Organization of job search includes. Active job search. Work environment and employees

To make a choice, you must take into account the qualities that you possess today and understand what type of personnel you are. Correct Definition of its type will allow you to get a serious competitive advantage in the labor market, because with such an attitude you have every chance of becoming the best in your field.

Practical Tips

The first and most important step to a successful career is right choice your path, the professional area where you will realize your potential.

If you are attracted to some other role - for example, you want to work in the area where "corporate workers" are most successful, then first of all evaluate what you will need to do to acquire not only external attributes, but also the internal essence of a corporate worker. ". If you are already in a situation of a certain choice and have begun your professional path, then you also need to understand what type of people in your chosen profession are most successful. Then you need to evaluate yourself, understand what type of employee you belong to, and based on this develop and build your career.

In business, only rare people, depending on the situation and goals, are able to move from one type to another. They are the most successful employees of the company and most often become leaders.

The effectiveness of your job search depends on your activity. It is important which way you lead your search.

Ways to find work:

1. Appeal to friends and relatives.

2. Continuous phone calls to firms.

3. Reading special editions.

4. Contact recruitment agencies and employment services.

(Employment agencies should be distinguished from recruitment agencies (recruiting agencies).

Employment agencies arrange jobs. recruiting agencies looking for workers by order of firms - employers.

5. "Mr. case."

Organizations, institutions, companies, firms increasingly prefer open competitive selection other ways of finding an employee, including hiring on the recommendation of friends or relatives. Many conduct lengthy interviews and psychological testing with applicants.

The most effective way to find a job can be considered the use of the opportunities of your parents, their acquaintances, as well as the parents and acquaintances of your friends and classmates. Try to inform everyone who can really help you about your plans and intentions.

Give up the idea of keeping your plans secret from your parents. Consultations during employment with older family members are essential. Firstly, when applying for a job in some organizations, written permission from the parents is required, and secondly, at the first stage, you may need certain financial investments. For example, payment for the services of a recruitment agency to assist in finding a job.

Looking for a job in our time is not an easy task even for highly qualified specialists.

Dealing with the problems of your own employment, you will understand how it is customary to communicate and behave in a business environment, get acquainted with the offices and principles of work of various organizations, learn to comply with the agreements reached, as well as be punctual and organized. If you have a habit of being late or not coming at all, if you think that others should delve into your problems, the employment process will quickly rid you of your illusions and force you to seriously engage in self-education.

In the business world, such tricks do not work on the first try, because no one will teach you if you don’t know how, and you won’t force anyone if you don’t want to. One, two delays, the solution of personal problems at the expense of working time - and the proposal follows to leave forever. This is what many reputable firms do in relation to their employees without discount for age, professional and life experience. So your employment, regardless of its results, will teach you how to solve your problems on your own.

3.Self-marketing.

To reach potential employers

competently and effectively conduct self-marketing (promotion).

Goal setting.

Types of goals when looking for a job.

1.Professional.

2. Financial.

3.Social.

(Methodology of Napoleon Hill based on the book "Think and Grow Rich").

The same person can receive different offers from employers - by position, by the content and conditions of work, by its payment.

How to properly evaluate yourself without underestimating or overestimating the price?

To find out the correct “price of a product”, start selling it.

"I am the Product", "I am the Seller".

The main stages of self-marketing:

Determine your job search goals

Intensively carry out work to bring information about yourself to potential employers;

Properly compose a resume;

During telephone and personal contact with a potential employer, try to present yourself favorably as a future employee;

Competently negotiate and negotiate favorable working conditions;

Going to work, do everything necessary to gain a foothold and be a good specialist.

4. Preparation of a resume.

Majority business letters is a request or request.

The CV that you send out to employers is also a kind of request.

Your personal resume is yours business card, containing information about your professional merits, qualifications and work biography.

This is an essay on the topic "I am the best candidate for your vacancy."

The purpose of the resume.

The purpose of the resume is to interest the employer and get an invitation to a personal interview.

Therefore, you need to try to make the information comprehensive. There is no single standard for writing a resume.

Employers prefer to see a short, one-page, chronological resume.

In order to present professional merits in a favorable light, involvement in work that may be of interest to the employer.

Do not forget - the role of the resume is quite large: you will not have a "second chance to make a first impression" on the employer!

