Author Byline: Ron Cottick, CPC, CHRM
Author Website: http://jobsearchinfoexchange.com
Regardless of the reason, when the shoe drops and you lose your job, its Job Search time. Whether this just happened or you have been in the job search mode for awhile, you need to be thinking ahead. Maybe the shoe has not dropped and you have more control or are taking more control over your career. You should still stay ahead in your job search and be thinking ahead.
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I know the word “ideal” varies from person to person but here in this article by saying “ideal job”, what I mean is a job that you want and you think you can enjoy.
In this guest writeup, I’m going to cover up why you need to define your ideal job first and foremost and how it’s going to make your job hunting much easier.
Start looking for your next job as soon as you start your current job.
If you can believe the data, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it now takes an individual on average 32 weeks to find employment versus 24 weeks in 2009. The headlines say things are getting better, but does the data lie.
There is no better way to find a new job fast than to have “lucky” timing. You can potentially turn 32 weeks into 4 weeks.
Historically if the perfect job opportunity opens up, in your area of expertise, at the exact moment you are looking, and you are aware of it, you have an excellent chance of landing it. However, given the extremely high unemployment that still persists, even this “lucky” timing may not get you the offer.
So what to do?
After months of seeking out jobs, hundreds of revisions to your resume, and going to every networking event you can, you've finally landed an interview. After brief small talk about how bad the traffic was or how slow the elevators are, the interviewer switches gears and begins her formal line of questioning.
"I see you currently work for our main competitor. What makes our company a more appealing choice for you?"
It's not a difficult question to answer. But suddenly you're tongue-tied and your answer comes out as: "Well, actually, it's like, um, you know."
