Job Action Day

 What is Job Action Day?

Do you find yourself dreaming of having a job that you’re more passionate about? Have you found your personal satisfaction from your current job slipping? Is your current company not offering you the progression you desire?

Job Action Day was created with the purpose of encouraging job seekers to think outside the box, and to focus on getting a job that fits their ambitions.

This day has been celebrated since 2008, and was created in order to help people at all stages of their professional lives assess their careers, make career-oriented plans, and encourage them to take action.

Job Action Day is all about exploring the different opportunities available to you, maybe even ones you didn’t know were there!

Explore your options!

First, assess where you currently are in your career and consider what you want to get out of your work life. Focus on the things about your current role that you’re passionate about.

You can revive your job search by starting to broaden your mind on what’s an acceptable position for you to take. We recommend that you remain mindful and always let yourself look at the possibilities in a position before dismissing it as something that doesn’t fit your passions.

Be Prepared

Even if you haven’t found a role you want to apply for yet, you should make sure your CV is up to date, carefully proofread and ready to be submitted.

You want your CV to be ready ahead of time so that you’re not rushing it while in a last-minute race to hit that ‘apply’ button as quickly as possible! Preparing ahead of time will ensure that you’ve not accidentally missed any vital experience, achievements or qualifications out during a last minute rush!

A great CV is generally based off of the 5 C’s technique:

• Clear – Your CV needs to make it clear who you are and what you do with just a 10-second skim read.
• Concise – The length of your CV should be appropriate to the depth of your experience and your achievements.
• Concrete – Where possible, use statistics, data and projects to demonstrate the impact https://t2mresourcing.com/news/how-to-write-a-good-cv-5cs/ you have had on your business, showing Hiring Managers and Recruiters that you’re good at your job.
• Current – To make it as easy as possible, it’s good practice to keep your CV up-to-date with your current position, even if you’re not planning on looking for your next role.
• Consistent – You want the CV to both look and be written in a way that’s consistent. Write in the same style all the way through (e.g. third person) – don’t suddenly switch to a different text style and fonts halfway through the CV.

Find out more about the 5C’s CV technique here. 

Be Proactive

Build your network! Networking and building professional relations can provide you with valuable connections, advice and opportunities. Here are some ways you can get started:

• Optimise your LinkedIn profile to make yourself more discoverable – add some keywords that are relevant to your career and industry in your bio, key skills and work experience sections – this helps the right people to discover your profile!
• Reach out to others on LinkedIn and send some messages to people within your industry/ desired industry – This will help you to start forming working relationships. Never underestimate the power of a well-connected network, you never know what opportunities it could lead to!
• Join some webinars – seek out inspirational people or interesting topics that are related to your desired career. Jump on some webinars and start some discussions.
• Discover in-person local networking opportunities – Put yourself in front of people. Meeting people in person is generally the most effective way to network and build connections.

Don’t ‘find the time’, make it 

Take action. If your career is important to you then you should make the time to dedicate to progressing it.

If you’ve been considering a career move for a while but keep putting it off, Job Action Day is the perfect day to take that step forward and apply for jobs now!

Don’t know where to start your search? Check out our vacancies!

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