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Tips to Landing your Dream Job in 2021 – By Gabriel-Wealth Olatuja

Tips to Landing your Dream Job

By Gabriel-Wealth Olatuja (M.Sc., B.Eng., ACICRM).

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Be confident in yourself

If you had a lower grade from school, don’t allow your grade to affect you.

Lack of confidence in yourself can do more damage than what that grade can do.

See your grade in school as a reason to be smarter, stronger and better and be more productive in life.

I am certain that my grade in school is not a direct reflection of my ability. With this awareness, I can compete with my counterparts at any level and anywhere in the world. Confidence!

Instead of lamenting for past poor performance, rather take the steps to improve and develop yourself to be a better person in life and in your career.

Stop lamenting about the past when you are supposed to be working towards achieving the goals that are ahead!

 

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Readiness for Employment

  • Job search is not for a lazy man. A lazy man can’t get a job. Fact!
  • Treat your job search like it’s a job. A job search is a job! It should be taken seriously.
  • Make a commitment to spend some time each day devoted to your search.
  • Avoid procrastination.

As a job seeker, you will have to think of new ways to gain a competitive advantage during your search.

Essential steps to getting a new job

  • Put your CV/Cover Letter together. Update!
  • Network in real-time
  • Build your online presence (Linkedin and Facebook Profiles)
  • Sharpen your job-interviewing skills – crafting well-thought-out answers to common interview questions




Efficient and Affordable Job Search

  • Online Search
  • Searching through Networks
  • **Office-to-Office Hunting is expensive and maybe inefficient most times.

Requirements for Efficient Job Search

You need the following for online job search, drafting CV and Cover Letters, filling online applications as well as attending virtual interviews.

  • A smartphone
  • PC
  • Good Internet Connection

Prepare a Concise and Mind-Blowing Resume and Cover Letter.

Resume/CV

  • Create a resume that stands out to employers.
  • It should highlight the unique value proposition that distinguishes you from other job seekers in your field.
  • Note that a CV for a job may not exactly be fit for use for another role.
  • Tailor your CV to suit the specific role you are applying for.
  • Don’t use a single resume to apply for different positions. Tweak it always before use.
  • Your resume should be ATS compliant.




ATS – Applicant Tracking System

Cover Letter

  • Your cover letter should not repeat what’s in your CV directly.
  • A cover letter should discuss your experience, past positions held and achievements, skills and expertise and others that you couldn’t detail in your CV.
  • Write a unique cover for every application.
  • Submit your CV with your cover letter as the body of the mail.

Don’t be one of the lazy applicants who send a CV without a cover in the body of an email or in an attachment. CV is not a replacement for the cover letter.

Preparing for Job Interviews

  • Reviewing the job description.
  • Thoroughly researching the company.
  • Thinking about what you will wear.
  • Planning your journey to the interview.
  • Preparing for questions you will be asked.
  • Preparing your own questions for the employer.
  • Following up with the employer.




Acquire Relevant and on-demand Skills

  • IT Skills – Website and App Development, Programming and software development…
  • Digital Marketing Skills: Social Media management, social media marketing, SMO, SEO, SEM, online support…
  • Content Marketing Skills: Graphics designing, copywriting, video and animation creation, storytelling, journalism, blogging and post publishing, social media text contents…
  • General Skills: Commercial awareness (or business acumen), Communication, Team-playing, Negotiation and persuasion, Problem-solving, Leadership, Organisation, Perseverance and motivation, presentation, reporting…
  • Professional Skills: CS/CX, CRM, HRM, PMP, Sales and Marketing…

 

 

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