Ways to look for a job...

Ways to look for a job...

Here is a list of perhaps ideas to inspire your thoughts on ways to look for a job..it is very easy to just sit indoors by the computer and fire off CV's, which sadly often result in no more than an automated message that your CV will be passed to the recruiter.

• Call a recruitment agency/consultant
  
• Visit a recruitment agency's website
  
• Visit a recruitment website (e.g. Totaljobs.com, monster.co.uk)
  
• Look in your local newspaper ...quite often your local newspaper is part of a network of local editions, so if you look at the online versions then you can also see jobs in other nearby localities.
  
• Look in a national newspaper ...again, you cannot possibly afford all the newspapers ( if any) , so use the online editions if they are free or go to the local library. Also job clubs often have subscriptions to newspapers, plus at a job club you get the company of people job hunting like yourself. Once people get to know what someone is looking for, quite often they might not find a job for themselves but they will for you !!!
  
• Look in publications specific to your sector (trade magazines)
  
• Google subjects such as unemployment forums. Again ,there is companionship with people who understand the frustrations you are going through, and people often do help each other to get a job by spotting something that will suit people they have come to know.
  
• Contact old colleagues and friends by phone ...let your friends know that you are job hunting
  
• Contact old colleagues and friends by email
  
• Network, network, network....Facebook, LinkedIn, even Twitter and Pinterest...Google how to use each one to get a job
  
• Visit a company website (i.e. where you want to work) ...companies in your niche that attract you to wanting to work for them.
  
• Hand your CV in to companies …send your CV to companies via email
  
• Use the Job centre YouGov site..or whatever your government has to help job seekers
  
• Google Ways to look for a job and follow up as many of the ideas that are practical for you.
  
  
  
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