With the advancement of technology, the pain area of Jobseekers has become more complex. With multiple options to look and apply for a suitable job, the process became more complicated.
A good number of recruiters are relying nowadays on Professional sites to find suitable candidates for the job opening.
The need for digital marketing and visibility in the huge ocean of information is making corporates use all mediums of Social Media to promote and advertise.
Let us see what are the major pain areas of Jobseekers in today’s highly technical world :
- Too many options- Selection of the most appropriate and genuine website to look for suitable jobs and apply. Applying with proper understanding and research before applying, and follow up with recruiters will help you to get interview calls.
- Resume making- Nowadays shortlisting of resumes is done using ATS(Application Tracking System), which needs your resume should be containing correct keywords to be noticed by the recruiter and get shortlisted. Here is the link for the most suitable keywords for the resume.
- Limited Qualification/Skillset- Sometimes candidates are self-eliminating themselves after reading the Job description. An ideal Job description must contain levels of required skills-
- Primary main skillset
- Secondary skillset
- Additional skills that may create value addition to the profile
Candidates should also apply if they cover almost all the skills and if few skills are missing, one can try to learn and upgrade. Keep learning and grow your skill sets.
- Poor Networking- Whenever you are planning to switch a job or if you are a fresher in the job market, always get connected with your school or college friends, ex-colleagues for the open positions in their organizations.
It is advisable to get connected with recruitment consultants in-person to build a good rapport and getting correct information regarding the job opening.
- Handling Job Portals- With a huge number of job portals and job boards, try to understand all the relevant functionalities and services provided to the Jobseekers before applying for the Jobs.
- Low Self Esteem- You should not think less of yourself. Preparation is the key.
- Prepare well for the interview
- Mock test will help
- Practice most probable questions to articulate the best possible answers.
- Try to understand the job description completely.
- Research about the target company properly
- Prepare a good quality of questions for the employers
- Dress professionally and smile confidently
- Be yourself and answer the interview questions smartly.
- Handling rejection- Understand the rejection is also a part of the process.
- Do not dis-appointed by rejection and try to find out the reason for it.
- Prepare for the next interview with more confidence
- Make strategies to win and implement it
- Take coaching, if required to succeed.
- Do not get frustrated and try to keep yourself motivated.
- Managing Recruiters- After giving interviews sometimes recruiters do not give the proper response to the job seekers. They do not reply to candidates in case you are not selected. Try to take negative result an opportunity to learn more. Continues follow-up may help to get correct and appropriate response from the recruiter.
Always remember the more intense the struggle would be, the more rewarding success will come.
Keep yourself motivated during the job search and keep in mind that it is a time-consuming process.
Read good books and keep learning, to bounce back with more intensity is very important.
