Are you vacillating between waiting for your dream job or accepting the first
one that comes your way? Or are you a fresher falling in line with what your
parents wish you to be rather than what you wish to be? If this is the kind of
situation you find yourself in, then the next few minutes will help you get a
clearer picture. Here is our bowl of chicken soup for the job seeker’s soul. Read on

Searching for a job today is almost a job in itself because you are spending so much
of your time and effort on it. Enthusiasm, excitement, anxiety, frustration and
depression-all these are phases one encounters during a job search. The key point
is to take this phase positively and persevere till you get that pot of gold at the
end of your job search rainbow- your dream job. In today’s cut-throat working environment,
looking for a job is not just about working hard but about working Smart.

So to stay ahead of the herd, here are a few tips from the team of Naukri.com,
India’s No.1 Job portal,

1) Set your priorities right -Don’t take a decision by simply imitating your friends,
batch mates or depending on word of mouth. Be aware of what is really important to
you and what is not, because once your priorities are set, things will automatically
start falling into their place.

2) Resume writing - Employers are busy people and they hardly spend more than 30-45 seconds
on a resume when they have 500 more to scan through. They are not interested in your
entire history as they just want to know what you are best at. So, make your resume to
the point and clearly showcase your key skills. In fact some recruiters prefer only single
page resumes.

Try out the
Resume Services provided by our counselors at Naukri.com.

3) Self-marketing is the key - When you are applying for jobs you are actually
selling yourself. So, sound confident, positive and persuasive during an interview, but
DO NOT exaggerate about your accomplishments.

4) Knowledge of your field - It is very important to know your field thoroughly. Brush up
your knowledge on the who’s who of the field, current trends, the competition, the dos and
the don’ts and so on. Keep yourself abreast with the latest developments by keeping your
eyes and ears open.

5) Tools of Job search - You could begin your job search by scanning newspaper classifieds,
talking to job consultants and logging on to premier job websites. Be regular in your search,
spend ample time on it and follow-up with the companies where you have applied.

For an internet job search and for
Jobs in India you can log on to www.naukri.com
and check out the vacancies available in your field of specialization.

6) Networking - It pays to know people in high places. Or in a job seeker’s world “people
in the right place”. Networking is an important tool that can help you immensely during the
job search. Track friends or contacts in the organization you want to be in, talk to them,
and they might be able to open new doors for your dream job.

7) Have patience - ‘Patience is a virtue’. Being desperate and anxious does not help much,
rather it may spoil your job search. If it’s your first step towards your career then think
before taking each step. Don’t feel inferior just because you are a fresher, after all you
will be spending time, energy and intelligence on the firm that will hire you. Don’t forget
the fact that other employees cannot match the energy level of a fresher.

If you are already working somewhere then don’t leave the job just because you are not happy.
You’re marketable because you are already working with a firm and have added work experience
and value to your resume. So, wait for a while.

About Naukri.com


Naukri.com is an Indian career website that serves as an employment exchange forum for
employers, placement agencies and job seekers. Started by Info Edge (India) Pvt. Ltd.,
Naukri.com went commercial in October 1997 and since then it has served more than 25000
companies for recruitments through its database.

The traffic growth on this website is 20-25 percent every quarter and it is today, the
Number 1 Job Portal on traffic rank as per Alexa. So far it has a database of 4.5 million
resumes and gets 8500-10000 registrations daily.

For more information log on to www.naukri.com
.