Your resume should stand out in the general flow of information. If you are talking with the employer personally, then your resume will help him quickly find out what kind of specialist is in front of him.

Rules for writing a resume.

Exist various ways compiling a resume. But in any case, the rules must be observed:

Under the vacancy and each time a new one;

Brevity (this is not an autobiography and not an extract from their employment record)

Accuracy and literacy;

Achievement orientation;

Information is presented in blocks

Clearly stated purpose;

You can't lie.

Resume style.

On average, it takes no more than one minute to read a resume, so it is very important to immediately attract the attention of the employer, interest him and encourage him to schedule an interview with you.

It is a summary of the most important facts of your biography for a potential employer, mainly related to your work experience, skills and knowledge.

There is such a pattern - hired work takes about 8 hours a day, and looking for work an hour and a half a day. There are rare cases when people spend 6-8 hours a day on employment, but it is this approach that allows you to find a job in 5-10 days.

Of course, not everyone needs such speed. If you have free time, you can move slowly, calmly and look for a job for months. The matter is voluntary.

This article is about how to find Good work. Technology quick search work consists of 4 steps.

your desires

What do you dream of or just want to do? First you need to decide on this - this is the basis further action. When answering this question, follow these rules:

Distract from your present activity (especially if it does not bring you pleasure or does not meet any conditions)
Leave alone your previous experience. After all, it may be that you want to become a teacher, and you have a long work experience in construction. And what then, all my life to work as a builder??
Create a very comfortable, cozy environment for yourself. Do you like to spend time in the country? Go there, fire up the stove, sit back, feel free. Or you have a favorite cafe, go there, order a coffee and remember what you like to do.

Naturally, all the ideas that come to mind should be written down. You can also remember, but it’s better to write it down - so nothing will be forgotten or distorted for sure.

specifics

The ideas received from your consciousness and subconsciousness need to be turned into reality. That is, set goals.

If you want to help children, then this is not necessarily a job in a kindergarten. It can be the organization of holidays and the invention of educational games and medicine and the construction of playgrounds and ... There can be a thousand such options. You need to choose 1-2 of the most interesting and enjoyable of all that you see.

To do this, look at job sites, read newspapers, talk with your friends (or strangers). In this case, you need information from those people who have already done this. Then find out how at least roughly in the labor market the activity you have chosen is called.

The labor market often thinks in terms of certain clichés. Nobody is called engineers, marketers, programmers. But in every organization, these specialists are engaged in different things! Few jobs are the same.

When you have decided on the approximate name of your specialty, select companies that work in this area. By researching companies, you'll learn a lot about what you want to do and what's going on in the industry right now. If you see that there is little information on the site about the company's services, do not be lazy, call the manager in the sales department, ask him about the company's services. Communicate, learn, explore.

Choosing companies is one of the most important steps! At this stage, the formation clear goal employment. It is a clear and specific goal that helps to quickly find a job.

Training

Specialization is selected, companies that deserve you are also selected. Now we need to prepare for a future meeting and negotiations with the leaders of these companies.

Well, to business!

A compelling and attractive resume. I previously wrote about how to write a good resume. Once again in a nutshell: structured, in simple and understandable words, clearly and, preferably, on one sheet of A4.
A well-written cover letter.
Thoughtful appearance. This handyman or taxi driver can come to an interview without thinking about the first impression, and you, I hope, have a different opinion about yourself.
Responsibility. First of all, punctuality! Be on time and keep your word.
Positivity and attitude to success. Are you on the phone with a company representative? Smile! Came to the interview, look more often in the eyes, again smile and glow from the inside. positive people remember.

Active actions

You have a vision of the specialty, a list of companies where you want to work and you are ready to search for a job. We must act and be persistent.

I want to mention one point right away, the search for vacancies is a maximum of 20% of the result that you can get. That is why the article is titled active job search that the emphasis is on your initiative and not on how much open vacancies is now on the market. Moreover, there may not be any vacancies at all.

Call the company and meet with the head of the desired department or HR manager
Submit your resume there. Sending a resume to a specific person (in the letter you need to call him by name) gives you a higher chance of success
After sending your resume, be sure to call the company and find out if they have received the letter.
Gently ask when it will be convenient to call and talk in more detail
Thank the person on the other end of the line and record the next date of contact in the diary.

Do you know what this method of action gives?

