5 Secrets To Successfully Finding A Job In South Africa
Here are five secrets you probably don’t know that can give you an advantage over your competition……
Pick Out 3-5 Companies You’d Really Like to Work for, and Set a Plan to Get Noticed
Big moves are the perfect times for big courage. Don’t just sit back and wait for the job to pop up on Indeed.com. Go after the companies you’d most like to work for. Build a proactive, strategic plan that will help get you on the radar of your dream company. Endear yourself to a couple of people on the inside (LinkedIn—also perfect for this). Let them know you’re coming and what you can bring to that organization. Honest to Pete, throw caution to the wind and find what you want out there.
Be clear about what you want and what you will bring to the company
The added value that you will immediately bring to a company. A degree of knowledge of the industry you are choosing to work in. A level of intelligence, common sense, and the basic skills needed for the job. Apart from your own qualifications, personality traits and intelligence there are a number of attributes that employers will look for when recruiting.
Present your strengths and weaknesses via short stories
No one believes general statements. You must validate each of your strengths with a specific example of how it was used in a real job situation. In addition, you need to demonstrate how you’ve turned your weaknesses into strengths. Never say you don’t have any weaknesses! It means you’ve stopped growing.
Applying directly to job postings should represent no more than 20% of what you do
Getting referred to a job is 5-10X more effective than applying directly. If you’re going to apply, only apply to jobs when you’re a perfect fit for the skills and experience listed on the job description.
Always be ready for interviews
When it comes to hunting for job vacancies in south Africa , no matter position you are looking for, you should always go prepared. Like it or not, the interview is where you make the impression that counts. While experience may be an important requirement for a job, you will not get anywhere if your interviewer doesn’t warm to you. Certainly, it’s not possible to make everyone like you, and at some point in your life you are bound to attend an interview where, for no discernible reason, the potential employer does not like you, but for the other 99% of the time, it really comes down to a few little changes in the way you conduct yourself, whether it’s your posture, your gestures, or even the questions you ask.
