Searching for a new job is a daunting task, but one that with the right guidance, can be made easy!
With the help of our careermakers, and with our amazing opportunites, you'll be sitting down to an interview in no time.
Thinking about your next step
The following questions are designed to help you think about what you want from your next career move:
A good starting point for this reflection is: "If someone was calling me about the perfect employment opportunity, what would they be telling me about/what would I hear them saying about it?"
Where is your ideal work location?
- Are you willing to move to another city, or would you prefer to stay where you are?
- Are you willing to use public transport, or would you prefer to drive to work?
- If you decide to catch public transport, what are the bus or train routes like from where you live?
- Are you willing to work within, say 10km, 20km or 30km from home?
- Would you prefer to work in the city centre or in the suburbs?
What type of work do you want to do?
- Have you ever had a dream job that you'd like to pursue? This may be the time to change direction.
- Do you want to work part time or full time?
- Do you want a permanent or contract role?
- Think of the type of work that you would be happy to do or have at least thought about doing before.
- Don't forget about a hobby or something else that you love to do that could be turned into a business!
What type of job?
Don't be put off by the title of the role. Organisations often have very different titles for similar roles. For example, in one company a role may be called a FInancial Controller, and in another company it may be called FInance Manager. Or Sales Director vs General Sales Manager. Look closer at the content, and what your day-to-day responsibilities will be. This will give you a good understanding of what the work will entail.
What type of business?
Decide what type of business you want to work in.
- Small, medium, large?
- Public/private ownership?
- Start-up or established?
- One branch or multibranch?
- Company culture?
- Industry (or any industries you would/wouldn't work in)?
Put all this together and you've got your target market - a list of companies you want to talk to, places to visit and types of work you really want to do!
The next step is to tailor your CV - click here for tips!