How to Get Hired: Tips to Get the Job You Want

By Keymar Bitua

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy 

Job seekers often look for what the company is offering: good pay, huge bonuses, more compensation and benefits.They don't pay attention to themselves: Are they really suited to get a position in the company they are applying for?

Here's some tips to stand out among others so you'll get the job you wanted

1. Prepare a brief but informative resume.

Employers always ask you for an updated resume.

Don't forget to indicate your qualifications. Tell them how qualified you are in the position you are applying for.

2. Take a review on your academic skills.

Whether you like it or not, you'll undergo several tests before you can come up for the final interview. The best thing to do is take a quick review about your computer literacy, English comprehension skills, solving simple arithmetic, etc. It will make you more confident to pass those tests if you find time reviewing those matters.

3. Get ready to undergo interviews.

Employers will surely ask you how suited you are in the job you are applying for. Be ready to answer tough questions. Whenever they ask you to describe yourself, don't forget to indicate your qualifications. Tell them what can you do for the company in return when they hire you. Let them find you appropriate to have a position in the company by expressing how can you be an asset in the company. Show self confidence and tell them your capabilities to do the job. Always speak courteously and don't forget to wear a smile. Always be sincere whenever your answering their questions. Show them your potential and make them think that hiring you is a good decision to make. Lastly, dress up properly before you go for an interview. Remember,you should make a good impression in the way you dress and carry yourself. In that way, you'll be able to speak out your qualifications with confidence.

With these guidelines, surely you'll taking your first step to get the job you want.

3 Reasons to Proofread Your Resume First and 3 Specific Things to Look For

By Adnan Masood

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

Are you looking for a new job? If so, you should be ready to embark on an online job search. When it comes to doing so, it is first recommended that you get your resume in order; write it, have it proofread, and be ready to send it immediately via the internet. As for that proofreading, here are some helpful tips for you.
Here are the three reasons why you should proofread your resume before using that resume to apply for jobs online.
Reason #1 - It doesn't take long to proofread or review a resume at all! While you are encouraged to actually read your resume and not skim or browse it, we are possibly talking about 15 minutes worth of your time. Considering what this well-written document can do for your job search, consider it well worth it!
Reason #2 - You might later realize that what you wrote down doesn't make sense at all. It is no secret that most of us get in a writing groove; we start, get on a roll, and don't stop until we are done. This is good, but if you wrote your resume this way you might later go back and realize that you didn't clearly explain a task you performed at your last job and so forth. This can have an impact on your job search.
Reason #3 - This has been mentioned before, but a good and well-written resume can have a huge impact on your job search success. For example, say you apply for a job as an office manager or secretary; some of your job tasks are going to include typing. If your resume is filled with typos and errors, you aren't going to look like an ideal candidate for the job as you might be unable to perform the most important task.
Here are three things you should look for when you proofread your resume.
Look For #1 - You should always proofread your resume and look for typos, spelling errors, and grammar errors. Two good ways to do this include typing your document in Microsoft Word, as you can benefit from the spell check. However, even Word's spelling and grammar checkers aren't 100% accurate, so you should also print off your resume and read a copy (put yourself in the shoes of the person reviewing that resume).
Look For #2 - When proofreading your resume, it is important to ask yourself "is anything missing?" In this aspect, you want to first ensure you have the basic information, which includes your job history, education, training, and so forth. Then, focus on each job; did you thoroughly describe your job duties? If you realize you left off anything important, now is the time to ad it.
Look For #3 - As previously stated, it is important to ensure that your resume makes sense. When proofreading this document, don't look at it as being yours. Instead, put yourself in the place of the hiring manager. Do the slang work terms or abbreviations you used make sense? Can you get a good picture from each job description or is more or less detail required?
So there you have it, you got some great free tips on proofreading your resume. Remember, once you have a well-written and proofread resume, you are ready to start your job search. Get out there and apply for jobs!

 

Safely Transition Into Your New Opportunity

By Curtis Valentine

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy  

Hooray! Hope your new opportunity with, more money, new people, new location, and better benefits yes baby. Signing on to a new job can be stressful and exciting both at the same time. The word gets out to your current co-workers that you are leaving and the questions pile up. Your going to have to CYA (cover your ass) to successfully transition out of your current job without usage of friendly fire or enemy fire.

