Three Tips Thursday: Job Searching
November 29, 2007
1. Use effective keywords. Don’t use ‘work at home’ keywords, unless you’re ready to pull up a bunch of scams. It’s better to use ‘telecommuting’ and even more specific keyword phrases like: must be willing to telecommute, this is a telecommuting position, this is a freelance position, this is an independent contractor position, must be willing to work at home, must have a home office…etc.
2. Want to do some digging to find the jewel? If you’re looking for a job that many other’s haven’t found yet then you might want to do the following… go to google.com, type in .com/careers, then put the name of the job you’re interested in behind that, and search thru the results to find that possible diamond in the rough job. For example: .com/careers transcription — now, this isn’t going to only bring you telecommuting results so that’s why I said this will require you to do some digging.
3. Create a plan ahead of time. Before you set out on your virtual job search you’ll want to decide how many hours you need to work, how many you can work, how much money you need to earn, what type of skills and experience you have, the jobs you’re interested in…etc. That way when you set out for your job searching you’re well prepared for the process, can only search for the jobs that’ll fit your needs and skills…etc.
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I ask people I career coach to start wtih; The Self Directed Search, which can be taken on line. (Cost is minimal) It’s not a personality test, but gets to the base of one’s values & interests.
Next, get the 2008 edition of: What Color Is Your Parachute? the all time best book on life work planning. Richard Bolles, the author has kindly listed me in his resources section of WA state.
The rest is a 40 hours job search week! Cheers, mjt