POWER NETWORKING TIPS

Two ways to Network your way to a new Position

1. If you know any prospective employer, and you have the opportunity of meeting them, at any occasion,do not hesitate to take your resume to them at the occasion, and start meeting people. Let them know what you'd like to be doing for them, they might offer to create a position just for you that uses your skills. Or at least agree to let you interview. You'll never know what good things might happen unless you go and find out!

2. In addition to meeting employers, try to exchange business cards and resumes with other job seekers. Why? They might be leaving a company that's looking for someone just like you! Or they might know someone that has a position for you, or is looking for someone with your skills.

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HACKING THE HIDDEN JOB MARKET

Majority of the times, the best jobs are not advertised in the papers. And those that are will trigger in a flood of resumes, putting you in competition against thousands of other candidates.

Instead you should try hacking the hidden job market. Here are two ways to do just that.

1. Apply directly to a company that suits you. This is so obvious that very few people do it, which means you will have far less competition.

   Simply identify the companies you would like to work for, then address your Resumes to the Human Resource Manager of that company, or the person in charge of recruiting.

   Spend some time researching these firms. You would want to familiarize yourself with the each companies products, services, markets and competitors. Most importantly, always come up with at least one suggestion on how your target company's can increase revenue or solve a problem.

   Next send a personalized letter and Resume to each employer. Follow up with another letter or email, if you don't hear back from them in 10-14 working days.

2. Use your personal network. This is often the most effective (and under-used) job search technique.

   Tell everyone you know that you are looking for a job. Call every friend, relative and acquaintance in your address book. If each person can't help you, ask them if they know someone else who can. Your network will soon become massive. Eventually, someone should be able to put you in touch with a decision maker who can hire you.

   Even former employers can help. If you parted on good terms with your last boss, he or she might be able to refer you to hiring managers in other companies who can help.

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SEARCHING FOR THEJOB YOU WANT

Thanks to the Internet, searching for a job is much easier. Ill give a couple of links her that will lead you to your dream JOB. Do keep searching for other related links on line too.

http://nigeriancareersonline.com/ http://www.nairaland.com/ http://deoluakinyemi.com/categoryjob-blog/ http://blog.careersnigeria.com/ http://www.recruitpath.com/ http://www.careersnigeria.com/ http://www.naijahotjobs.com/ http://www.nigerianjobs.blogspot.com/ http://www.2nigeria.com/ http://www.jidaw.com/nigeria/career.html http://www.nigeriajobsonline.com/ http://www.nigeriagalleria.com/

These are just a couple of links that you could visit on daily basis, to Post Resumes, and search for updated list of jobs you can apply for in Nigeria. The papers cannot be left out of this. Continue checking off line(News Papers) for recent job openingins. But be rest assured that what you see in the papers will already be posted in one of the sites listed above.

By Schi-baba