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5 Things To Do Right Now to Land That Job

If there’s one thing I love it’s helping job seekers.  Working in HR in a corporate capacity, it’s not something I could do very often.  Outside of the occasional mock interview or resume review at the local college, we were bound to providing the standard verbiage in most of our candidate conversations and turn down emails to those job seekers that didn’t receive an offer. “I’m sorry you weren’t the best candidate selected for the job.”
Give Labor is different. It’s making Labor Day a day to help job seekers. But you can help a job seeker on any day! Give Labor takes the best of social good and helps job seekers who are often left with more question and frustration than answers.
For those job seekers who didn’t reach out as a Give Labor volunteers this week, I want to help.  Here are 5 things you need to do right now to help you land that job.

 

The job search is a complicated process that involves many moving parts some that you can control and others you cannot.  By taking responsibility and control for your job search, you must plan and prepare for all scenarios and keep your house in order.  Because you never know when a job opportunity may land in your lap and always at that one moment when you were caught unprepared.  Prepare for that moment, and you’re on track for success.
Jessica Miller-Merrell, SPHR is a workplace and technology strategist specializing in social media.  She’s an author who writes at Blogging4Jobs. When she talks, people listen.  Also, connect with her on Pinterest @blogging4jobs