How to find a job using own website

If you are an average specialist or your occupation is of low demand, recruiting agencies will not spend much of their time and efforts on you, they will turn to somebody else who will bring them more profits. If you turn to the employers directly, you will not be noticed among other candidates, and your resume may be lost. The advanced way of job search and career growth is using own website. This will allow the employer find you directly.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

1. Understand your career/job expectations. Prepare the lists of your strong points and qualifications and of your weak points.
   Understand the job market and whether your job expectations match what the job market has to offer. You can use the ratings of occupations that are published by various job sites.
2. If you are not familiar with site building you can find a company which may need your service as a consultant, then they will give you an access to the website where you can post our resume. Such partnership will be offered to you by, for example, by JOBTOP100.com (they provide you with a free website).
3. A website should go with a keyword rich second level domain name, for example, alljobs.com. The website should be as much optimized as possible (This service is rendered by JOBTOP100.com for free).
   All you need is to make out the contents of the website describing your occupation and a professional-looking resume. It should be properly formatted and reflect your skills and qualifications.

Tips & Warnings

• It usually takes 3 months to get a job. But if you are looking for a top position or your job is hard to get or the occupation is unusual, it may take up to 6 months. The 3 months rule does not work if your expectations are high or unusual in terms of salary, location or the company itself. Make the list of all the sources you are going to use in your job search and analyze them. Tell everyone you know are looking for a job.
• It can so happen that your resume is outstanding and you devote 40 hours a week to the job search, but you don’t get any job offers. One of the reasons for this is that your resume does not work: - there is no objective at all or there are more than one objectives. You should prepare several resumes to suit several positions. If you respond to an advertisement you should indicate the name of the position in the ad. - Your resume does not reflect the experience needed for your target position. This is possible when you switch careers. Then indicate the skills required for the new occupation. - There are gaps in your experience. Do not put the exact dates. Your goal is to get your foot in the door, but you will have to explain your absence at the job market during the interview. - Make your resume keyword rich. Resumes are selected by HR officers who know little about occupations and just have the list of requirements the ideal candidate should have. Describe your skills and qualifications in the words used in the “requirements” section of the advertisement.