4 Key Tips on How to Get Back Into the Job Market

Have you been out of work for an extended timeframe? Perhaps you have been on maternity leave and now prepared to jump back in to the job force. Perhaps you took a "time out" to travel and explore different parts of the world. Regardless of the reason, it is never late to get back in to the job market successfully, and they have a few suggestions for helping you to do so.



Research your options:

 of the first things you might think about doing is actually thinking about what it is you require to do. Do you have a specific field or industry in mind? Do you know what relevant qualifications/skills are necessary for that position? What have you done in your past that is relevant to that position? These are all nice things to think about, and will help you with our next step.


Re-write your resume:

If you have been out of the workforce for an extended timeframe, chances are that your resume is probably a bit obsolete and needs to be more relevant to the present. Now that you have a nice suggestion of what you need to do, you can now re-write your resume so it is more targeted toward that industry. Research the skills that are in demand for that industry, and make sure your resume includes these (in the event that they are relevant to your experience). Think of the transferrable skills that you may have learned in your earlier positions and incorporate these in to your resume as well.

You might also need to think about addressing your employment gap somewhere in your resume. A nice tip is to write a "qualifications profile" at the very start of their resume, where you can summarize and promote your experience and qualifications.

Learn new skills:

It is never late to learn something new that might assist you in a job position, so you may need to think about taking some classes that are relevant to the industry you are looking to get in to. Look in to some relevant certificate programs or brush up your skills in customer support or sales (industry dependent, of coursework). In the event you don't have time, there's always online courses obtainable that you can take at your own pace.

Apply!


You will seldom know unless you try! After you have thought about the above steps, start applying for jobs & see what happens... you seldom know. In the event you find that you are not finding success, you can at least receive a better idea in to what hiring managers are looking for specifically, & you can work toward meeting those qualifications.






Adapted from : Gavin F Redelman