You will be remembered! And this is already half the success.

Negotiation

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, The Game of Chess, 1841.

If before the interview the task was to arrange a meeting, then at the interview the task is to convince the manager that the company will need you and will be successful at work.

There are many books, articles, tips and trainings about how to negotiate. I wrote an article on how to prepare for an interview. Here I will give only 2 negotiation tips: show the boss a desire to work in this particular company and convince him that you will be successful and worth the requested salary. Persuade management, "sell" yourself, bargain.

Warning

My job search method does not answer the question "How to look for a job?". This method does not guarantee 100% success. This method gives self-confidence and allows you to find "the very job" (and maybe business partners or startups - who knows how things will turn out in the negotiations).

I assume that in 1 out of 7 companies you will find a job. But different arrangements are possible.

Glossary

Job search is an active, sincere, mental, information-search and communicative activity to select the most suitable job option. A successful job search ends with a job placement procedure.

Vacancy - free workplace.

Work - the process of professional activity.(1); a passive (unlike a career) way of moving in the professional sphere under the influence of internal and external elemental forces.

Workplace - any workplace includes several mandatory elements:

Profession - (from lat. profiteri - to announce publicly.) - necessary for society, limited (due to the division of labor) area of applying the spiritual and physical forces of a person, giving him the opportunity to exist and develop instead of the labor he has applied.

A professional is a person who, unlike a specialist, is capable of solving not only narrow (in his specialty) professional tasks, but also complex complex problems.

The versatility of a professional is ensured by:

a) broad outlook, erudition, culture;
b) the ability to learn quickly, master new specialties;
c) well-developed general abilities, business skills;
d) creative imagination and trained systems thinking;
e) initiative, flexibility, readiness for change.

The main advantage of universal professionalism is the possibility of a full life in the professional sphere, the realization of all one's interests and abilities.

Texts for analysis and reflection

"... On this day, driven by the need to do something, Clyde entered the drug store. Seeing the cashier in a small glass booth at the entrance, Clyde asked who they were in charge of selling soda water here.

The cashier liked his timid, uncertain manner and his deep, imploring eyes; she immediately guessed that the boy was looking for a job.

Yes, here is Sikor, the store manager, ? she said.

Clyde went up to him, and not yet fully understanding how to act when you want to achieve something in life, but seeing, however, that this man was absorbed in his occupation, he stopped, shifting from foot to foot and stood until finally the manager did not feel that someone was behind, and did not turn around.

What's the matter?" He asked Clyde.

Tell me, please, do you need an assistant to sell soda water?

Clyde's look spoke more clearly than any words: "If you have a place, I would so like you to take me! I really need a job!"

No no no, ? he replied.

This strong blonde was by nature somewhat irritable and grumpy. He was about to turn away from the petitioner, but seeing in the face of Clyde how deeply disappointed and upset he asked again:

Have you ever worked in such a place?

Not in such a fine store, sir, ? replied Clyde, amazed at the splendor that surrounded him. ? I work at Mr. Clinkle's now, but it's not like yours, and I'd like to find something better.

Mmm, ? muttered the interlocutor, slightly flattered by this innocent tribute to the superiority of his shop. ? Which is quite reasonable. But right now I can't offer you anything. We don't change employees often. But if you want to become a messenger, I will tell you where you can get a job. Here in the hotel they just want to take the boy. The head of the messengers told me he needed another one. I think it's no worse than helping the water seller.

Then, seeing how Clyde's face lit up, he added:

But don't say that I sent you, because I don't know you. Just look for Mr. Squires there, under the stairs, and talk to him.

At the mere thought that he might get a job in such an impressive establishment as the Green Davidson Hotel, Clyde opened his eyes wide and trembled with excitement; then he thanked the adviser for his kindness and left the store down the aisle that led to the hotel lobby.

He approached the young man behind the desk and asked:

You can't tell me where I can find Mr Squires.

And here he comes, answered the young man. ? This guy wants to talk to you, ? he explained.

Do you have business with me? ? asked Squires, turning to Clyde and surveying him with keen, searching eyes.

Clyde didn't like the man very much, but decided to make the best impression on him.

The gentleman from the drug store told me... ? started Clyde, ? that is, he advised me to apply to you ... maybe, for my happiness, you need a messenger. I work as an assistant in a drug store, but I want to leave there, and that gentleman said that you have a free place.

