Job Search Techniques

If you’ve been in job search for more than a few weeks you may be experiencing the feelings of defeat and despair, not to mention the urge to give up. It’s been a tough year, and then some, for those who have lost jobs for whatever reason. Interviewing with no second interviews or offers coming in begins to wear thin – very fast.

Here are some tips to keep your spirits up when you’re feeling down during this process.

1. Don’t give up.

You may have heard some of these stories before but they remain inspirational.

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First of all, let’s talk about what the 21st Century job search rules are all about. An straightforward way to understand them is to compare them with the old-fashioned standard approach. That’s where you write a resume, mail or email it to a bunch of employers and agencies. Or post it on job sites like Monster and HotJobs. And then you wait for the phone to ring.

If it does, you may well get invited in for an interview . . . usually with an HR associate or a low-level management assistant. If it doesn’t, you send out far more resumes.

Now, honestly, you may wind up with a job utilizing this old-fashioned, standard approach . . . if you’re willing to wait out weeks or months of frustration, nail-biting, and downright discouragement. And the job will almost certainly be one you had to settle for, rather than choose.

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