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For job seekers who have access to the internet and have received a certain level of education, online job hunting undoubtedly has advantages such as low job-seeking costs, comprehensive and in-depth information sources, and ample space for self-expression.
Clarify positioning: Be pragmatic again and again
Most people have dreams like this: choose industries with development prospects and rapid growth; enter companies with stable or even good operating conditions; find a position that is currently professional and can lead to multi-skilled expertise in the future... Unfortunately, this idea is just a beautiful goal, while we are standing on the ground of reality.
Like any market, the talent market is influenced by supply and demand. If the position you want has many people competing for it, you will inevitably have to pay a higher price to get the same opportunity; if you design your career direction based on your strengths and advantages, while avoiding those competitive big cities, famous companies, and fiercely competitive popular positions, you will be one step ahead at the starting line. Therefore, the key step in setting goals is to find a down-to-earth starting point. On the basis of this starting point, improve yourself, express yourself, accumulate energy, and seize opportunities.
Setting goals or finding a starting point is actually part of career planning. Career planning is a dynamic process and is definitely not as simple as sitting there reading a few books and then writing a plan. Especially for job-seeking newcomers, "employment first, then career selection" is the inevitable path for most people. If you can avoid the two major pitfalls of "aiming too high" and "undervaluing yourself" in terms of career positioning, after a few years of accumulation, adjustment, and practice, you will surely make your career develop rapidly.
What profession do you prepare to engage in? Are you going to be a software engineer, a marketing representative, or start as a clerk?
Relevant websites:
College Student Career Planning Network: http://www.takecareer.com/ This website has set up several channels according to the characteristics of career planning, such as "Career Planning Common Knowledge", "Professional Career Navigation", "Career Planning Competition", "Online Talent Evaluation", "Employment Guidance", "Career Planning File", "Interpretation of Employment Situation". It has a large amount of content, strong relevance, and is suitable for new job seekers to use. There is an article on this website particularly worth recommending, titled "A Few Years of Work Experience is a Hurdle in Career Planning". Link: http://www.takecareer.com/Article/renzhi/200902/2039.html
Similar websites: Lezhinet, China Career Planning Network
Screening Positions: Search Again and Again
You still haven't figured out your career positioning? No problem, start from searching for information, and you will gradually become clearer during the process of collecting information.
In the vast sea of online jobs, finding the needle that belongs to you naturally requires some effort, and the first thing is to "look up at the sky", which means understanding macro-information targetedly and figuring out the big trends so as to find a small positioning.
Currently, the phenomena of "recruitment difficulties" and "job-seeking difficulties" coexist in the human resources market, and the demands of both parties differ greatly due to their different perspectives:
On one hand, most enterprises hope that the employees they hire can immediately be put to work to deal with fierce market competition, but most of the applicants on the market are inexperienced newbies, making the cost of using people very high for enterprises. On the other hand, a considerable number of job seekers, especially recent university graduates, have a "famous company", "big city", "sunrise industry", "golden position" orientation in their job search and hope to first exercise their abilities and then seek better development opportunities.
For job seekers, under this background, fully analyzing their own advantages and finding the combination point where their specialties, interests, and recruiters' needs match is crucial.
In specific operations, search engines can be fully utilized to obtain targeted workplace macro-information and specific job information, and these pieces of information can be compared and screened, collecting a large amount of suitable workplace information.
In addition, some specialized industry talent information websites or navigation websites also provide unique opportunities such as "civil servant recruitment", "teacher recruitment", "doctor recruitment", which are worth browsing regularly based on your own characteristics.
Relevant Websites:
"Zhinanzhen" Job Search Platform: http://www.u3w.com
This website collects various job information 24 hours a day in real-time, taking into account both comprehensiveness and regional characteristics, and provides job seekers with the ability to use it in the form of a search engine. The searched job information can be filtered with one click using various filters such as "region", "industry", "job type", "salary treatment", "work experience requirements", and provides a large number of job-hunting tools such as "Electronic BoLe" and "Resume Broadcast", making it very suitable for job-hunting beginners and job changers.
There is one function on this website that is particularly worth recommending to you. The "Resume Import" function allows you to import resumes from other websites and manage them. The system will recommend suitable positions to you every day based on your resume.
Similar websites: Cooluxun, Google Life Search
Writing Resumes: Get Closer Again and Again
Now that you understand your specific job goals and directions, it's time to start writing your resume. In fact, even if you haven't found your appropriate specific job yet, you can combine your goals and strengths to carefully write a template for your resume and cover letter, so that you can quickly supplement and improve according to the characteristics of the job you are seeking.