Clyde was embarrassed and bewildered by Mr. Squires' cold, searching gaze that he could hardly catch his breath. For the first time in his life, he thought that if you want to succeed, you need to win over people, do or say something that would please them. So, gathering his courage, Clyde smiled ingratiatingly at Squires, and added:

If you will only let me try, I will try my best.

The man in front of Clyde merely looked at him coldly; but since he himself was cunning and knew how to achieve his goal in various roundabout ways, he liked anyone who possessed dexterity, resourcefulness, and the ability to talk with people. And instead of refusing, he remarked:

But you don't have any experience in this matter, do you?

No sir, but I will learn quickly, I will try very hard!

Well, okay, I think, ? said the head of the messengers. ? Now I have no time. Come Monday evening, I'll explain your job duties."

(Theodore Dreiser American tragedy. - M., 1986)

Questions to the text:

1. Analyze the positive aspects and disadvantages of Clyde's job search organization.

2. What qualities of character helped Clyde get the advice of a store manager?

3. Why did Mr. Squires take Clyde to work?

5 Ways to Improve Job Search Efficiency

Clarify and formalize your professional intentions for the next life stage(set goals).
Define the criterion suitable job, make up a "portrait perfect job".
Start collecting, analyzing, evaluating information about vacancies, possible jobs.
Prepare and send out letters offering your candidacy to the heads of firms that have announced vacancies.
Prepare and conduct telephone conversations with potential employers. The main task is to arrange a meeting.

If you feel that appearance is too insignificant a factor to base your admission decision on vacancy put yourself in the place of the interviewer. Do not forget: the person who interviews you has never met you before and knows about your existence only from the information provided in your resume, and even heard your voice if you had to talk on the phone. Consequently, your appearance turns into the first visual factor influencing the impression of you.

Who am i?

So, it's time to make a wish list of "what do I expect from new work". Look at the list below and answer as follows.

very important for you, specify OV.

If this requirement is important for you, specify IN.

If this requirement is not important for you, specify HB.

If suddenly something seems completely unacceptable to you, indicate NP.

Cash reward and other benefits

A salary that would allow you to significantly improve your current financial situation.
Generous bonus package and many other benefits (free meals, company-sponsored vacation trips, etc.).
The prospect of making a lot of money in the future.
The prospect of making a lot of money in the near future .

The company in which you will work

Opportunity to work in a large prestigious company or organization.
The opportunity to work in a small entrepreneurial company, in an atmosphere of creativity and innovation.
Opportunity to work in a company engaged in a production or service area that interests you personally.
Opportunity to work in an organization engaged in a field or service that "makes the world a better place".

Work environment and employees

Opportunity to get satisfaction from work, arrange your career

The opportunity to spend a lot of time doing work that you know how to do well and from which you enjoy.
Opportunity to do work that you have never done before.
Ability to work independently without supervision.
Opportunity to show your creativity.
Ability to work with modern equipment.
An opportunity to improve your skills or gain experience that will help you in your future career.
Opportunity to quickly make a career.

Lifestyle

A flexible work schedule that would allow you more freedom to plan other aspects of your life.
A convenient location for your new job that doesn't require a lot of time and money to travel to work.

Pay attention to the points that you mark with symbols OV(very important). Obviously, these points should be considered first and foremost when you start setting your job search goals. If it turns out, for example, that the symbols OV the largest number of items are marked in the section on the possibility of obtaining job satisfaction and arranging one's career, then it is these aspects that should be given maximum attention when setting job search goals. Don't Forget the Symbols NP. This will help you avoid work that will make you an unhappy person.

Finally, do not forget that the procedure we have considered is not science at all or some kind of formula. Its only purpose is to try to understand yourself more deeply. Feel free to modify this procedure or add other items to the list as you see fit. This will be an approximate portrait of a suitable work.

The task: Rank in order of importance your information sources for finding a job:

The task: Build your network of contacts (Who, how and how can help you choose and enter a university, find a job)

Admission network to university

How and when

Test questions:

The organization of the job search should begin:

a) drawing up a portrait of the desired work;

b) writing a letter to a potential employer about yourself;

c) analysis of vacancies in the labor market.

