As an newcomer in the job search realm, you may feel that by just diving in head first with no agenda or strategy, you’ll magically end up at the right opportunity. But usually, job seekers who take this approach miss out while more focused job seekers score great opportunities.
There’s definitely nothing wrong with romanticizing the job search process a bit because it pushes you forward when others are feeling pessimistic. But if you jump in with blind optimism - and no plan - you may just be setting yourself up for a stormy job seeking journey.
So how can you create a strategy for yourself? Here are some ideas …
Find Your Passion
One thing many early job seekers don’t think about is what they’re passion really is. They may have spent time studying something in school, but haven’t really discovered what about that "something" makes them want to pursue it professionally.
Until you can find your passion, your job search - and more importantly, your career - could lead you to a dead end. You may be able to get a few jobs to get by, but you will likely find yourself unhappy until you discover what you love. How do you do that? One way is to take time to write out your passions. By looking at what you really love, you could really start to pinpoint your job search strategy.
Match Your Passion to Your Job Search
After you’ve taken time to find your passion, it’s time to really gear your job search in that direction. You may have a business degree and be pursuing an accounting job. However, you don’t really like accounting - you’d prefer to be involved in the more creative aspects of business.
Why not push yourself toward a marketing job? Most likely, you will be able to speak more passionately about it and may be able to come up with examples of when you used marketing in past jobs, classes or even social and volunteer events you participated in. Remember, a hiring manager can always appreciate when your passion falls in line with the job you’re pursuing - actually, they would prefer it that way.
Use the Correct Language/Keywords on Your Resume
After you’ve pinpointed your passion and have matched it to your job search (meaning, you’ve found some jobs to pursue that fall in line with what you want to do with your life), your next goal is to translate this onto your resume. One great way to get this done is by reviewing both the job postings and the companies offering the jobs to see what they’re looking for.
After you find this out, you could match your skills and accomplishments to what they want. Be sure to use industry-specific keywords they reference in your own resume. And also, don’t forget to write in a way that speaks of passion for the job.
It’s exciting to begin searching for a job, but you want to have a strategy along the way. By finding your passion, matching it to your job search and then translating it all onto your resume, you could move that much closer to have a successful job search strategy - and eventually, a successful job.
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