1. launchrecruitment.com.au http://www.launchrecruitment.com.au/blog/blog/2015/january/23/top-12-tips-to-get-a-great-job-in-2015 Top12 TipstoGet aGreatJob in2015 Considerfirstwhat youarelookingfor inajob. H udson ’ s “2015 Th e H i ri ng R eport” surveyed more than 3000 professionals and hiring managers across Australia. They foundthatjobseekers,in2015,arelookingfor: Top9: Source: Hudson It’simportantthatyouconsiderwhatisimportantforyouinanewpositionandlookforanemployerthatfitsthesecriteria. Whileonlinejobboardsarestillthemostimportantmethodtofindnewtalentandanewposition,thelast2yearshave seen nearlyone-third(28%)of HR managersstatingthat theyarefindingthesejobboardslesseffectivethan2years ago. Instead,thereportfoundthatemployersarenow utilisingamulti-facetedstrategytoengagetoptalentandareusingrecruitmentspecialists(34%),makinguseofpersonalnetworking(31%),accessinginternalrecruitmentandreferral systems(27%)andaround20%areheadhuntingalreadyengagedtalent.ForBusinessInsider’sarticleaboutthelatestHudsonreport,clickhere. Findinganewjobcanbeextremelytimeconsumingandrequiresthatyouplanandfocusasmuchasyouwouldwhen alreadyengagedinyourdreamrole. Byputtingintheeffortandbeingtotallymotivatedtoachievingyouridealposition,youwillincreaseyourchancesofsuccess. AsRobertaMatusonsays,“thereisnosuchthingasavacationwhenjob hunting”. Itisimportanttohaveaclearideaofyourcareerpathanddirectionandyoumustbeabletoarticulatethistoyour employer. Hereareafew tipsto maximiseyour opportunityinsecuringthat dreamjob! Updateyourresume.Makesureyourresumelooksprofessional,cleanandisveryuptodate.Readthisarticleformoretipsonwritingawinningresume. Nurtureyour references.Timepassesveryquicklyand,asCindyMolchanysays, youdon’t want tofindthatarefereedoesn’trememberyouwell.Turnyourreferencesinto“careerallies”bystayingintouchandkeepingthemupdatedaboutyour recent career moves. Createalistofthetop10–20employersthatyouwouldliketoworkwithanddosomeresearchintowhattheydoandhowtheyhire. Findoutwhoyouknowintheindustryororganisationandseeiftheycanassistwithprovidingareferralorrecommendation.RequestthattheysendyourCVtotheirhiringmanagerortheymayevenbeabletogiveyoucontactdetailsfortherelevantpersonsothatyoucancontactthempersonally.ArecentarticlebyTimeshowsthatmanytoppositionsareonlyadvertisedinternallyorareverylimitedandnotopentothepublic.Without aninsidecontactor aconnectionwitharecruiterwhoknowsthecompany,your chancesofgettingafootinthedooraremuchlower. RaiseyourpublicprofilethroughsmartuseofsocialmediasiteslikeLinkedInandbeactiveinprofessional organisationsandforums.Whatdoesyouronlinepresencesayaboutyou?DoaGooglesearchforyourname(alsoname+industry/job) andconsider whether youwouldbeimpressedifyouwereanemployer. UseLinkedInforJobHunting:LinkedInisagreatresourceforfindingnewemployment.It’sanexcellentsourceforbothdirectcompanyjobadsaswellasthosefromrecruitersandcansupplementtraditionaljobboardsand advertisements.

2. UseTwitterhashtagsforyourcity(ortheareayouwanttowork)andcombineitwithkeywordsthatrelatetoyourexperienceorskills,e.g.#Sydney#ITjobscanresultinalistofrecentjobads.FollowTwitteraccountsof anyrecruitment agenciesthat workspecificallyinyour chosenfield. • Consider engaging an experienced specialistrecruitmentconsultantand/or agency to help you with an introductiontotherightpeopleinthesecompanies.Aspecialistrecruitmentconsultantwillveryoftenhave directcontacts withbusinessesandaremorelikelytobeabletointroduce youdirectlytotheappropriatecontactsandmanagerswithinyourtargetorganisations.Itistherecruiter’sjobtoconnectyouwithappropriate employers. • Ensureyoustayfocusedwhen searchingforjobsandsetsearchfilterssothatyouremainwithinyourspecificskillset.Youdon’twantahiringmanagertothinkyoudon’thaveaclearunderstandingofyourcapabilities and experience. • Usejobboards:focusyourjobsearchonyourspecificfieldofexpertise. Don’tapplyforjobsoutsideyour skillsetas you probablywon’treceivea reply. Withmainstream jobboards youare able to search usingkeywordsthatarelikelytobeusedintheadvertisement.Usingkeywordsinyoursearchwillmeanyoucanfindmorerelevantjobs.WhenlookingforamajorjobboardinAustralia,checkout:SEEK,MyCareeraswell asnichejobboardsfor particular industries. • Itisworthconsideringatempjob,parttimeorcontractpositionsalso.Thesejobscanbeagreatwaytoupdateyourskills,stayinworkandcanbeasteppingstonetoapermanent,full timeposition.Thiscanbeparticularly useful ifyouhavebeenout ofwork forawhileor re-enteringtheworkforce. • AsurveybyCareerbuilderfoundthatseventyonepercentofrespondentsclaimedthatEQismoreimportantthanIQwhenitcomestorecruitmentdecisions. AnnyGordonsaysthatthismeansit’simportanttostartworkingonandimprovingyoursoftskillsandEQ.Sherecommendsincludingtheseskillsonyourresumeandwhen being interviewed. The 5 soft skills identified by the NACE(National Association of Colleges and Employers) studyare: • SkillstoPerform inaTeam Structure • Excellent DecisionandProblem SolvingSkills • Good CommunicationSkillsfor VerballyInteractingwithOthersOutsideandInsidetheBusiness • AbilitytoPrioritise, PlanandOrganiseWork • SkillstoAcquireandProcessInformation • Findinganew jobischallengingbut itwill be madeeasier ifyou followthe12tipsabove. Checkout someof our otherblogpostsformoreinformationtohelpinyourjobsearchefforts.