How to Secure a Good Job?

Job hunting is really tough these days, but not absolutely impossible. As we all know that competition is at an increasing edge and in rising day by day, also every company wants the best staff. The economic slowdown has led to many employment giants cutting down their jobs and axing about 50% of their workforce. Finding a good job is becoming really difficult these days. No doubt that due to globalization and the rise in outsourcing has led to a large number of IT-jobs in our country but often these are not considered to be highly paid. The key to finding and keeping work in tough times is the same in good times and that is your motivation and action. The more positive action you take, the better your chances of landing a great opportunity. Motivation and self-confidence play a great role in your success in every field.

Whether you're looking for your very first job, switching careers, or re-entering the job market after an extended absence the thing that matters most is your attitude. The way you see things around and form a strategy to deal with those things is really important. There are lots and lots of people with good grades who are not able to secure a good job for themselves, the reason being their outlook and approach. Also, there are a lot of people with the best grades in their academics who had to lose their jobs over candidates with normal grades. These days there are things other than your grades that matters a lot in your run for a good job.

There is a no particular definition of a good job; bit a good job can be the one that satisfies you most both in the terms of job satisfaction as well as in the financial terms. These days a lot of candidates have to step out of their contemporary fields and take job whatever comes in the way. Job seekers are more than the jobs, as a result, there is not enough choice available for the candidates and whatever they are getting most of them to learn to satisfy with that. However, few who believe in themselves and their capabilities are the ones who fight back and manage their way to success. Hence the most important aspect is to have a never die attitude and fight back hard till you succeed.

Economy and Jobs

As we already know the economy is terrible and it’s a very tough climate if you’re trying to find a job. Along with the bad economy, competition is also on a rise. But what does a really good job search requires is a question in mind of every job-seeker. Everybody is confused as what to do and what not to secure a good job. It turns out there are specific things you can do to increase your chances of success, even in a down market or during a normal scenario. It’s not just the economic slowdown that may cut short your run for a good job, but increasing competition and demand for the perfection is also a major factor that can cut short your way to a dream job. These days’ companies are willing to shell out huge pay cheque for the right candidates, and it is really important to develop such qualities that you become the first choice of the interviewers.

It is obvious that during times of uncertainty and a “soft” economy, job seekers need to work even harder to find opportunities, especially if they are fresher or unemployed. Searching for a good job has become a really difficult task these days and one of the biggest challenges of professional life in the life of a normal person. You need to get in something different from the rest of the candidates if you want to achieve big. It may not be as easy to make a change or find a new job as it once was, but it is doable. There is no shortage of opportunities for a right candidate who knows how to handle professionalism with his personality and overall general skills to find his way out of difficulties. These days’ companies are looking for go-getters. Finding a job may take you longer than it may have in the past, and the competition may be tougher than ever, but neither is a reason to give up. The only thing that you need is motivation and right attitude at right time. There are a number of things that you can do to secure a great job. You have to be very alert right from the first step of getting started to the interview and after.

Steps to Secure a Good Job

As we have discussed earlier how difficult it’s getting day by day to get good jobs. Everyone studies hard from school to college in a hope to find a good job that would bring happiness and pride to him as well as his family. You need to take care of a lot of things for finding the best job to suit your academic qualifications and interest as well. You need to be really observant right from the beginning. Right from the first step of searching the job, you have to be much focused. As you move on to the next steps it is well advised to stay strong and motivated. There are a lot of things that you need to take care of, your resumes need to be a well crafted one, your interview skills, preparation for the interview, your appearance and everything. You need to work-out on everything because at the end it is your hard work only that pays. Now let’s start right from the beginning on how to get the best job for you:

