People might think that job searching is just a simple task like using on Google. However, job searching is more complicated, and it requires appropriate strategies to succeed in seeking a job. The strategies for finding a job includes learning about yourself to identify what to prepare for job positions and using your personal network and useful websites to look for job opportunities. In this document, I am going to tell you about what to prepare for and how to find opportunities for a successful job-hunting. First of all, you should know yourself to prepare for job positions. You have to identify your specific or technical skills, which are planning, organizing, directing and controlling daily operations, as a project manager1). Also,
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There are two different types of ways to search jobs, which are online or offline networking, and online job advertisement. The first one is about using networking. Your network is very important tool to search a job in Canada because around 80% of jobs are not advertised and come from networking in Canada2). It is called "Hidden job markets"2). This means you can find the job opportunities from your group of people, such as teachers, neighbours, family members, friends or community leaders, so strengthening your social relationships will be beneficial to expanding your job opportunities. In order to develop your network, You can join a particular association related to your career field, or participate in a community service. Also, the Social networking services(SNS), such as, Facebook (www.facebook.com) or Twitter (http://twitter.com), are effective tools for forming relationships with people. Through these SNS tools, you can build relationships with people who are involved in your career field. In order to use SNS for enhancing your relationships effectively, you need to keep your profile up to date, include information about your job qualification, and manage your contents appropriately for job seeking. The other effective way to find a job is using the online job advertisement. You can see lots of job postings easily by entering keywords into the search bar on the webpage. For example, when
There are two different types of ways to search jobs, which are online or offline networking, and online job advertisement. The first one is about using networking. Your network is very important tool to search a job in Canada because around 80% of jobs are not advertised and come from networking in Canada2). It is called "Hidden job markets"2). This means you can find the job opportunities from your group of people, such as teachers, neighbours, family members, friends or community leaders, so strengthening your social relationships will be beneficial to expanding your job opportunities. In order to develop your network, You can join a particular association related to your career field, or participate in a community service. Also, the Social networking services(SNS), such as, Facebook (www.facebook.com) or Twitter (http://twitter.com), are effective tools for forming relationships with people. Through these SNS tools, you can build relationships with people who are involved in your career field. In order to use SNS for enhancing your relationships effectively, you need to keep your profile up to date, include information about your job qualification, and manage your contents appropriately for job seeking. The other effective way to find a job is using the online job advertisement. You can see lots of job postings easily by entering keywords into the search bar on the webpage. For example, when