How to Find a Job This January

How to Find a Job This JanuaryHow to Find a Job This JanuaryIts January 1, and if you havent already, now is the time to get into serious job-hunting mode. With everybody going back to work, lets go over 3 simple steps you can take now in order to execute your job search with 100% precision.Dont Just Dive InThe job boards can make you think theyre just a sea of opportunities. However, instead of diving into this unruly ocean in which you most assuredly will get s-lost fast wade into the water slowly, with a plan.The plan centers on identifying companies you want to work for leid necessarily just individual listings. I know that research can seem like a time-consuming concept, but it doesnt have to be. In fact, we can even dial back the term research and instead just call it preferences.What do you prefer? This is not objective its subjective. Therefore, initially, go with your gut instinct. Brainstorm. What companies are within a commutable distance from your home? What industries are growing fast where you live? What types of companies have you worked for in the past that you liked?Then, take that list and get socialMake Sense of Your Social MediaThe primary online portal to use for job search is LinkedIn, but only if you make your LinkedIn usage something that makes sense. When you log on every day, who and what is in your news feed? If its random, its wrong, so lets change it.Think of LinkedIn the same way you think of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You dont log on and see everyone on the globe. You see the people you chose. Apply that same concept to LinkedIn. On this social media platform, the people you choose to see need to be recruiters, human resources specialists, and functional decision makers at the companies you put on your list.Invite those people to connect. Customize your invitation to express a logical reason why youre reaching out to that person specifically. If, after a few days, the person has not accepted your invitation, go back to t heir profile and click on follow. If youre either connected or following, the persons in your news feed. That means you have the opportunity to see what theyre posting, and if theyre posting about either jobs or organizational growth, jump into the conversation theyre having and make yourself known.Split Your Resume Into 2Two resumes are ideal, but not for the reasons that you may have always thought. Instead of having a resume for one objective, then a second resume for a second objective, concentrate on your primary goal and split your resume into two.One resume is your traditional presentation. The other is a 1-page resume with some unique information at the end. The way you get it onto 1 page is to delete much of the text regarding your duties and accomplishments no ones reading all of that on this version. Give people your expertise, chronology, education, and certifications.At the end, present your list of companies youre interested in. Make a statement about the job titles o f the people you need to connect with. Then, use that resume for networking. With this tool, the person on the receiving end gets a glimpse of what you do and where youve worked, plus much more importantly they know where youre looking to go and who you may need to speak to about your next role.With this method, your networking takes on a distinct purpose. Youre prompting the other persons memory. When they see youre ideally interested in connecting with the Director of Operations or VP of Operations at Companies A, B, C, and D, they can quickly go through their mental Rolodex to see if they know any of the folks you need to know.Landing a job in a matter of weeks is about skipping the nonsense of applying for hundreds of roles hither and yon all over the internet. You dont have to resort to networking like everybody else, trying to reach out to a bunch of random stranger for reasons that appear unclear to them. In our free job search training, How Land Your Dream Job in 8 Weeks o r Less I show you the exact steps successful jobseekers made, plus exactly what they said to the relevant people, in order to get hired. This was despite being overqualified, it being holiday time, or them not having degrees. You can do the same thing. Join us in the free job search training to see how.