How To Be More Employable- Get A Job.

If you are looking for a job or a change from the one you are currently doing, then this article is for you. 

Enhance your Employ-ability: 

1) CV/Resume: Have a neat and professional CV(Freshers)/ Resume(Experienced Professionals) ready.
2) Online Job Portals: Go to all the major job portals and build your profile. Make sure there is no discrepancy between your CV and what you fill out on the sites.
3) CV Title: This is the most important line as it will direct headhunters to your profile if the keywords in your CV Title match with the words in their query. While updating your CV, under the column-CV Header/Title fill out only this-  "Your Qualification+Work Exp+ Job Profile you are seeking." 

For example, MBA-Marketing Fresher seeking Sales/Marketing Profiles in Mumbai. 

Or if you have considerable experience and know the exact industry you want to work in then make it more specific. (The more specific your CV Title, the better callbacks you are bound to get.)

For example, B.E.-Mech with 4 years Exp seeking Consulting Profiles in IT/ITES. 

4) Keywords: Recruiters search with keywords that are special skills or the name of the products/services offered by the companies they are recruiting for. Make sure that your key skills and areas of expertise are clearly highlighted in your Profile.

5) Update your Profile every alternate day: If you update your Profile(s) on the various job sites every alternate day it will ensure that they will keep popping up in the search results of recruiters. By updating I don't mean make changes every time, but once you have uploaded after that every one or two days just click edit, make no change if not needed, click Update. Simple.

6) Applying via Email: If you have a clear idea of the industry you want to work for or the kind of companies you want to work for, look them up on the Internet- collect the email ids of their HR Managers or contact id whichever is available. Send them an email with your CV/Resume attached. The body of this email should not be more than 4-5 lines, highlighting your Achievements, Skills and Educational qualifications.

7) Tweaking Your Profile(s): If you are applying to more than one kind of profile, you need to customise your Career Objective/Email content to fit in with the job description you are applying for. Don't just send all the companies the exact same mail.Keep the skills and past achievements relevant to that profile at the top.

8) Talk to People: To keep your morale high and build relationships talk to people around you or those who are known to you, esp if they are in the same field that you are interested in. They might be able to give you a clear scenario of the kind of skills and knowledge base required to succeed in that particular field.

9)Selection Process Prep: Start working your Communication skills, obtain the additional certification/diploma that might take you a step closer in the direction of your dream job. Do not go for the interview unprepared. Most companies have an Online Aptitude Test that test you on your Basic Mathematics, Reasoning and Verbal abilities, General Knowledge and Business Awareness. There could also be a Psychometric Test, followed by one or more rounds of Personal Interviews.
(Read more on How to Prepare for the Personal Interview here- http://konikasharma.blogspot.in/2013/04/personalinterview1.html)

10) Keep Going: The job application process, selection for interview, clearing all the rounds till you finally land a job is as you can see a process that takes time. Don't be disheartened, keep applying and keep giving interviews. The average interview success rate is 1 out of 7. Have you taken at least 7 interviews yet ? No, then keep applying. (If you have taken 7 interviews or more and you still have not been selected, there might a serious flaw in your CV or a gap your profile that you need to fulfill asap.)Your dream company is not the only company on Earth, you will definitely find something better if you refuse to give  up.

All the Best. :)

PS- If nothing works, you can always start your own company. Starting something of your own can be way more empowering than working for someone. But this is advisable only if you think you have that entrepreneurial itch and the willpower to make it happen. Find out whether you have an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur inside you - http://konikasharma.blogspot.in/2013/06/for-idea-people-are-you-entrepreneur-or.html

- TCM.