There are few easy steps on How to apply for job that you desire, provided you have the skillset required to perform the job.
important perspective – Be happy with your current job, it is paying for you and for your family, don’t treat is as a burden, if this is your mindset your next job will again be a burden, and this cycle will never end. You should be looking for new job when you have proved yourself completely in the existing circumstances and have a feeling that you have become bigger for your existing role and for better opportunity you want to move out. You want to give more, take more critical responsibilities, contribute more and bring in value with the expertise you have learnt.
There are few best practices on how to apply for job-
- Without being said, have a solid resume which covers all your skillset, achievements clearly.
- No need to have multiple resumes, you are making up in that case, which not the truth.
- Your one resume should attract the right job that you’re looking for.
- Have a strong profile on the main job sites (Naukri and LinkedIn), a recruiter first looks at the profile then the resume if they like the profile. see profile snip, add all the information here, clearly. LinkedIn profile Snip for ref.
- Theres is an option of “open to recruiters only in LinkedIn” that you need to opt for vs “open to work”
- Spend 30 minutes every morning searching for jobs that match your skillset and apply for the latest one posted within 24-48 hrs, always be the early applicant.
- Prepare a cover letter, lot of companies want the cover letter, don’t be lazy to not apply if company asking for a cover letter.
- Don’t apply randomly for all the jobs, pick and choose the right company right job role.
- Don’t post an open message on LinkedIn to increase your reach, its of no use (hardly people care). Instead contact personally to you network (individual person) who can help.
- Be prepared even if the interview is scheduled in a very short notice, always be prepared.
- Don’t post silly personal, political posts on LinkedIn, the recruiters are seeing this. Your personal and political views don’t count at all.
- Lastly, stay calm, apply and wait, the right opportunity will contact you if you have strong profile and a solid resume.