Giving the proper notice, when you accept your new offer-letter the new company usually once you to start within 2 weeks. If the new company wants you to start right away because of some training program you need to enroll into beware that your current job wants to download all the information in your head that is not already on paper. You know the projects that only you know the details. Could projects now be in jeopardy and if you leave early, your company sees this as you smacking them in the face (Ouch).

Write a resignation letter that explains in detail when your last day will be and how much you appreciate the learning experience you have encountered.

Emotions are everywhere! Your emotions, coworkers, vendors, security guards, even the janitor knows you by first name. Everyone fills you with feedback and asking tons of questions. Most of these feelings will be positive but some will be negative. Coworkers can be jealous, the old "Nothing Personal" but "I hate you for leaving before me, or can you take me with you, help."

Keep a level head because you do not want to burn any bridges just in case you current company opens up a position they should have had while you were there. Play the "Murphy's Law" game and expect the unexpected, again do not crap on your desk as you out-process. The environment that made you want to leave could turn for the better and the enticement to come back good is strong.

Prepare documents that will help your replacement. Clean out your desk with all your belongings with quickness, even if you have to stay late to do it. Too many things popup out of know where your last few days so get things done early. How many days will you need to take off before starting on your new job?

Turn in all items of value such as BlackBerry's, laptops, thump drives, and portable hard drives. Make sure to get a receipt. When you leave, you do not want any misconceptions that you may have taken something with you that needed to turn over to your replacement.

Your last check should not be a surprise to you. Did you receive any corporate training? Were you negative vacation and sick? If you received training, some companies prorate meaning you only owe based on the timeframe that has passed within one-year period. If you were negation vacation or sick, you had better believe it would affect your last check.

Thank-you-letter expresses your deepest appreciation for those who have helped you to become successful. You never know when a new opportunity might open up that makes you smile and you want to return to the same company you just left.

Exit interviews may not be mandatory, but whatever you do please do not trash your company, on the way out the door. Think about leaving on good terms. A good reference is worth it.

Will your manager counter offer to keep you around? Do you really have an option to return someday if your current situation just does not work out? Everyone has at least one nightmare transition story.

Advantages of Using Promotional Business Gifts

By Wayne Austin

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy   

There are multiple advantages of using promotional business gifts in your marketing plan. These can be given to customers as an incentive gift with a purchase, an outright gift or as a traffic builder for events like grand openings and special sales events. Internally you can benefit from using promotion business gifts as rewards for employees, special thank you gifts or appreciation and deal maker gifts to give to clients and business associates.

Promotion business gifts are not terribly expensive when purchased in bulk. You have the unique opportunity to make every piece a small advertisement for your company, service or product. Use printed items to the maximum at sale events or conventions. These are commonly known as advertising promotional gifts and there are literally hundreds of thousands from which to choose.

Besides their affordability, promotional gifts and corporate gifts extend a measure of goodwill to customers and clients. Many items are very useful items, such as laptop bags, clothing, clocks, miniature radios and computer accessories. Some of the standard promotional items most businesses first order are printed pens and printed bags. Add your company logo or product image to the promo items for maximum advertising reach. Your message will be around and in the public eye a lot longer than the one event at which they are presented.

Printed business gifts include desk items like small lamps, photo frames, desk sets, pens and pencils, mugs, mouse pads, and a raft of other desk and computer accessories. Fancier corporate gifts are more expensive but you normally are not purchasing them by the hundreds or thousands. Printed bags, umbrellas, glassware, wall clocks and other larger items will fall into this category. For a very special client there is no limit on what you can purchase and use for advertising printed gifts. As long as there is available space on an item there is room for an imprint, engraving or embossing.

That is one of the best features about using promotional business gifts. For conventions and meetings order imprinted note pads, convention folders, pens, pencils and lanyards. Printed gifts will always remind the recipient of your business. They provide a convenient way to keep your contact information within easy reach. Promotional items have been in use since the time of George Washington and the industry is thriving globally today. The bottom line is that most people love to get an advertising gift.

Job Hunters - What Taype of Job Hunter Are You?

By Leon Hosey
 
Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy 

There are so many different ways to look for jobs. Job Hunters are as different as the people that live next door to us. We act different and we hunt different. These are some of the ways job hunters go about finding work.

