This post is geared more towards those who are unemployed. Why? Because
you probably have more time on your hands than anyone else that’s working so you have NO EXCUSE to not be super productive during every waking
moment. Seriously! Get off your bum (after you read this post of course) and get moving!
Here are 5 effective tips to find a job and if you follow these and are intensely serious about it, you will see results in no time.
1. Have a Quality Resume
Make sure you are prepared to send out your resume by creating one and
always keeping it updated.
Some things to remember when creating a resume are:
*Keep it simple yet informative.
*Don’t include anything that’s considered fluff.
*Make sure you describe your previous employment enough to show the skills/capabilities you have.
*Include your contact info, degrees/certifications, and references.
*Always get 3 good references and let them know ahead of time that you
are including them on your resume.
*Keep your resume to 2-3 pages if possible (not including the
references).
*No fancy paper or colorful card stock. BE PROFESSIONAL.
*Ask friends to review your resume to see what else you could add or
remove.
Oh, and if you DON’T have a resume… then get your ass in gear right now
and start googling resume templates!
2. Apply Everywhere
Every day you spend not working you should apply to at least 5 new
places. Personally, I think that's really low balling it, and I would shoot for 10 places. You need to survive
in this world and put food in your stomach and money in your bank account, so
start SURVIVING!
Places to look for job openings include:
*Craigslist
*Monster
*Classifieds
*Grocery Store bulletin boards
*Temp Agencies (They can eventually
help you secure full time positions)
*Drive around town and look at the different business options, walk in,
and ask if they are hiring
*Post on social media to your friends and ask if they know anywhere
that’s hiring
*Search hash tags on Twitter and Facebook like “#DallasJobs”
*Search on Google for things like “Companies hiring in Harrisburg, PA”
*Start going through the phone book under the category of businesses
you would like to work in
3. Make Seeking Employment Your Daily Routine
When you wake up, start looking at all of the above options for any new
listing and posts. DO NOT sit in
front of the TV, be productive!
Make a check list of all the places above and then each day put a check
next to it after you’ve looked for any new openings or posts.
4. Stop Being Lazy
The other day I watched a younger boy ride his bike in the frigid cold
to get to McDonald’s. What’s
your excuse? Not only does
he do what he has to in order to get to work, but he works at a place that some people consider less desirable.
You
are not above any job out there…. Everyone starts somewhere. I watched a video of Ashton Kutcher
accepting an award last year and he explained how he worked at a restaurant
cleaning floors, as well as some other undesirable laborious tasks. And you know what he said after that? That he was NEVER better than any
job he had and looked at every job as a stepping stone for the next.
And that my friend is how you get far
in life. If you want to start your
own company you have to start somewhere and work a job for someone else. No one gets to climb to the top without
starting at the bottom. You
will never find me quitting my day job to do blogging full time until blogging
guarantees me an income equal to what I make now, and provides benefits. Seriously, because my lifestyle can not afford anything
less than that. I’m being
realistic too!
If you need money and
have been unemployed for weeks, get off your ass and apply for part times jobs,
and secure two of them so you can make a full time job income. And then in your free time you can keep
seeking out full time employment.
And if you think “no I’m not going to do that” then give me one good
reason why you shouldn’t.
Because you won’t have any free time outside of two part time jobs? SO WHAT?! That’s laziness. WORK WORK WORK and make
money and SURVIVE. Find two
part time jobs that have a schedule that can work with your life.
5. NO EXCUSES
There is no reason to stop looking just because you’ve applied at 50
places or even 100. The
thing with that is, if you sit back and wait… the chance of you getting hired
goes down. After a week, most of
those 50-100 places probably either found someone to hire, or you weren’t
qualified. Keep going keep
going keep going keep going keep going. The 5 minutes you just spent reading this blog post
were almost a waste… so now go make up for it by applying for jobs!
GOOD LUCK AND THINK POSITIVE!!
Don’t get discouraged either. Sometimes one opportunity doesn’t work
out just so that down the road another one will!