A resume is your "living business card," so besides stating your basic information, contact methods, education and training you've received, your advantages and specialties, and previous internship and practical experiences, it's more important to tailor your descriptions according to the specific job you're applying for.
Nowadays, there are many job seekers and fewer job openings, and each person responsible for specific tasks in a recruiting unit has to browse through a large number of resumes every day. Therefore, your resume should not only attract their attention in form but also closely align with the industry characteristics and job characteristics of the company you're applying to. Many people send the same resume to multiple positions in one company or send a resume with no relevant professional skills information to a highly specialized position, and such resumes are easily thrown into the trash. When taking an exam, you need to read the questions, analyze them, and then answer them, and when sending a resume, you should also first look at the job requirements, analyze the corresponding educational background and performance and skill requirements, and then emphasize the corresponding requirements in your resume.
Besides being targeted in content, the content described in the resume should focus on key points, be substantial, evidence-based, use plain language, and have distinct personal characteristics. Remember to attach materials that can prove these skills and experiences, preferably along with your own works or relevant links online. If the recruiter emphasizes language skills (such as English, Korean, or Japanese) during recruitment, you should also write a foreign language resume that corresponds completely to the Chinese resume and must not be lazy or take shortcuts.
Additionally, you must include a cover letter explaining your understanding of the company and the position, making the recruiting unit realize that you are someone who has done your "homework" carefully before submitting your resume. If you can attach recommendations from relevant professionals or people related to the position and the company in your cover letter, your chances of getting an interview will increase exponentially.
Relevant Website: Resume Template Network: http://www.jianlimoban.com/
This website provides a large amount of content including resume templates, school emblem libraries, self-recommendation letters and cover letter examples, resume writing techniques, etc. Among them, the resume templates offer multiple languages such as Chinese and English and various formats like WORD and PPT, and are categorized according to different positions (such as tour guides, international trade, etc.) and different types of work experience (such as fresh graduates, one year of work experience, etc.).
I particularly recommend the numerous resume cover templates provided by this website, as others' first impression of you starts from the cover of your resume.
Similar Websites: My Resume Network, Resume China Network
Online Submission: Be More Serious Again and Again
At some job fairs, you may see some people who only bring a limited number of resumes, looking for a long time before cautiously submitting one. This approach, in today's employment environment with many talents and few positions, makes it difficult to find a suitable job. Having enough strength, writing a good resume, but not letting more people see it, is akin to "flirting in the dark."
Of course, the more resumes you submit, the better, as this gives you more choices. The key is to submit them correctly, not randomly. Before submission, you need to carefully screen the options. Once you feel it's worth a try, submit it immediately without waiting until tomorrow morning.
Submitting multiple applications naturally requires you to make some preparations. Perhaps, you need to prepare a file on your computer desktop, recording all the positions you've applied for, the online links for these positions, and the contact methods for each position. You might even need to save the contact numbers in your phone address book so that when an unfamiliar number appears on your phone screen, you don't have to ask others which unit it is and then recall when you submitted your resume.
If you're applying for jobs at companies in other places, the best solution is not to rush to an unfamiliar place where you're not sure if there's an opportunity. Instead, use professional job search engines or browse the company's website, then submit your resume. Note that you can indicate in your email that you accept "remote video interviews" and include your QQ or MSN number. This way, your chances of success will increase.
Sometimes, you may receive interview notifications or requests for additional information via email. If you consider these possibilities, you might need to enable SMS notification functions for your email, or register a new email with SMS notification features that won't be bothered by spam emails, specifically for sending resumes and receiving emails, ensuring that you can get notifications from recruiting units as soon as possible.
Opportunities only favor those who are prepared. You will find that the word "serious" applies not only to the submission phase but also to your interview process. If you weren't serious enough in the past, then start from the many details of online job hunting, and your career will be different because of seriousness.
Relevant Website:
New Career: http://www.ncss.org.cn/ This website, hosted by the National Center for College Student Employment Information under the Ministry of Education, dares to position itself as a "National University Student Employment Public Service Stereoscopic Platform," and it is certainly not undeserved. In addition to providing a "Student Registration and Academic Certification" system, video interview systems, and independent selection halls for institutions and enterprises, this website also offers many distinctive key对接areas such as rural teachers, civil servants, grassroots positions, etc., worth a look for recent university graduates.
Similar Websites: Workplace Network, Tencent Education Channel
This article comes from the Dahe Daily, March 6, 2009, Friday, E-Space