3 Useful Tips for Job-Seeking

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When you have the right tools, you’ll find your next job or internship sooner than you might think. Here are the top 3 tips to be a successful jobseeker that you may not yet know about.

1. Use a comprehensive job search site. By using a job search site like http://jobsearch.honorsociety.org, you will save time and won’t have to spend hours sifting through all of the various job sites that are out there. HonorSociety.org’s job search platform provides access to over 20 million job openings and aggregates them from Career Builder, Monster, Indeed, SimplyHired, and many more simultaneously. This trick is going to save you so much time and you’ll spend less time on the computer searching and more time out interviewing.

2. Check LinkedIn regularly. Anytime that you see a job position you’re interested, check LinkedIn and see if you know someone who works at that company. You never know when you might have a connection to the company, and this saves you a lot of time from calling friends and family to see if they know anyone who works there. Even if they don’t work in the department you’re applying to, they can still point you in the right direction or even better submit a recommendation to the Human Resources department.

3. Follow up after submitting an application. Don’t waste weeks by waiting around to hear back. After a week, follow up with the hiring manager or HR department and confirm that they have received your resume and let them know that you’re happy to provide any other information such as a writing portfolio for their review. This provides peace of mind for you because you’re not waiting around wondering when they’re going to call and they will see that this position is one that you’re serious about. Employers know that job seekers sometimes apply to many jobs including the ones they’re not really interested in, so you want to make sure they know you are genuinely interested so that they don’t assume otherwise.

Knowing these three tips are going to make the job search go much more smoothly for you. Your time is going to be spent much more efficiently and productively. When you have are balancing school or a full time job with the job search, time is a very valuable resource, and every extra minute counts, so use it wisely. Before you start your job search each evening, make sure that you set the intention that you are going to work with a purpose and without distraction so that you can get the best results faster.

What are your favorite job searching tips? Comment below to share them with the HonorSociety.org community!