25 September 2012

6 Ways To Improve Your Job Prospects

By Clare Westwood


The Top Six Ways To Improve Your Employability

When faced with the prospect of looking for a new job there are certain things that you can do to make it more likely that you will find your ideal role.

Make sure you up skill as often as possible. This applies whether you are a recent graduate or somebody who has twenty years of experience under their belt. You should aim to learn something new each year, this can be done through reading books, attending conferences or embarking on part time courses.

Develop your attitude, often recruiters look at your skills and experience first and foremost but it is your personality that will come across in an interview. If you are polite and enthusiastic you are more likely to make the interviewer warm towards you.

Be sure to make the time to groom your CV and make sure your personal appearance says business. Looking professional and being presentable is extremely important as first opinions can make or break.

Always make sure your online presence is professional and all personal social media accounts are set to private. It is also a good idea to make sure all pictures of you are fairly professional, i.e no shots of you in swimwear or under the influence of alcohol.

Aim to connect with as many like-minded industry professionals as possible, this will increase the number of opportunities that will come your way and raise your profile.

Before you attend an interview make sure that you do as much research as you can on the company. You should try to memorise important information and company facts and be able to reiterate them at your interview. This will show the interviewer that you are interested in the company as well as the role. Aim to make yourself as familiar with the company as possible.

If you follow each of these tips you are likely to increase your chances of landing your dream job.




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