At the first meeting with the employer, the most significant factor in a positive decision on employment will be:

a) the appearance of the applicant that meets the requirements of this workplace;

b) the applicant's awareness of the affairs of the firm or enterprise that announced the vacancy;

c) the professional competence of the applicant and the willingness to improve their skills.

The cornerstone in making a job decision should be:

a) life goals and values of a person;

b) the prestige of the chosen profession and high wages;

c) the demand for the specialty in the labor market and guarantees of employment.

"Employment and unemployment" - Forms of wages. Unemployment. Reasons for unemployment. Wage. forms of unemployment. The sphere of demand formation. Labor market. Human capital. The consequences of unemployment. Factors. People activities. Types of unemployment. Living wage. Negative underutilization of economic potential.

"Types of unemployment" - Statistics. Unemployment among foreigners. Long time. Voluntary unemployment. The presence of hidden quantitative unemployment. Hidden forms of unemployment. National concepts accounting for unemployment. Present tense. Low chances. Frictional unemployment. The specifics of Russian unemployment. Socio-economic phenomenon.

"Forms and consequences of unemployment" - The role of the state in providing employment. Types of unemployment. Looking for a job. Types and forms of unemployment. Population of the country. The consequences of unemployment. position in the economy. Familiarization of students with the phenomenon of unemployment. Satellite market economy. Unemployment. Forced character. Good. Reasons for unemployment. command economy.

"Essence and types of unemployment" - Scheme of the labor market. Macroeconomics. Acceleration of inflation. Actual and natural unemployment rate. Total population work force. Busy. Frictional unemployment rate. Natural growth factors. Reverse formula. Unemployed. Okun's law. Work force. The structure of the population. Potential GDP.

"Labor Market and Unemployment" - Place in the labor market. Inflation. Unemployment. The natural rate of unemployment. Creative team report on in-demand and unclaimed professions. Blitz poll. Work. Employment of young people. Unemployment rate. The man has lost his job. What is a resume. Judgments about the unemployed. Professional education.

"Inflation and Unemployment" - Phillips Curve. "Rule of magnitude 70". Who can be declared unemployed Russian legislation? State regulation prices. Causes of inflation. Inflation. Topic 3. Violations of macroeconomic balance: inflation and unemployment. social consequences. Types of open inflation. Types of inflation.

In total there are 14 presentations in the topic

In the program "YOUR WORK" Chief Editor TV channel "STEP OF RUSSIA" Gleb Mordovchenko and the head of the recruitment agency for job seekers "IM Consulting" Alexandra Grak discussed what mistakes job seekers make when looking for a job. Read about the difficulties of writing a resume and passing an interview, as well as various strategies and channels for finding a job, in this issue.

- Tell me, what are the key, most important and most terrible fatal mistakes people make when trying to get a job?

First of all, I would simply divide the errors into several stages - as they occur. The first is the lack of a clear understanding of their positioning in the labor market. When we go looking for a job, but we do not understand our value to the market. This is exactly the story when "I'm looking for a job, just to find some kind of job." Unfortunately, that doesn't work right now. It will take much longer than if we know exactly what we want.

The second is, accordingly, the lack of a search strategy. It looks something like this: we do everything and everywhere, but these actions do not lead us to any result. And the third - when we are already mistaken in some trifles: we do not prepare for an interview, we do not disclose information in a resume. This is already the implementation stage.

- Can you give a few examples from life, how it happens in reality?

In reality: for example, when a candidate says that he wants to find a job, but he does not know who he wants to work with, what this job might look like and what, in principle, he is ready to do to find a job. But at the same time, he sends out an insane amount of responses to all vacancies: from the chief accountant to the ballerina. Naturally, it is not taken anywhere.

- Good. It turns out that you need to do in advance and think about finding a job before you write an application to CEO about dismissal. Is it so?

This is true. And one of the most probably correct and competent strategies is to think about finding a job before you quit. And in general, it’s not very good to burn bridges like this, to part with the company, maybe not on the most positive note.

Of course, most job seekers enter the labor market while still employed. And this allows them to comfortably part with their current employer: to warn in advance, to hand over cases, to receive, perhaps, some recommendation from the employer, to keep a good relationship and later enter the market - either in search, or to a new employer. Here is what works well. If we just abruptly quit our job and then started looking for a new one, then this strategy is usually a failure.

- Let's then talk about what, in principle, should be in general view job search strategy.

