You may be someone who is actively looking for employment after having completed your academic studies. It is not surprising if you have been struggling for a employment for a couple of months or more. The below article focuses on things to remember while searching for a job.

First and foremost, you must ask yourself how much is the value of your qualifications and its associated experience in the job market; what you can do to add more value to your qualification and how you can improve your skills that are demanded.

Remember that the only academic degrees are to be regarded as paper qualifications that may be insufficient to provide you your dream job. It is therefore imperative to learn and improve soft skills. The Soft skills are of great value and significance in relation to your job that can not only provide you your expected job, but also lead you towards growth and development in your career. They include professional communication, empathy, your personal attributes showing your common sense, integrity, sense of responsibility, good manners and team work.

Next comes in importance is the basic and required knowledge of computer. Or you must have had reasonable computer skills that you could make use of them in a given situation.

The period we live in is regarded as the period of science and technology. You should think about it and implement action plan accordingly to learn and develop your computer skills, lest you may lag behind of the technological aspects that the job you have applied for demands. .

There is one dilemma which is worth mentioning, there is always a need of exposure or minimum required experience, but unfortunately it's not that easy to be achieved unless you are in such line of business. Though it seems to be a curious paradox but it prevails in the job market. However, there are a few ways through which you can strive to have it. Such as, you can go for internship or complete the tasks as unpaid assistant for so long as you think it is sufficient. Moreover, you need to expand the circle of friendship. Your friends or associates or acquaintances may be of great help. You can gain much knowledge by experience sharing process.

In a nutshell, it must be thought that the period of job searching is the period of testing. I would like to mention a religious saying which is extremely important - being analogous to the situation. It can not only instill more positive energy to let you have patience, but also be determined and satisfactory even in the face of difficulties, “God helps those who help themselves”. As such, you should have patience and maintain positive thinking that could help you in bringing you your dream job all being well.

FAREED SIDDIQUI

I am an Individual Member of Institute of Management Consultants of India. I am a Professional with a high creative capability based on Business, Management, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Finance and Management Consulting Field. I impart part time training and development programs. I write professional articles on business & management, business English and Software Engineering.

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