• Step 1: The initial challenge is to find a right vacancy or a post that suits best to your qualification and interest. It is very important to be fair enough while you select a vacancy that you may match with. Do not choose such a post that requires a great amount of experience if you don’t have any, as a rejection of this part may lead to a lot of demoralization for the next one. So better be aware of your capabilities and apply accordingly. Once you have chosen the right vacancies for yourself the next challenge is to be called for the interview. Remember your application for the job is your first impression on the employer or the HR. you need to build in a well-crafted resume that gives a clear information about your academics. Create a neat and clean resume which gives a clear insight into your academic and professional life. Make sure you add in every achievement of your life that may help you in making a good impression. Even if you won a medal in sports, do mention this thing in your resume.
  There are a number of applicants who simply submit standard curriculum vitae or resume without making any effort whatsoever to tailor the application according to the organization and the post. You need to understand this well that you need to tailor your standard resume according to the post and requirements of an organization and you cannot submit your standard resume for every company. A lot of candidates make this mistake and end up just waiting for an interview call when the intelligent candidate already made his way through with an intelligent well-crafted resume.
• Step 2: Try something new. Going to the same networking events, talking to the same people, setting up the same keywords on the same employment websites, writing the same phrases in every cover letter will not help you find something new. If you are searching online job portals with the same keywords form past one month, then it is a clear indication that you should go for something new. Sending resume again and again to the same organizations will not help. Step out and find something new. Start looking for jobs in newspaper, attend job fairs, keep a watch on the careers page of the organization that you are fit for and ask your contacts to inform you in case they find something suitable for you. If you are not getting the right results then do not hesitate to try something new. Repeating the same and same things over time would never bear different results in anyways. Step out of your comfort zone and go find a job for you.
• Step 3: Don’t be desperate for the job. Though everyone wants a job and everyone hopes of finding it as soon as possible but it is a great piece of advice to keep in mind. Potential employers can smell the desperation of the job from your expressions and the way you behave that isn’t attractive. You need to be calm and behave normally. If you are totally stressed out about paying the rent, you won’t be in the best frame of mind to conduct a proactive job search. If you have a financial problem then you can pick up a part-time job by the time you carry on with your search for a job. This will give you a financial stability and also a sense of security which can help you a lot in lowering your pressure during your interview.
• Step 4: Once you have applied for the entire relevant fields of job wait patiently for the reply and be ready with your preparation for the interview. Prepare well for your interview. Work out on your verbal skills, communication, pronunciation, and knowledge. Practice well for the interview and general questions about you and your qualifications. Make sure that you practice any of your friends who have faced an interview successfully in recent days, he can be of a great help to you and may add things according to his recent experience. When you get an interview call for an organization, check out their website and note down key requirements from the post that you are appearing for and key functions that the organization is involved in, this can help you a lot in your preparation for the interview.
• Step 5: The most important step is your interview phase. Once your resume has been selected and you are being called for an interview, half the work is done. An interview call means that your qualifications are well acceptable according to the needs of the organization and they are interested in you, this means you have already impressed them with your academic knowledge and interview is the time to impress them with your personality, etiquettes and general knowledge as well as abilities. Most of the interviews involve a written test that will check your mental ability and logical thinking. The interview is something that you need to handle with great care. Your small mistake can ruin things for you. You need to keep a lot of things in mind. Make sure that you turn up in smart formal attire; you wear well-polished shoes which are a mark of your punctuality, personality, and seriousness.

You need to remain alert right from your first step into the interview room. As soon as you enter make sure that you give a bright smile and greet everyone. While answering to the interviewers, maintain a regular eye contact with every interviewer. Even when you are answering a question of a particular interviewer, make sure that you are maintaining an eye contact with everyone one but one. Wear a constant genuine smile on your face which really gives a great deal of impression about your confidence. Answer to every question politely and precisely, even if you don’t know the answer to the question don’t stay blank tell something briefly that is related to the topic and finish it by saying that you do have an idea but you are not able to memorize right now.  

Conclusion
Securing a job had never been easy, but in past few years, this has become even more difficult to score a good job. The slow economy, as well as demand for quality workers, has pushed up the struggle even more. A candidate who wishes to find a good job these days need to work on every aspect of his general thinking as well as his professional approach. Competition is getting harder and strong preparation is the only way out. Opportunities never strike again and again hence it is better to make most out of them for the first time. Hence the only option left is to work hard, prepare well and stay confident. Give out your best and hope for the best.