Remember the lottery saying, you’ve got to be in it to win it.
Well, job hunting in post-2020, is pretty much the same. You do need to be here there and everywhere, and job hunting is a job in its own right!
I am a recruitment agency, I won’t have everything you are looking for, maybe in 1 in 3 years I might have a role for you specifically – so just following agencies might become a bit long-winded. So where do you go?
Here are IMHO the best solutions for you as a job hunter, and something to keep in the bag for the future, and trickle into the inbox when you are in a new role.
- Google for jobs – When you search in Google “JOB TITLE AND LOCATION” – a little box in blue appears – that is Google for jobs. The premise is, it scans all websites and specifically for the job board on said website, and if that website meets the criteria of tick box exercise, google will take it, and pop it on that search for you. Saving you searching every website and bringing the closest things to your search first. It’s great, and as a recruiter, it really helps candidates see what I am hiring, and you also get businesses to directly apply too.
You can also save your search and have a flow of updated roles coming to you, without searching
CONS – As I say, if websites don’t meet googles checklist – they don’t get pulled into the search.
- I am lumping Job boards in one here, because I can list every job board under the sun, and you’ll start seeing duplications across virtually all.
If I was hunting for a job today, my daily routine would be these job boards –
- Jobsite/Total Jobs (same company)
- reed. co.uk
- CV Library
- Indeed
Most job boards outside of these aggregate jobs off of these websites (aggregate means, they take the adverts and advertise on their site). Including LinkedIn jobs.
Set up searches and mailers so you can get everything that comes live sent to you right away.
- Linkedin – It has a job board, that companies must pay for. Some are freely put on there, and the reach of those type of roles drop like a stone on rankings, so you must dig dig dig for the roles you want. Also, use the search bar and see who advertising across LinkedIn is, in posts, on business pages, and in blogs. Connect with your favorite recruiters, and follow your favorite managers/companies – the focus here is active on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is quickly becoming a vital job-hunting resource.
The only con, is like all social media sites, be careful how your present yourself on it. And be mindful of what you say – especially at this delicate point in job hunting
- RSS feed – On your travels of job hunting and you find yourself trying to remember all the websites you have been to that looked interesting – look into RSS feed, and create alerts for when the site changes, and you never know what might appear in your search – this will save time going round and round of people’s websites.
- Lastly – make sure you sign up to all the right newsletters as in recruitment agencies, and businesses, and remember GDPR is on your side – and unsubscribe when you want.
If you are still struggling – Look out for the “Job hunting master class” in my blogs coming soon, where I take your job hunt, tip it upside down, and turn you into your own recruitment consultant.
Hopefully, the above though is enough to get you to your next job!