There is no single way to job hunt. And if you choose and stick to a single strategy—pepper the world with resumes, or tweet about your wish for a job, or doing the cliched “circling jobs in the want ads” thing—you probably won’t get a job. Remember what Albert Einstein said: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Here are two articles offering tips for multiplying your strategies, possibly even suggesting a few that are outside your comfort zone.
http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/5-strategies-kicking-career/
http://www.careerrocketeer.com/2012/03/the-5-lies-job-seekers-need-to-stop-believing.html
http://blog.cachinko.com/2011/05/05/talent-connection-episode-19-how-to-escape-the-black-hole-in-your-job-search
From the English Department at Niagara University. Clips and comments specifically for English majors. Finding a job; upcoming events; money management... the essentials of a professionally fulfilling life after college!
Labels
Attitudes and strategies
(220)
Upcoming events
(152)
Networking
(80)
Still in college
(80)
Social Media
(68)
Other
(65)
Resources
(59)
Resumes
(57)
Your skills in the job market
(54)
Internship
(42)
Hunting for jobs
(41)
Interviewing
(41)
Job leads
(38)
Money management
(23)
Resumes & Cover Letters
(22)
Grad school
(15)
Geek tips
(11)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.