A better career can help an consumer enough to get a better house, a dependable vehicle, and overall a better lifestyle. But obtaining a good career in today’s work force takes much more than proper education: it takes work experience, knowledge in psychology, and sometimes even the right bit of luck to get an employer to notice.
The first step is to get the experience and education that qualifies you for the position you want. If you were an employer, you wouldn’t pick someone with just education would you? Of course not! They need to have industry experience that makes them professionals in their field. Those who haven’t ever had an internship or any type of work experience are strongly recommended to get a year’s worth before continuing the job hunt.
Those who haven’t had much experience in compiling a resume are often at a disadvantage, since they try to attract attention all the wrong ways. The key here is to actually keep things very simplistic and free of distraction- and be sure to keep the resume around a page if possible. Employers like a quick read that is straight to the point- not a short story on one’s family history.
The interview process of the job is where most fail, simply because they aren’t sure how to handle themselves. If you haven’t had experience in job interviews, it’s highly recommended you work with a professional before going to the interview. Professionals can clue you in on advice such as answering “ice breaker’ questions and even what job interviewers are looking for in the fabled “What’s your worst characteristic” question.
An employment agency should be the next stop if one doesn’t seem to be getting it right. If you’ve failed multiple times and need a hand, an employment agency will be able to give some advice on what you’re doing wrong. They can also give leads to jobs that employers consult them with. Either way, an employment agency is a valuable tool for the unemployed.
Above all else- keep in mind first impressions are going to determine how someone feels about you. Read your resume and see if you’d hire yourself- if you wouldn’t, find some way to improve to make your resume more appealing. And as for the interview, always remember to show up well dressed. If it’s a hot day, still consider wearing slacks and dress shoes to make the impressions.
Closing Comments
Working to get a career now will better one’s chances of getting promotions and further advancement in their field of expertise down the road. As such, it’s important to land a job quickly and do so with accuracy. After all, a career is many times better than working as a sales clerk at the local supermarket!
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Regarding preparing for the job interview. I’ve found it helpful to put 50 or more, sometimes over 100 “tough” questions on one side of a 5×8 index card.
Write out your best answer on the other side of the card. Go over your answers until the answers come naturally. Before you go into the job interview you can review the questions and your answers, your confidence level will be up, you’ll be relaxed and you’ll ace the interveiw.
Preparation, both thorough and focused, is the key to interview success. Research the company beforehand and you will feel confident that you are informed and knowledgeable about the prospective employer. A guide to researching the company before the interview including the information you should get and how to use it is available at Preparing for Interviews
And don’t forget to check into some of your local community colleges for courses (full and seminar) that will help in the preparations described in this post. While it can be confusing, most colleges offer help for adults that need a bit of guidance. Even in the relatively rural area that I live in there are a couple of choices for such classes and one time seminars. And if you live where there are multiple University’s or Learning Annex type of providers, you’re all over it!
My best advice about interviewing would be NOT to ask your friends and family and everyone around you.
Asking everyone around us on what to do, how to act, what to say. It simply makes us more confused and stressed, which ends up causing poor interview performances. There’s a ton of great career advice online form experts who know what they’re talking about.
Based of experience I found it best to apply for a job that you feel *ehh* about(though I might be giving bad advice here). The reason for this is because since this job isn't really important to you, you can use it as practice on speaking to an employer. You can also see whether or not an employer feels your resume is impressive or not. But there are plenty of job guides you can order out there like the Fast Start job Guide.