Not exact matches
At the beginning of the
holiday season, brainstorm a list of activities that will set you up for a successful
job search — this will help you stick to a schedule and
make the upcoming
job hunt less confusing and frustrating.
Take some time during your
holiday job search to send a friendly email or
make a quick phone call.
By
making this a part of your
job search routine, you'll be able to enjoy the
holidays without dedicating too much time in one day to applying for
jobs, and you'll be sending out enough resumes to position yourself to get a wonderful
holiday gift: a new
job.
In fact, the
holidays are a great time to
make networking headway in your
job search and land your next gig.
Many
job seekers
make the mistake of stopping a
job search over the
holidays, assuming everyone else is doing the same.
here are a few tips that can get you moving to
make a success of your
holiday job search.
I think most people back off of their
job search during the
holidays and then
make a New Year's resolution to pick it up again in January.
She adds that because so many people believe it's better to postpone
job searching until January, there's less competition during the
holidays.So if you're wondering how to get a jump on the competition as well as your resume noticed during the
holidays, consider these tips.Work
Holiday EventsWhether you're attending an employer - sponsored party or
holiday networking event,
make the most of social gatherings by planning in advance.
Check out my recent post with
job search tips for the
holiday season and my comments here on how to
make the best use of the
holidays in your
job search.
Here are a few tips for
making the most of your
job search efforts during the
holidays.
As a result it is often said that you can't
make much progress in a
job search during the
holiday season.
It is easy to dream up excuses around
holiday time and tell yourself you will start your new
job search after January 1 st, but the
holidays are actually an excellent time to
make preparations for the New Year so you can hit the ground running.
A few years ago, online
job search guru and publisher of
Job-Hunt.org Susan P. Yes, the
holidays are one of the BEST times to land a
job, or
make strides toward landing first thing in the New Year.
According to online
job search expert Susan P. Joyce, in a recent post at her Work Coach Café blog: • Only 1 % more
jobs were open in January and February of 2013 (vs. In fact, the
holidays are a great time to
make networking headway in your
job search and land your next gig.
Joyce, in a recent post at her Work Coach Café blog: • Only 1 % more
jobs were open in January and February of 2013 (vs. In fact, the
holidays are a great time to
make networking headway in your
job search and land your next gig.»
Take some time during the
holiday season to revamp your
job search strategy and
make sure you aren't committing any of these stalling mistakes.