A job search strategy as a whole begins with the fact that we must think about who we want to work, where we want to work and how we want to do it. After that, understanding who our employer is, we select the channels that we will use: job search sites, recruitment agencies, social media. That is, how are we going to look for such a job. And depending on which channels we use, we already need to prepare the tools. For example, the same summary.

- Good. And what key mistakes do applicants have at the stage of preparing a resume?

At the stage of preparing a resume, there are actually quite a few mistakes. First of all, this is the desire to put as much information there as possible. Then we get a huge resume that HR does not read. They just don't read. This summary is over two pages.
Accordingly, the second option is a very short summary. The opposite story. This is when a couple of lines are given from the series “I worked as a chief accountant from and to - I completely led everything, was responsible for everything.” No specifics. This also doesn't work now. Lack of just contact information can be a fatal mistake. That is, they will not be able to contact you, no matter how cool your resume is.

Well, a resume is such a complicated thing that ... It turns out that not everyone understands what it should be. And even fewer people understand how to do it right. What are the ways, tools, possibilities for compiling a resume: maybe there are templates, maybe there are specialists who know how to do it better? Please advise what is the best way.

Of course, there is a lot of information on the Internet regarding resumes. In part, this is good, because there really is a lot of it. But in order to collect it, “digest” it and get something really working out of it, it will take a lot of time.
You can use a template: for example, go to the same hh.ru and fill out a resume in the format that the site offers. You can turn to specialists: for example, career consultants. We at the agency help with resume writing. And here it is just important to take into account the peculiarities of each particular applicant. If we are just talking about some template standard that you found on the Internet - it is general, it will not give you a structure that suits you better, it will not offer you a volume that will most fully reveal your experience in a resume. If we are talking about such point work, then, of course, you always need to take into account the individual characteristics of the experience.

- Good. The resume is ready, HR read it, looked at it and even approved it. You have been called for an interview. Do you need to prepare for it?

You have to prepare for it. And yes, of course, a resume is the road to an interview. An important stage, but the interview - this is where the fun begins, because here we come face to face with the employer. And we need to prepare, because, again, there are cases when an applicant comes for an interview and does not have information about the company, does not fully understand the vacancy. Such an interview is a failure. Therefore, preparation is half the success.

- What should be the preparation? I am Vasya, I am going for an interview at Romashka LLC. What is important for me to know exactly, to prepare, so that I can at least pass this interview well?

First of all, you need to understand what kind of company, what is accepted there, what are the standards. And everything that concerns your work: if you are in sales, then what is sold, what place they occupy in the market, what is the specificity of the product. That is, you need to go, of course, ready precisely in terms of professional content in the first place and knowledge about the company.

Next, we are already preparing from the point of view of culture, that is, we can predict a little how the interview will go if we know what it is corporate culture companies. Most often, this information can be found on the website or in social networks (now this is very relevant, many companies are doing it) and see the style of communication, how things are going. And a little, maybe, somehow adjust your manner of presentation at the interview.

- That is, if you go for an interview at the Black Star company to Timati, do not go in a tie and suit - it is customary there. Well, the interview is underway, and there is such an important stage (as far as I know, very key in the West) - these are recommendations. Here in Russia is it important, is it accepted, does the applicant need to prepare them?

Recommendations are definitely important. And the employer starts checking the recommendations, as a rule, after the initial interview, that is, either after the second interview, between some stages, maybe.

What is important here: our task as a job seeker is to prepare, to warn those who will give us recommendations that we are looking for work. If it was a long time ago when we worked with these people, then recall: when we worked, who we worked with, how successful they were. That is, to suggest, maybe a little, what would be right to convey to those who will call. If it is possible to take some written recommendations upon dismissal, this should definitely be done. And this can simply be collected as a kind of piggy bank to show at the interview.

Is there anything else worth taking with you? Portfolio, maybe some diplomas, something that confirms the qualifications. Or is it a line in the resume and nothing more?

Of course, it depends on the field of activity. If you can show something (in design it can be a portfolio), then this is a must. For other specialties, this is not so relevant. diplomas, work book, all certificates can be left at home, they will take your word for it.

- Some employers (including me) like to ask the applicant at the interview to briefly tell about himself. How much do you need to prepare such a mini-thing about who you are, what you can do and how important you are for the employer? How critical is it, how necessary is it?

