by Nayab Naseer

Created on: March 05, 2009

20 Tips for an effective job search

When it is time to change your job, you will have to rise from your inertia. To land the job you desire, it is necessary to knock at many doors and market yourselves relentlessly.

The following are twenty main considerations while embarking on your job search

1. Be clear on what you want. You might be quitting your existing job because of various factors, and you would not want such factors in your new job. For instance, if you have familial or other considerations that prevent you from working full time, you should concentrate on part time, work from home or freelance jobs. Sometimes, you might want a career change, and unless you are firm on your decision, you might accept an offer in your old profession, only to face the same problems that plagued your old job.

2. Understand the difference between a resume and a CV. A resume is a specific listing of skills relevant for the specific vacancy, and each job you apply requires a separate resume. A CV on the other hand is more general in scope and lists out all your skills and accomplishments. Make sure your resume or CV is employer-centric and lists out your results in quantitative terms rather than your duties and achievements.

3. Never provide false information to your prospective employers to match their requirements. This might help you get an interview call, but most employers verify the facts provided before placing an offer.

4. Clean up your Internet presence, update your personal blogs and write some articles in your area of competence. Most employers look at the candidate's Internet presence before finalizing the hiring process.

5. Keep yourselves updated. Browse through the theory part of your profession, and understand the latest changes and concepts. This will not only help you when it comes to the interview, but you are also likely to meet other people in your profession when you set out to do this.

6. Search the Internet job portals and forums for possible vacancies. There are many sites like monster.com, craiglist.com and others. If you are looking for freelance jobs, sites like elance.com, getafreelancer.com, guru.com, odesk.com and others are the prominent websites. Do not limit your search to job portals. Look in social networking sites like Linekdin.com, orkut.com, facebook.com and others.

7. Although the Internet is a good source of information, most of the latest information is outside the Internet. The most obvious place to search for a job would be the recruitment

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