Here are my advices to all job searchers. Just pay more attention to your resume.... I am not the lucky one, nor the best one out there.... needed couple years to find a job in big company.... but at least I think I finally can see the end of the tunnel.
Although I am not cream of the top, I found that if you pay more attention to your resume and put a lot of effort into it, it sure helps you to get interviews..... honestly since I know I am not the best out there, I put a lot of effort into my resume (4-5 hrs to customize each of my resume for each posting and to review to see if there are any things I forget to change or edit or take out, I think for some really good jobs, I even spent 10 hrs in total to make one resume, I also do a lot of research for each job opportunity too. After you have about 50 different versions of resumes, this process will become faster and faster) My interview rate is only around 8-10%, but after talking to my other friends, I was told I have pretty good hit rate given my lack of work experience and a huge gap between graduation and first job.
My conclusion is, hard work DOES pay off... especially since you will understand more and more how to job search, and understand why you got rejected...... Don't be afraid to ask for help too or talk to people about it. Sometimes what you lack is just some minor techniques that you never develop given the Asian culture we grew up with.
Finally, don't be afraid of doing jobs outside of your field or take jobs that looks pathetic to others.... you will be surprised what kind of jobs I took in between jobs. ANY WORK EXPERIENCE COUNTS!!! Nothing worse than an huge gap in between jobs on your resume. Be flexible, everyone knows there are only this many jobs in Vancouver since Vancouver does not have a strong industry except Tourism or Lumber or Retail, etc. If you really looking for career, you should not limit yourself to Vancouver this small village for retirement.
Finally, I am not insulting you or your "friends", 大C姐, but this statement here is untrue "老老實實﹐我識嘅朋友好多都係大公司manager﹐佢哋都無可能指指個鼻就請個親朋戚友入公司。". Referral is bigger than anything in job search, especially in Canada, both big and small companies..... if your friends refused to help out, that only means either your friends do not have faith in your own ability or they just don't feel close enough to help you out. Or your friend just overstated his/her "manager" position/responsibilities in their company.
Let me tell you something, I actually got my 2nd job thru LYK by referral, and that is one of the most important stepping stone to my short career so far. Sometimes you just never know what kind of chances has come to you until you try it. I also got this current full time job by being honest while trying my best, I actually did not even fit in their first requirement in the posting. Good employers always can spot potential candidates by reading the resume. Bad employers just use software to scan out all candidates whom do not meet their requirement. |
發表於 2009-7-2 22:05
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