Essential preparation and resources

Job boards - automate your search:

Job boards are the most widely used medium as its available 24 x 7, easy to browse and you can easily set up automated searched to receive jobs to you inbox; therefore cutting down the time you need to spend online. The most popular job sites in Australia are:

► Seek (www.seek.com.au) & Seek Executive (www.executive.seek.com.au)
► MyCareer (www.mycareer.com.au) MyCareer Executive (www.thebigchair.com.au)
► CareerOne (www.careerone.com.au)
► JobSearch (www.jobsearch.gov.au) - government jobs

   

Did you know: many jobs are listed multiple times by different agencies. There's not much you can do to identify duplicates, but if you think your application might have been put forward by another recruiters, it might be worth calling the agency to check.

Tip:  Daily automated job updates are better than weekly as the recruitment market can move very fast and this can sometimes gives you the advantage.

 

Don't forget newspapers and professional journals:

The recruitment market is still pro-newspaper advertising, and sometimes the quality of jobs being advertised in the paper can be better than the quantity listed online. That's because the cost of advertising in print is far greater.

Position listings in newspapers often undergo a more rigorous short listing strategy than that of their online partners. Many of the advertisements are what we call "client paid" and are therefore funded by an employer direct (even if it's listed by a recruitment agency).

Tip: Be sure to place you application within one or two working days of the advertisement being listed regardless of the deadline. Also, employers and recruiters can be more open in fielding telephone enquiries when a job is listed in the newspaper than when it is listed online.

 

Consider other online options:

Social networking sites have their place in the employment market with many employers and recruiters now using sites such as LinkedIn and FaceBook. You have to be listed and signed up to make use of these

Tip: Read our social networking tips  <more here>

 

Know you market and know your salary

Employers like job seekers who know what they want from their career, and at what price. Yes, there's always room for negotiation but unrealistic candidates are enough to put any prospective employer off.

Likewise, candidates who have the attitude "I don't care what I do" will gain little return in a market where it is expected that you know your market.

Tip: There's ample resources available to assist you to define your market;  from online salary surveys through to working with our team of professionals to gain critical market advice.

 

Would you like to learn more?

●   Behavioural interviews techniques
●   Sample Interview Questions
●   Researching salaries
●   The hidden job market

visit our career resources page

 

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