Successful Career Transition- 5 Simple points for contract candidates

Successful career transition is about doing the simple things well. Above all you need to be:

Flexible, not placing limits on locations within the UK- Stating you only want to work in central London will have an adverse on you while taking a wider geographical approach needs to be portrayed as flexibility rather than desperation.

Available, being easy to get hold of with a UK mobile voice mail with an excellent attractive message on it so agents and clients will feel you will attend to their message.Ensuring you are available for all interview dates and not placing restrictions on an agent- help him/her by making it easy. Also by updating your status throughout your network on a daily basis.

Organised, knowing exactly which jobs you have applied for when and what has been said to you.This is best achieved through an efficient database call logging process that ensures you know exactly where you are with your jobsearch.This protects you and ensures you are professional and look professional.

Intelligent, you need to be able to source the right opportunities in sufficient numbers to be successful.This means more that just applying for jobs through the right job boards. You need to access the hidden job market through Intelligent local job lead information and effective networking so that recruiters or clients approach you. You need to play a numbers game and ensure the rightdecision makers are aware of your skills, achievements and availability.Simply applying for a few jobs will leave you unlucky and frustrated. You should develop a network using linkedin of at least 150  suitable contacts and leverage this through your own P.R. and marketing network which will take you several evenings to set up see www.getaukjob.com for an example of such a plan in the news box on the home page.

Enthusiastic, and positive as it is amazing how many interviewers are faced by candidates who fail to indicate any emotion.This is often because the candidate fears enthusiasm will make them appear to desperate for a job, whereas the interviewer is looking for someone who indicates some interest even excitement over the job.Try to enjoy the whole experience and see it as a challenge that you can enjoy.

Comments

[KEITH BOATMAN]

Being organised and intelligent can be dramatically improved through the use of a good job search database. Being ethusiastic, flexible and available is an attitude of mind that can be enhanced by searching alongside other jobseekers as well as knowing exactly where you stand.