Good question. And you very rightly noted: indeed, employers expect to hear such short presentation or a story about yourself. Most often, at an interview, this is the very beginning of the meeting, when HR or a representative of the employer asks you to tell a little about yourself in order to get to know each other.

Here is the most main mistake(we are talking about them today) - this is again some kind of redundant presentation. And it happens that the candidate begins to either retell the resume, or talk in great detail about his experience - he tells in turn about all the places of work, what he did there, and this stretches for 20-30 minutes. Attention is already lost literally in the second minute. That is, it seems that he answered all possible questions, but there was no dialogue, no conversation. And this, of course, is also not a winning strategy, so preparing a presentation literally for one and a half to two minutes includes the most basic aspects - about your qualifications, maybe about education, why you are looking for a job, what attracted you to this particular vacancy . This is what has the employer for such positive communication already at the interview.

Okay. Well, the interview was plus or minus successful, and the applicant and employer move on to the most interesting part - to the bidding, to the negotiations about the cost. Here the question is: how can an applicant correctly evaluate himself in the labor market - not to sell cheap and not become on the same level with labor migrants, but also not to set himself a salary that no one will ever give him or hire him? How to evaluate yourself correctly?

A good question, because it is rather difficult to evaluate yourself correctly in the current labor market, simply because there is a very large spread in terms of wages, and the spread is many times. It really is. First of all, what we recommend: look at the job market as a whole. Not only the vacancy where you are going for an interview, but in general - what is expected in this position, how much employers offer such specialists. This is the first step.

Next, we go to the market of applicants (the same hh.ru will help us), we can see what our competitors want. Because one thing is our expectations, and another thing is that we must fit into the market not only from the side of applicants' proposals. It is important for us to understand both sides of what is happening there. So we can see what competitors want.
Well, and such a very small life hack: if we go for an interview for a specific vacancy and understand that the specialist for whom we are being interviewed has quit recently, then we can try to find his resume in the public domain, see how much money he wants .

- Good. A very important question, we touched on it in one of our programs about leaders: how important is networking? That is, significance in the media space, behavior in social networks, the ability to make some connections - how much is it necessary for an ordinary, ordinary job seeker, and what mistakes do they make in this part?

Let's start with the mistakes. Just the main mistake is that, as a rule, networking is not used. And this is really a great way to tell the world about yourself, your friends, that you are looking for a job and what exactly you are doing now, what you are doing, what you can be useful.

And, again, this is one of those stereotypes that networking works only at the level of top management and only for executives. Not this way. If you are looking for a job, absolutely any - office, linear, you studied with someone, went to some courses with someone, attended some events, your former colleagues, work colleagues. You can also tell them about it, and it is quite possible that they know someone, have heard or seen something. Therefore, networking also works great in this case.

- The following question: does an ordinary, ordinary applicant need a personal brand in this case?

A brand, probably, in such an understanding of a global brand is not needed by an ordinary applicant. But take care, for example, of your reputation in social networks - please. Because many HR social networks are watching. Therefore, it is desirable that they be sharpened for job search. Of course, you should not post only professional information there, but you need to remove something compromising.

- Well, God bless them, with the accounts of the applicants themselves. And can social networks help in finding a job, in finding vacancies? Does it work or is it all unimportant, and you need to go where the vacancies will be posted?

Well, vacancies can just be posted on social networks. In general, many companies use a socially oriented policy, go where the people are, where the applicants are, thus reducing personnel costs, including for themselves. That is, it is also beneficial for the employer - to go to social networks to people. And there are a lot of profile groups, we can use the same Facebook, where you can get acquainted with vacancies, you can post your resume. Therefore, this channel also works.

So it would be a mistake to forget about him.

It will be a mistake. Another thing is that it is not suitable for everyone. For example, looking for a job as a builder or accountant on Facebook will not be so successful. If we work in the IT market, PR, marketing - everything that is somehow connected with the Internet, this is the first place.

- Well, we talked about the mistakes that applicants make. Let's say a few tips, a few life hacks that can make life easier when looking for a job.

First of all, in short, we formulate our value; write a short resume up to one and a half to two pages; we tell all our friends and acquaintances that we are looking for; we post resumes on hh.ru as a job search site; preparing for an interview; we know our employer and go for an interview with positive attitude sure that we will be taken.

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