Career Guide

And if you're trying to change careers or get back into work after a break, you may also need to get update your skills. That may mean arranging and taking training courses.
 
 To be successful in your job-hunting, you need to be well-organized. Our Career Organiser programme will help you make applications fast and keep the time you have to spend on paperwork to a minimum.  
 
 
 
Full time job-hunting

When you don't have a full time job, for example if you've just left school or university, or if you've recently been made redundant, then the best approach to job-hunting is to treat it just like a job.

That means spending a full day, every working day on your job-hunting. This not only helps to keep you in a work routine but will also give you the time to deal with all the tasks you need to do.

First, decide on your working hours. For example, you could work from
9 am to 5 pm, or 9-30 am to 5-30 pm. Some people work best at different times of the day, so you might consider working from noon to 8 pm. But remember that most employers and recruiters work normal office hours - something like 9 am to 5-30 pm - and you may need to contact employers or recruitment agencies and they may need to contact you. So, it's best to keep to working hours that will fit with most employers.

Once you've decided on the times you want to work, make sure you stick to them.

Next, decide on what you need to do each day. At the start of each week, plan your schedule. But be flexible - for example, be prepared to amend your timetable if a job interview comes up which you need to prepare for.
 
  
 
Job-hunting tasks

When you start job-hunting, complete your career history document and then write a basic draft of your CV. This will provide you with a CV template from which you can make tailored CVs to make applications for specific jobs.

Use CV Ace to complete your career history document and to write your basic CV.
 
 Remember that you'll need to amend your CV for each job you apply for so that it matches the skills and knowledge the employer is looking for.

To find jobs to apply for, you need to try a number of different approaches:

- check newspapers and magazines (for example in your local library)
 
- look at job websites (e.g. the Guardian jobs site or your local
  newspaper)
 
- telephone local employers who might have vacancies for the kind of
  job you're looking for
 
- try networking: contact friends, relatives, ex-colleagues and anyone
  else you know and ask them if they know of any jobs which might be
  suitable for you
 
 - check recruitment agency websites.
 
Don't rely on just one method of finding jobs to apply for. Spend some time each day or each week on each alternative.

Remember that many jobs are never advertised - employers rely on people contacting them, or ask their existing employees to get people to apply for jobs. So, using your network of contacts should produce results, and calling employers regularly can be a good idea too.
 
  
 
Part time job-hunting
 
 When you already have a full time job, you'll have less time to do job-hunting. Most of your job-hunting will have to be done in the evenings or at weekends. So, you'll need to plan your time more carefully, and focus your efforts.
 
You may not have time to call employers during the day (as you'll be at work) so you may need to concentrate on other ways of finding out about job vacancies, eg checking recruitment agency websites, or newspaper sites.



How long to find a new job?
  
 Don't expect to get a job immediately - although there's no hard and fast rule, it can take 6 months or longer to find a new job. But it varies from person to person. 
 
However, if you're well-organized and use a number of methods to find vacancies, you're more likely to find a new job quickly.
 
 Of course, there are bound to be disappointments along the way. You may not get your ideal job at the first interview, or even the second or third. Perseverance is the key to getting a job you really want.   
   
 

How to tackle job-hunting

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For example, you need to

- compile your CV and tailor it for 
  different jobs
 
- search for job vacancies
 
- research employers, jobs and skills
 
- network: contact people who might
  know about job vacancies
 
- complete applications
 
- prepare thoroughly for job interviews

- follow-up interviews: e.g.
  negotiate salary and benefits with an 
  employer if you are offered the job.

Job-hunting is time-consuming because there are so many tasks you have to do.

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