Job hunting can be a very demanding, time-consuming activity that can be the result of frustration and negative feelings when the desired results are not achieved. This is happening more and more often, because of a world of work increasingly competitive and which requires candidates not only specific technical skills, but an increasingly higher number of soft skills to respond promptly to stimuli coming from outside, to seize any opportunities for organizations and to resolve problems and unexpected events in an innovative way.
In this context, The Internet offers itself as a valid ally and allows users looking for a job and organizations that want to introduce new resources to meet, without any geographical limit and without difficulty.
Searching for a job via the Internet is the path followed above all by the younger sections of the population, who must enter the world of work without yet being able to boast of experience and references. There is no shortage of difficulties, but by following the right advice you can have a better chance of finding the right job for you and starting a successful career.
Quality friends, how to exploit social networks
It is necessary to monitor all social networks and be ready to take advantage of the favorable opportunity: Having the right circle of friends on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn can help you find a job. But you have to be careful: it is not necessary to accumulate friends and followers as much as you can, because the equation “more friends = more possibilities” is not true at all.
It is much more useful, however, to have a circle of friends and acquaintances made up of professionals and insiders of the profession you would like to carry out, so as to be able to find quality support in times of need. Furthermore, as some research shows, only 5% of people find work through a CV, while as many as 70% find it through their knowledge (not recommendation). You need to manage your image as if you were a company: therefore online promotion and making yourself visible.
Through social media you can demonstrate your knowledge and skills, have conversations with other professionals, encouraging the start of profitable collaborations for all parties. To achieve these results, you need to communicate in a targeted manner, for example by making posts about your work, and avoid sharing inappropriate messages.
If you want to continue using social media for purely personal purposes, you can consider creating some public profileswith which to interact with professionals and colleagues, and of private profilesviewable exclusively by your friends and loved ones.
Study, study, study: learn about the company you want to work for
It happens, when you are a child, to have secret dreams. Some may also concern work: you may dream of doing this or that job (engineer, doctor, astronaut) or of working for this or that company (Ferrari, Ferrero, Google, Facebook). In case your dream grows along with our age and you want to find a job within the company of your dreams, study is fundamental. The history, the key figures in management, its mission: all the information can be useful to understand how to become part of their working group and become an added value for the company. Thus, in the event that you are called to attend an interview, it will not be like being in front of an examination commission: you will know exactly what the company’s strong points are and which levers need to be touched so that everything goes well. And thus find your dream job.
Know the specialized sites
On the web there are dozens of job search and job finder portals that host dozens of adverts of all types. However, you need to be careful: not all sites are the same or interchangeable. For a photographer it is useful to be present on Instagram and Flickr, while for designers it is important to register on Dribbble or Behance to show their portfolio. In short, it is necessary to be present on the right sites, which allow you to show your qualities and thus become attractive to companies.
Use the platforms to search for job advertisements
In addition to specialized platforms, there are sites on which they are published daily thousands of job advertisements and which encourage meetings between companies and possible candidates. Some are ad collectors, others are real social networks where professionals and companies can promote themselves, find new contacts and establish profitable relationships
If you are looking for a job advert you can use it Indeed, Adecco, Monster, Infojobs or Jooble. Each advertisement is usually accompanied by a job description and a list of technical and transversal skills required of the candidate in order to be taken into consideration.
Interesting opportunities can also be found on LinkedIna social network with an area dedicated to job advertisements that allows you to carry out searches and set notifications for each new advertisement that is published and which has the characteristics deemed important for the user.
Regardless of which site you use, it’s good keep your CV up to date and tidy and prepare cover letters that can make recruiters understand your value.
For further information: Online Work: online platforms, tools and strategies to find professional opportunities