materials such as wool fiber, cork or solid wood.
6. Install a false ceiling that adds an air chamber. This helps minimize noise from the neighbor above.
7. Plants reduce some types of noise, and are also decorative. If you live in a house, you can have climbing plants, such as ivy, on the outside of the walls, and in almost all windows you can put pots with flowers. Having areas with gardens around also helps, and it is something that can be taken into account when you are looking for a new home.
8. If the doors do not reach the floor, you can install a sweeper (a rubber strip that crawls on the floor, closing the gap under the door).
9. Use acoustic silencers in appliances that often produce noise, such as fans.
Sometimes we not only have to protect ourselves from the noise that comes to us from the outside, but also from the noise that we produce inside our house. Protecting the floors of our home is important to mitigate much of the noise of footsteps, things that fall, your pet running or the jumps of the little ones.
Another simple option is to put carpets that cushion noises. Foamy mats in the children’s play area is also a good alternative.
There is the concept that vacations are for walking, traveling, resting, sharing with family, playing sports, sleeping late and watching movies. That’s true. However, they can also be used to think about and analyze your work situation. Do you think?
Claudia Palacio, an expert in employability and personal branding, says that the question you should ask yourself on vacation is: does my current job satisfy me? When talking about job satisfaction, we can mention, among other aspects, remuneration, how routine work may be, the work environment, day-to-day challenges, learning and meeting expectations.
“Holidays can be used as a space to reflect on what you want in working life. It is advantageous to use this time where the mind is ‘clear’, because you are not immersed in the daily hustle and bustle, so it is an excellent time to analyze yourself as a person and define work skills, locate learning, understand differentials and, with all this information, define where you can be a very valuable candidate, “says Palacio.
Palacio adds that we must use this holiday season to leave behind the fears that do not allow us to move forward. In the same way, develop new skills and have financial growth.
Register or update your resume on our portal and get a better job
“Just because you have a job doesn’t mean that you shut yourself down to the job market thinking you’re not going to be valuable or sufficient in different positions. Analyze yourself, evaluate new opportunities and take a risk, “advises Palacio.
For her part, Nancy Enciso, marketing director, says that if you are going to look for work on vacation, the first thing you should do isreview and update the resume. Then, start creating anetwork of contacts.
Liliana Roa, general manager at Maestra Contable S.A.S., an accounting firm, says that the ideal would be toresign and beable to dedicate yourself exclusively to looking for the job you want, but knowing that economic commitments do not wait, paid rest time becomes the best option.
“The employee who is happy with his employer, will only think about resting and recharging energy to continue with the shirt on and fulfilling the obligations that have been entrusted to him. On the other hand, those who want toimprove their working conditions or simply close a chapter and explore a new airshould make use of that vacation time to advance in their new projects, “says Roa.
Finally, Mario Felipe Ramírez, project manager of Plexus Consultores, believes that each activity has its moment and opportunity. Vacations, according to him, “are a space to enjoy time with the family after an intense period of work, therefore, occupying it in another activity seems to me to waste something that is a right already earned.”
Buying the VIP job, you can highlight your resume over others
Different postures and tips
Jorge Hernández, a specialist in Human Management at the Pilot University of Colombia, says that vacations can serve to rethink the work path, but that if it is to look for work it has to be done before taking those days of “rest”. Hernández recalls a personal experience: “Years ago I took a vacation from the place where I was working, to go two weeks of trial to the company where they wanted to hire me, and I decided to stay. I came back from my days off and made my respective resignation.”
When being part of a company, the following question arises: Work to be happy or be happy to work? Without a doubt, with the economic reactivation and the gradual return to the offices, the collaborators of various companies define if what they do at work is what they are really passionate about.
It should be noted that it has been shown that the relationship between happiness in a job and results within an organization are a reality, as Diana López, co-founder of Flamingo to, an expert company in enhancing commitment, creativity and connecting, comments. to people in companies and an expert in neurohappiness:
“We know that when people are happier, they are more creative and creativity is a vital part of innovation.”
Undoubtedly, happiness and leadership are two fundamental pieces in the fulfillment of the strategic planning of companies, since they allow developing the ability to listen and lead people to really act in favor of meeting objectives.
People who are happier, chemically and biologically, tend to be more creative, flexible, adaptable and innovative within a company and in the absence of commitment, characteristics like these are the ones that are most needed within work teams.
It should be clarified that happiness differs from joy. According to Diana, ” happiness is a decision or a choice and has a great impact on the environment from which that person promotes it and relates to it from her individuality “. For its part, the joy in a person tends to be momentary and in the event that something ‘bad’ happens, everything around them falls into chaos and there is an imbalance.
Employees have to understand that being happy at work directly influences the results of a company.
It is of great importance to have an alternate degree or a study that boosts your professional development, whether it is an undergraduate, postgraduate or master’s degree. Students often require a part-time job that allows them to pay for their studies or gain work experience. On another hand, professionals seek to enhance their resume, as well as increase their income through a promotion, where a master’s degree can become vitally important.
Time management and the organization of duties is what defines a considerable balance between these two tasks.
It is essential not to put one before the other, since the two can complement each other in an important way. “The training or specialization of employees is very beneficial for companies, because it strengthens the processes and capacities of people to carry out a job,” explains Gina Vargas, coordinator of counseling and psychosocial care at EAN University.
Organize your schedule with your bosses
Your study and work schedules should go hand in hand with good communication, between bosses and teachers. “It is important that the people in the academy as well as the bosses are aware of the situation you are in, work in and also study; this builds bridges to negotiate times and carry out work,” says Adriana Garcés, manager of Human Talent ManpowerGroup Colombia.
Discipline
Set goals between study and work, so you ensure that there is discipline and harmony between these two aspects. In this way, you can justify yourself with your bosses, that “more than having an obligation to give time for study, they are in the duty to look for a strategy to advance and bring knowledge from the academy to the company, this in order to increase competitiveness and improve productivity,” explains Garcés.
Save time and distances between classrooms and your office. Today, many educational programs are offered from a distance and on the internet you can explore “the benefits of new methodologies, including virtual education that is not face-to-face and that facilitates participation and learning autonomously,” recommends Vargas.
vice
Don’t run out of batteries
Coping with this routine can tire and bore you; You should not stop spending time with your family and friends, as well as separate moments of leisure, in this way you preserve your relationships and rest your mind.
According to Vargas, even if you feel tired or demotivated, “you should talk to those close to you, who can be an important support in times of frustration or stress.”
How to deal with sleep and ‘extra hours’ of study?
Vargas says that “it must be recognized if perhaps it is more productive to rest and get up early than to stay up late, however, if you opt for the latter do not do it more than two hours a day; It is also convenient to dedicate a fixed time every day to allocate a single day to do the activity to academic”.
Some companies offer – among their benefits – the possibility of studying their employees, but as long as you operate in one that does not, you must be organized with your agenda and not miss the opportunity to increase your knowledge, which in the end can give you a better job opportunity.
