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The Job Search

Analaura Luna

Remember your first real job search? You were so naïve! This time around it’s different: you’re wiser; you’ve got notches on your belt. But it’s an extremely challenging labour market for anyone searching for a job. People in the market are consistently reporting that getting to an interview stage in the job selection process is almost impossible.

When approaching job search, the first 'job' to be done is to start form the premise that you have certain skills that are valuable and will be in demand.  You need first to move into a positive frame and not one of treating job search like going to the dentist. The insecurity is a natural part of job hunting, exacerbated by pockets of high unemployment in many sectors.

You need to approach the job hunt as a mission: it will take time and there will be a number of check points to go through. It’s all part and parcel of job search. You need to put aside your impatience and insecurity. Both are natural; neither is an advantage. A long, frustrating job hunt can turn around with a single phone call, and there’s no advance warning when that call is going to come.  The resilience you developed in your mind ahead of the game, will take care of you as you keep plugging so you’re always ready.

There will be the essential activity you need to get through:

• You need to surf the Web and find the sites that are likely to be seeking someone like you. Get smart with key words that are most relevant in terms of what is being searched for.

• Make a list of all your potential networking contacts and areas you might not have explored yet.

And don’t think resume: think ‘brand'. Build your brand; show your value. What would an employer be getting when they get you? And emphasise this in your presentation.

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Author's Biography

Analaura Luna is an author, wealth adviser and founder of Your Family Your Money. Your Family Your Money’s goal is to simplify traditionally complex financial strategies, demystify financial jargon and debunk common financial myths, becoming every family’s first stop for financial advice, information and inspiration.