Tips for Job Seekers

Posted by Jeff | December 10, 2010 | Job Hunting Tips

Due to budget constraints and today’s evolving economy, the growing concern for companies large and small is making quality hiring decisions.

You can bet HR hiring managers and recruiters alike will be making hiring decisions based on calculating the performance differential between average and quality hires.

More importantly, hiring staff will look closely at sources producing top notch candidates. So how will you know if you qualify or fall into a category of approval?

Are you looking for employment in 2009? Here are a few tips to keep in mind:

#1) Social networking takes precedence over all other job seeking sources.

#2) Are you a visible on-line job seeker? If not, now is the best time to become familiar with the new trends and host of social networking sites.

Simply put, companies want to see how technically savvy you are – especially given the fact we have become a nation of knowledge based workers. Make social networking your number one priority when looking for a job this year.

#3) Here is a list of the most popular social networking sites today, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Linkedin. The most popular medium of communication today is YouTube and Video sharing.

#4) Text messaging for job seekers and mobile video is especially popular on corporate career sites today. Ensure you leverage this to the fullest.

#5) Everyday more and more employers are using employee blogs to recruit and answer your questions. It makes the corporations seem more real, approachable and trendy.

The new job search strategy for 2009 no longer relies solely on a paper based medium – digital is key. Instead, make every effort to promote and market yourself with technology this year.

#6) Corporate blogs, podcasts, flash video integration and virtual Q&A are the new normal in applicant profiling and relationship recruitment.

#7) Remember although technology has changed the face of hiring practices forever, never forget that people hire people and people make the final call on whether you get hired or not. Systems help manage the workload, but personal networking will always trump technology.