Stop searching for the holy grail and get your job search pipeline flowing

1) Your “dream job” probably doesn’t exist - get used to it

Every job has good parts and dreadful parts. What you think of as your “dream job” could turn out to be the opposite poor manager, unsupportive colleagues, and a crap company culture.

Accepting this takes pressure off of your search, avoiding anxiety and disappointment, you will find it easier to evaluate both positives and negatives when you apply to, and you will apply to more. This is key as you need to get in the habit of applying and honing those skills.

The job hunting process is a pipeline, you need to keep the flow going for interviews and offers to come out of the other end.

2) Don’t believe the advert or job description.

Job seekers read an advert think they're a perfect fit. Remember, no job description or advert is 100% accurate.

You will learn more at interview.

In short don't be put off applying due to a poorly written job adverts and don't be taken in my a perfectly presented role.

Treat the job description as a guide, during your interview, you will find out more and remember those questions

• What is expected from this role in the first six months?
• Where does the role fit into company now and in the future?
• How much of the role is routine versus strategic (planning and looking ahead)?

This is great article to perfect your interview questions

3) It's not just what's “available” on job sites.

A lot of job portals, including LinkedIn, provide a great service by aggregating opportunities from hundreds of companies. But, sometimes, the information is just wrong or out of date.

Many large companies have a policy that every open job must be posted for the purpose of transparency, when they are going to an internal candidate that has already been promised the job and external candidates won't considered.

You can usually verify a job posting by checking the company’s website to see if it’s also listed there.

Remember though it's not our position to question every single role opening. Apply and keep the pipeline full

4) Tailor and target that resume for every application.

If we believe that a recruiter spends seven seconds or less on your application before they trash it or pursue it then we must target and align every application.

Make sure your is tailored for the role and company you’re applying for.

If you currently have just one resume, this is why you should seriously consider creating more that are tailored to individual opportunities.

5) The ESSENTIAL cover letter.

Your resume has one job, and one job only, and that is to get you an interview.

Similarly, your cover letter has one job, and one job only, and that is to get the reader or computer interested enough to look at your resume.

So, if a well written cover letter will convince a potential employer or recruiter to find out more about you, it stands to reason that a poorly written cover letter could have the opposite effect – even if you are the perfect candidate.

Here is my simple 6 step guide that will walk you through the whole process from start to finish.

This article is created by Mark Daniel an international resume writer and career coach, sharing articles, advice and information that he thinks will be of interest. He also tries to give advice to his wife but usually fails, so hopefully the above is more useful to you than it is to her. Mark can be contacted via www.reallifecareeradvice.com or by email [email protected] and if you want a free detailed personal video review of your resume the flick it over or follow this link https://hivishub.com/free-resume-appraisal/