How to get the best job in 2017 year

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Many people like to start a “new life” or change jobs in the new year, according to the 41 study,% of Americans would like and will try to change jobs during the 2017 year.

Edition Time collected 10 tips that will increase your chances of finding a good job in the new year.

1. Update and promote your LinkedIn profile

Employers often check this social network, so your page there should contain the latest information. Some employment experts advise using text on page keywordswhich employers are looking for most often.

In addition, LinkedIn now offers job seekers a function that will hide their status as an active job search in this social network from their current employer.

2. Ask friends to introduce you to their recruiter.

Use the holiday season to expand your professional social circle, since most applicants do not actively search for holidays, this will give you a slight advantage. If your friends introduce you to their recruiters, just casually mention that you are in search of a new job of a certain specialty.

3. Improve your profile

Join professional organizations for your job profile, make blog posts for these organizations, read volunteer lectures on the topic in which you specialize. This will add fame to you and increase your chances of getting a job.

In addition, your lectures and articles you can demonstrate to your employer as a portfolio.

4. Create your site

This is especially true for those who create a product that can be demonstrated: advertising posters, articles, etc. The site will become a kind of place where you will store your work, and can also be used as a portfolio for your employer.

5. Streamline your resume

Your CV must convey to your employer information about your most relevant work experience regarding the position you are applying for. If you have been working in the field of real estate for 10 for years, then you should not indicate in your resume that you were an intern or worked in another field.

Experts say that the positions from which you started can say little about your knowledge and skills at the moment, so they are not interesting to employers.

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6. Remove from the resume data unrelated to the profession

“Critical thinking”, “enthusiasm”, “positive attitude” and other characteristics of yours in the same spirit should be removed from the resume, since they are not related to your professional qualities and the requirements of the vacancy. All this should be told to the employer, but it is better to use a cover letter for this.

7. Pay attention to your technical skills.

Even if you do not work in technology, in 2017, you will most likely need some technical knowledge and skills. Therefore, update your resume, indicating in it the programs and tools that you know how to use. If the job you are interested in requires the ability to use a program with which you are not familiar, you can master it on online courses, for example, on Udemy or Coursera.

8. Use mobile apps for job search

Your smartphone will help you save time and nerves when looking for a new job, if you use several useful applications.

For example, Switch will help you contact the human resources managers in your field, Inigo will help you create and send your business cards to companies you are interested in, and Google Alerts will help you keep up to date with updates to the vacancies that interest you. But you need to be careful with the latest tool: it will search for vacancies for the keywords you specify, so don’t enter “work in education”, and replace it with “teacher,” “tutor,” etc.

9. Evaluate an employer not only by salary

In search of a new job, concentrate not only on the money that it can bring to you. Pay attention to the company's reputation, the number of employees in it, opportunities for growth and development.

10. Develop your ability to negotiate

Learn to properly evaluate yourself and present to the employer. First, study the requirements for a job application and demonstrate during the interview that you have all the necessary skills. Secondly, when answering the question about the desired salary, do not say “I would like” or “I expect”, but study the statistics and inform the manager that “according to the latest research, a person in this position with my skill level can count on salary from such to such amount. ”

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