8 tips for job seekers

The situation on the labor market in connection with the crisis has become complicated, I think this is not news to anyone. It’s enough just to look at the statistics of layoffs in a foreign country . Despite this, many companies still do not stop the search for specialists. Therefore, the problem of competition comes to the fore. You need to be not just a specialist, but a Professional with a capital letter. Here are some tips for those who want to stay “in the know” despite the rapid change in the situation around.

1. Maintain the validity and veracity of your resume.
   This applies not only to its appearance and compliance with design rules. First of all, you need to ensure that all the information in it is reliable and relevant, especially with regard to places of work.
2. Participation in professional conferences and communities.
   Even if you live in a regional center, don’t be too lazy, look for information about professional communities in your city, it’s possible to find them easily via the link on the Internet, or you might just be lucky to find out that you can get together with colleagues in some pizzerias on certain days and discuss latest news in prof. sphere or even find a new job in this way.
3. Network activity.
   It implies participation in various professional networks such as linkedin , moikrug , developers.org.ua . Unlike regular job sites, these resources are aimed at getting the most structured and clear information about your professional skills. In addition, socialization involves reaching the right person from the company that interests you.
4. Start blogging.
   A blog, of course, should not contain details of your personal life (in the end, you can hide them), but first of all, notes on what you are currently doing in your professional life, this may be a brief description of the process of performing a specific task or just a description of the learning process of the new technology. In any case, this will have a very positive effect on the employer’s impression of you, who can read this blog at any time.
5. Know your worth.
   To do this, you just need to visit all kinds of job sites more often. According to the requirements for the applicant and the proposed salary, you can easily evaluate your skills in monetary terms.
6. Do not stop learning.
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7. Keep in touch with your old employers.
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8. Engage in self-organization and planning.
   Even a job search must be planned. Ever wondered why there were so many people who change jobs at least once a year? Exactly. As they say, the main thing is to understand what you want.

PS I understand that it is not new, but impressed by what was happening with friends / acquaintances I wanted to cheer them up.