Anyone found employment recently?

Hi all,

Has anyone had much luck finding a job as of late?

Everyday I am applying for all sorts of jobs and at best I might get 1 interview every few weeks which then goes nowhere. I don't even get a response or "Thank you but you have not been successful" email afterwards. 

I was on the phone to a lady from the National Careers Service and she told me that she was struggling to find a new job herself. 

Has anyone got any tips or advice if they have been successful? 

Thank you

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  • Some of the strategies I used were:

    1. Spend time having a clean, well written, short CV (nothing fancy)

    2. I used Indeed for job search,

    3. Spend some time trying to figure out whether you want part-time, full time, or live-in/live out positions,

    4. Being willing to relocate widens the job pool and increases chances,

    5. If you get an offer, give yourself some time to think before accepting (I had a prepared phrase such as "I will talk to family tomorrow and let you know my decision"). Also check the location; chatbots are useful for this task, also Google Maps,

    6. Above 3.5 stars in reviews may be a good threshold,

    7. Writing a not too long but descriptive cover letter (adapted to each location and job you apply for) is somewhat useful.

    If you live with relatives, you can also try online, remote jobs (e.g. teaching english conversation).

    Questions Made

    I also asked important questions either before or after the interview / phone call, for example: So the pay is X/hour? How many other employees are there? When did they arrive? Is the job seasonal or permanent? Is there a probation period? How long is it? When do I get the permanent contract?

    Some of these can be asked in a phone call, but of course, by email it is safer (you have a copy forever).

    All those it put slight pressure on them to comply afterwards.

    Important Indicator

    For me an interview with a person that seems respectful, not too pretentious and also not too imprecise, are 50% of the contribution to accepting.

  • I want to add that it is hard to find good jobs, which is why I put some effort describing my strategy. I hope it helps even a little.

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