💨 4 Steps To Speed Up Your Job Search!

Plus: Are you failing at job search? Or, is your job search failing you?

September 11, 2023

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In today's email:

  • Easy ways to speed up your job search! Follow these four tips.

  • Are you struggling to get interviews? Watch this.

  • Failing at job search? Or, is your job search failing you?

  • Two Truths & A Lie. Horrible workplace stories.

  • Becoming tech savvy in your career. Keeping up with the trends.

Here’s what’s going on in the news (related to careers of course):

What really makes a job search successful?

Sometimes job search can be a long process and feel even longer than it actually is. The process is full of ups and downs and can be emotionally draining. After while the whole thing can be really discouraging. So what can you do to try to create a speedy job search?

Unfortunately, there isn’t some magic formula to making a job search successful (although we wish there was). Everyone is going to have a different experience with their job search and for some it will be a lot easier than others. However, there are some things you can do to make yourself more marketable and increase the probability of speeding up your job search.

Follow these four steps if you want to speed up your next job search!

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Are you failing at job search? Or, maybe your job search is failing you. Many people think they are doing all the right things and following all the right steps in a job search, but in reality they aren’t. Or maybe they are doing the right things, but not in the right order. Or maybe they are just making some common mistakes. Whatever it may be, here are some resources to help out your job search, so it stops failing you:

Below are three stories about job experiences, however, two are true and one is a lie. Can you figure out which story we made up?

Story #1: “When I was working at an embassy, I had a colleague who was convinced I was a Russian spy. We sat across from each other, so I would often catch her looking at me from behind her laptop screen. She also wouldn’t let me touch the mail or go into specific areas of the embassy. She wouldn’t even accept food from me. In fact, when my mother sent me cupcakes for my name day, she demanded that they be X-rayed to see if there was anything inside.”

Story #2: “Years ago I worked for a tech company that loved to brag about how laid back and hip it was. We had the standard industry perks like snacks and drinks, and a pool table in the kitchen. The CEO, convinced that employees were wasting time enjoying these benefits, installed a hidden camera in the kitchen and began sending out company-wide emails calling out individual employees for “consuming more than their fair share” of snacks or drinks, or spending too much time at the pool table.”

Story #3: “I started a new job on a Monday. The first weekend after I started, my boyfriend at the time (now husband) proposed to me. When I went into the office the following Monday, I shared the good news with my boss and teammates. Instead of being happy for me, they all seemed upset. I went to the coworker that had trained me the first week and asked if I said something wrong. She explained that the previous person I replaced had gotten engaged and was terrible to work with because she spent a lot of time during the day planning her wedding. She eventually left, right after she got back from her honeymoon. And people were so glad to get rid of her an hire someone new. Which was me. I could see why they were disappointed but thought it was strange they assumed I'd do the same thing. Within a month of being there, I decide to quit. People were so cold to me that it was clear they'd never be friendly and I couldn't stand working in that type of environment. I found out recently when someone did a reference check on my at that employer that they are telling people I was fired for poor performance. Now I'm trying to work with a lawyer to make them stop saying that.”

Which story is the lie?

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Technology is always evolving, and as a professional you want to keep up with the trends.

Advancements in artificial intelligence, social media, and other technology continuously test our ability to stay tech savvy in our jobs. While these advancements can be a good at improving efficiency, reliability, and communication in our jobs, for some, changes in technology can be overwhelming.

If you’re not the most technologically aware person, it can hinder your career. If your in the middle of a job search then you will need to use technology like social media and different application software to help you get noticed. Or if you work at a job that is constantly changing and innovating new software, you have to learn to adapt. If these are things you struggle with, it might be time to start familiarizing yourself with technology trends.

If you want to incorporate technology into your career and stay on top of the trends, this is for you. Here are some simple tips to help you become tech savvy in your career.

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