by Hayley Solich

Created on: August 04, 2007

SURE FIRE TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB HUNTING

Job searching is like shopping for a marriage partner. If you know what you are looking for and where to look for it, it's just a matter of letting them know what you've got to offer and making yourself look as attractive as possible! An unsuccessful search is usually because you are not offering the right bait or looking in the right places. Alternatively, a successful search that turns out to be a tragedy may be a case of not doing your homework thoroughly before you began. If you have been successful, then obviously there were sign posts but what were they and how do we find them?

1. Know Yourself
Take the time to sit down and evaluate your skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and ambitions. The more you know about the product, the easier it will be to sell it to someone else. Make some plans they can always be changed as more information becomes known it is good to know where you want to be in 2, 5 and 10 years from now.If you took the time to sit down and evaluate your skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and ambitions, you will have known the product and been able to sell it easily. Having plans for the future, they can always be changed as more information becomes known, offers a good to know where you want to be in 2, 5 and 10 years from now.

2. Prepare a great resume
A great resume is honest, accurate and demonstrates to a prospective employer the benefits of employing you. Qualify what you say by describing how you learned the skills you say you have. For example, "Highly experienced in waiting tables", should be accompanied by a descriptor of how and when you learned these skills. For example, "with 5 years hands-on experience delivering silver service to customers in an up market restaurant." Quantify your claims by describing the level of experience or the manner in which you complete tasks. For example, "Highly experienced in waiting tables, with 5 years hands-on experience delivering silver service to customers in an up market restaurant where I was awarded the staff member of the month award six months in a row."

3. Resist the urge to machine gun apply for jobs
You have a great resume and you are just itching to get it out there. Now it's important to hold back and until you know where you want your resume to go. Your resume in the hands of the right person can mean a job straight away. Whereas the time, effort and cost of machine gun style applying for jobs not only is ineffective for you, it is also

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