Sunday, April 15, 2007

Job Hunting

Recently I have found myself looking for work again. I have not had to do that for about 2 years and have been trying to remember and research what to do now. I guess I got myself in a state over it because I was so used to going to work everyday that when I was at home like I am now I am lost.

I found a few usual things in the last week, I would recommend that you look up in your local area the Council or Municipal. There you can find employment groups, even jobs at the Council. I have written down a few places like Schools ( to which I may work in ) and also will be calling up the employment agencies in the area on Monday. Wish me luck on that.

What I have discovered is that my resume has had some excellent feed back from employers and that is always promising. I find that with your resume you have so many people and or Agencies telling you to do it this or that way. What I did is simply list my Employment history, any certificates or achievements in School or College/Tafe. My interests and at the top a list of Computer skills I have acquired along the way. Closing off with Referees.

It has worked for me and I think that even though hundreds of applications come through looking the same, I found that if you know that this will be the case; send yours in a pastel colour. Just enough difference that will catch someones eye. It may not be conventional but it can be an eye opener. Of course keep in mind the type of organisation you are applying to as you will find that if you are going for a job somewhere where you have a lot of old school people and someone over 50 they may not give you the job because of your bold statement. Use your discretion and common sense.

When writing letters, I start with the first paragraph stating that you are applying for the position advertised or cold canvas which ever it is. In the second paragraph I state that I have worked in that Industry or have had over 10 years experience (in my case), and tell them about my organisation and communication skills. Customer relation skills etc. In the closing paragraph I ask that they contact me on the contact numbers provided and thank them for their time.

Here are some helpful links I have found::
www.seek.com.au
www.mycareer.com.au

employment - Australia/Victoria ( I type this in at WWW.GOOGLE.COM.AU
and it gives you a number of links to follow and be on your way.
eg.
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Education · Creative & Media · Employment · Property · Motoring · Video · Photo Galleries · Crosswords · The Age Shop · About The Age ... EMPLOYMENT ...www.theage.com.au/ - 14 Apr 2007 - Similar pages
Australia Jobs Sites - Victoria - A directory of jobs, employment ...
Australia Jobs Sites - A directory of jobs, employment and career related websites from Australia - A part of Aarknet.com.www.gulfjobsites.com/jobs/World/Australia/Victoria/ - 17k - Cached - Similar pages
Open Directory - Regional: Oceania: Australia: Victoria: Business ...
Direct Recruitment - Recruitment and employment services in Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Daylesford, Ballan and Beaufort. ...dmoz.org/Regional/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Business_and_Economy/Employment/ - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Google Directory - Regional > Oceania > Australia > Victoria ...
Contracted by the Federal Government to assist job seekers in the Ballarat, Geelong and Maryborough regions to find appropriate employment, and provide job ...www.google.com/Top/Regional/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Business_and_Economy/Employment/ - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Employment & Volunteers National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Employment. As the leading operator of historic houses and other heritage attractions in Victoria, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) employs staff ...www.nattrust.com.au/header/employment_volunteers - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
Mining Employment Australia. Fusion Group, Mining Employment.
Mining Employment Opportunities may arise throughout regional Australia including Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory, ...www.perthsites.com/web/design.cgi?website=323-mining-employment-australia - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
Department of Human Services
Visit the Victorian Public Sector Health Employment web site for employment ... An overview of our employment with information about qualifications, ...www.dhs.vic.gov.au/ - 32k - Cached - Similar pages
Australia Agricultural Employment
AgriSeek.com is leader in Australia, Agricultural Employment, market. ... Australia - Victoria Artificial Insemination Technician-Dairy Cattle ... www.agriseek.com/work/e/Employment/z/Australia/ - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
Australia - Victoria/Tasmania Film TV Jobs Employment Broadcast ...
Jobs: find employment in production, crew, art department, post ... Both results. See also: Australia - Victoria/Tasmania Castings + Services ...www.mandy.com/1/jobs2.cfm?t=asvi - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
Engineers Australia, Victoria Division - Division Events
Engineers Australia, Victoria Division is hosting the Engineering Careers Expo ... The next edition of the Engineering Employment Handbook 2007 is scheduled ...www.vic.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/expo.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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The above is just a small information page I found on Google. It can be as easy or as hard as you want, the more websites you find the more links you will find and therefore make your job hunting a whole lot better then most because you exhaust all avenues. Let me know what you think of the information I have provided. Let me know if you have any other links you want to add and advise me of your ideas.

HAPPY JOB HUNTING

Luv Katly