Ways to Approach and Apply for a Job after a Break
Keerthi Prasad
Consulting - Transformation - Mentoring - Helping Job seekers - Daily doses - Making profession simple - Views are personal
Getting a fine job after a break might be time taking. There can be several issues regarding skill updates and courses, right? But when you go in a strategic pattern with your career even in your break, you can approach and land a job instantly.
In this discussion, we’re going to learn about the different ways that you can follow to seek the best industry jobs even after a break:
1. Update Your Resume/CV
The first thing that comes in the professional job seeking is updating your resume frequently with the updates you’ve made. Whether you have enrolled in a course, volunteered an event, or did some research, put it in your resume like a BOSS!
As you update your resume/cover letter, your employer will find out that you’re a fresh candidate who’s developing skills frequently. This gives a better impression, and you’ll have better opportunities coming your way.
2. Build Your Confidence
As you go through a break, you’ll have to push your confidence again as it is the only thing that matters in interviews and job expos.
To do that, you should visit the networking seminars, attend (relevant) industry events to build confidence like never before.
3. Stay Up-to-Date
Last but not least, stay up-to-date with your industry. As mentioned earlier, visiting the relevant seminars, networking events is what industry professionals recommend. As you visit, you’ll be able to learn about the new technologies that are just tapping the market. Those new technologies are always ready for the right person. You just have to curl up those skills/technologies and you’ll land a nice job in no time!
ONE LAST THING: Find a Mentor!
This is the mistake most of the career enthusiasts make; they don’t go after a mentor. As they avoid being mentored, they always fail in making the right decisions.
Decisions like:
● What skill you should learn?
● Which opportunity you should opt for?
● Which course you should enroll in?
And the list goes on. With a mentor that is highly experienced in the industry, you’ll have great lessons being taught every day. You can consult him/her every time you require a great piece of advice.
Recent researches have proved that finding a quality mentor takes the young professional to highs as they know what exactly the market demands. The mentors prepare their students for the market demands and in return, they find better opportunities every day!
The Bottom Line
No matter what part you’re in with your career break, you have to stay updated with the industry. The world is changing at an alarming rate and so is the industry. Simply follow the above easy steps to meet the market demands. The market is getting crowded every day and so finding a job with the same skills (that were in demand a few years ago) becomes difficult!
I never had mentors, maybe that is why I should try to help others. I had worst possible memories from my university, so bad it was probably illegal what they did to us. Moving forward world should be a better place.