New Year, New Job: 4 Tips To Keep In Mind As You Look For A Job

New Year, New Job: 4 Tips To Keep In Mind As You Look For A Job

By Audrey Korir

Have you made a New Year resolution for your career?

How about finding a new job or making a career switch into a new job industry?

A new year means a fresh start and as you look to the months ahead, you can’t help but hope for a new beginning in your career.

Let’s look at how you can make 2020 your year of success and get that job you’ve always wanted.

1. Set clear goals

Before diving into the job search process, you need to take some time and reflect on both your personal and professional goals.  How are you looking to develop your career this New Year? What are your must-haves in your next position?  Is there a specific salary you are looking for? What sort of culture are you looking for in your next company? If you are starting a new career, do you need to develop new skills?

Asking yourself some of these valid questions gives you a sense of direction and purpose -making it very easy to establish what you want.

2. Revamp your CV

You have probably heard this a thousand times, getting the job starts with your CV! It is the very first piece of information that employers will use to get to know you, so you need to leave a good impression.

Take a look at your CV and see if it’s easy to read through.  Does it look organized? How does the layout look like? Is the information easy to navigate on the page?

If you’d like your CV to stand out, even more, consider getting the help of a professional.  Corporate Staffing’s CV Writing Services offer a quick CV edit, CV review to a one on one session on career advisory to tackle your CV, career growth and more.

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3. Subscribe to job boards to stay updated

You don’t need to scour the classified pages in the newspaper, looking for available jobs.  In this digital age, you have got all the resources at your fingertips to stay up to date with job openings.

Job boards like Career Point Kenya, Corporate Staffing Services, and Brighter Monday make it easy to browse listings of thousands and thousands of open positions.

What’s more, you can sign up for free job alerts from these sites so a curated list of openings gets sent to your inbox every day. Once you’ve figured out what you’re looking for, sign up for job alerts so you can stay on top of any promising positions that come up.

4. Network extensively

Don’t limit yourself to searching for jobs online. Reach out to your network of contacts and ask the people you know if there are openings at their companies. Doing so might unearth opportunities you wouldn’t easily have found.

If you’re new to an industry, building your network from scratch can be daunting. But by reaching out to friends and family, relying on your alumni network, and using LinkedIn, you could find like-minded professionals who want to talk and share their experiences.

Ultimately,

By focusing on your goals and going after them with persistence and purpose, you can make 2020 the year you land your dream job.

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