The Internet Site Hunters:

These people sit at home and type in their city or zip code and all the job positions in their area pop up. Next they send in a resume by email or directly through the companies web site and wait for someone to call them. Their hunt is over. They have found the right job for them and the phone should ring soon, but more than likely they will not receive that call. There is more to getting a job than just sending in a resume via internet. What you should do next is the most important information I can give. Find a phone number for this company. Try the companies website , yellow pages, or maybe even a friend that works there.

Talk to someone that works in the Human Resource department or a secretary in the office. They can give you important information on this job. Do you have any of the requirements that they are looking for. This is the time you should fill out your resume. You now have keywords from their description of the job. See if you can get a name to use for the cover letter. Sometime they won't give you the name of the manager that does the interviews for hiring, then ask if you could use their name. A name can give your cover letter and resume a better look or even a second look. If the job you are seeking is close to where you live, ask if you can set up a meeting with the person you just talked to. Tell them you are in the area and would like to bring your resume in. They now have a face to go with your resume and they may remember you later when pulling resumes for the job.

The "Friend or Relative is going to get me a job where they work" Hunter.

They like for someone else to do the work for them. Lets see if they can get me in the door. It's ok if they give you a hint that the companies going to hire, but keep it to yourself. Some companies don't like to hire friends or relatives. Uncle Bob or Jimmy may not be so good of workers themselves and they don't need more of them. My suggestion is to keep friends and relatives out of your resume and cover letter. There are some friends and relatives that has helped people get a job, I also know that some companies won't hire them. The question is which companies are they? This person could be a very good worker but won't get a chance because of someone they know. Keep friends and relatives out. The only time it could be in your favor is when its a family run business or that Uncle Bob plays golf every weekend with the hiring manager.

There is a job hunter I like to call the Gullible Hunters.

These poor people will fall for every scam, dishonest and trickery that is out there. Pay me some money, fill out this resume and I will guarantee you a job. Have you seen these adds? Work at home and make 1,000 dollars a day. Think about this, if you made that kind of money would you share it with others? If the job doesn't sound right to you or you have that red flag warning going off, don't make any decisions until you check the job out. Look the job up in Job Scams or Job Freud. You will probably find the answer to your gut feelings there. Remember if you have to pay someone to get a job, then it's probably a scam. There are legit stay at home jobs, but you will need to investigate them to see if they are real, usually if they don't ask for money then they are real. If you are thinking about starting your own business then it is going to cost you money.

These are some of the jobs I know that cost you money to get started.. A truck driver needs a CDL license, Real Estate Agent, Insurance Salesman. It cost to take the classes and the State Test, this comes out of your pocket, though some companies may pay for your test and physicals. Also when you market yourself it cost money; business cards, paper adds, supplies, websites, ect. Because it's for your business, look to your tax people for advice. Hopefully you will make money once you get all your requirements in order. You need to be careful though because there are scams in businesses too. So to all the gullible job hunters a word of advise, check the job out carefully, don't fall for "pay me to work here" promotions, and if a red flag goes up then walk away..fast!

The Professional Hunter.

I've been this type of hunter myself. This person usually has a college degree and has mastered several job duties. They have worked their way up the ladder. When they fill out a resume not only does it look like they are over qualified but heck it appears they should be the ones running the company. You may have been in a corporate management position and lost your job for whatever reason. Now you want that same position back with another company. Realistically you will probably never see that job again. But, if you can give your skills and accomplishments to a new employer you may get a job that's close. Make sure you tone down your resume. If you can build skyscrapers but you are applying for a Assistant Manager job at a cookie factory, they don't care what you can build, they want to know, how can you manage this area of the job. Only put in your resume what deals with your management skills and accomplishments. This is the only thing the company is looking for. Show me how you can do this job.

The last hunter I'm going to talk about is the Part Time Job Hunter.

These people really don't care if they work full time, like a college or high school student. Some may be retired from one job and just need a little more income to get by. There are some companies that will only hire part time employees, so they don't have to pay for benefits, vacation and bonuses. Now you may be thinking, why would anyone want to work there? because some part time jobs can lead to a full time positions. Show that your a reliable employee and it could work out for you. Some companies may hold a position for you for when you graduate from school. These people look at it as a stepping stone to get the training in so they can go on to bigger and better things. There are companies that hire contractors instead of full or part time employees. If you can get in as a contractor go for it. This also can lead to a full time position.

Thank goodness for all these different types of job hunters. We all think different, plan different and act different. This is what hiring companies know about us. This is what makes the employment world go around.
What type of job hunter are you?