Sunday 4 July 2010

Job hunting

Since I have lost my jobs many people have advised me on the best way to find a job.
  • Recruitment agents - some good, some bad
  • Recruitment websites - lots of repetitive positions being advertised
  • Approaching companies directly - targeted, but be prepared for a knock back
  • Word of mouth - takes more time to find a job, but more chance of appointment
  • Networking - again, more chance of being appointed
I search more than 10 websites every day, I call three specific recruitment agents twice a week to keep myself in their thoughts and I am constantly networking to try and find a job. However, I am now going to up the ante and have set up a Linkedin account, and am going to approach more companies as opposed to waiting for them to come to me.

This is something that I have struggled to do in the past, as approaching people to ask for things doesn't come easy to many people, but to secure a position, you need to learn new skills - this will be my new skill to master.

It is a tough job to do, as there are so many other people hunting for a job at the same time, I have to put myself above them to secure a position.

It is true what they say, finding a job is a full time job!

Where has the time gone

Just where has the time dissapeared too?

Here is a run down of what has happened - Wedding, honeymoon, baby.

Now after all the planning for the wedding, we are busy planning for a baby.

Life is nothing if not busy!