10 super helpful tips to help you find a job fast

If you're desperate to find a job fast, these ten tips will help you stand out from the crowd.

1. Аssess your skills

Before you start looking for interesting jobs, you need to get to know yourself. Analyze your strengths, weaknesses, skills, and goals. In other words, conduct a personal assessment to understand how to position yourself in the job market. This step will also help you prepare for an interview. Determine what traits set you apart from the rest, what makes you original. This is all the more important if you have no qualifications and/or experience. This could be, for example:

• Proficiency in IT tools, software or a specific programming language
• Proficiency in one or more foreign languages
• Volunteer work

If you have an outside perspective, you can make a big difference to your recruitment process.

2. Enhance and personalize your resume

A resume is the first impression that recruiters make of you, so it is important that it is eye-catching. It takes effort to create a good resume. Colors are important: a modern, colorful resume is sure to attract attention.

Next, list your experience and skills. The most important thing is to make sure they are relevant to the position. Only mention what will interest the employer and show that you are qualified and motivated. This step is very important. Because of their laziness, few candidates take the time to personalize their resumes for the ads they respond to. They send the same resume to everyone.

You can easily get ahead of your competitors in this matter by spending an extra 10 minutes on each application. If you're applying for multiple positions at multiple companies, it's important to tailor your resume to each position. The more personalized your resume is, the more attention it will attract.

Finally, you can emphasize your soft skills - the traits and characteristics that define you and make you original.

3. Don't write everything on your resume

Don't overload your resume. Less is better. Ideally, your resume should be 1 page and no more. Not all the experience you have is of equal value. Only list experience on your resume that is relevant to your job opening. Moreover, for some jobs, you may even appear to be too experienced.

4. Ask for references in advance

Having testimonials and references from your previous bosses, coworkers, clients, and vendors can make a big difference. Recruiters want to make sure you are a reliable candidate. If you can put your references right on your LinkedIn profile, that's ideal. Letters of recommendation will work very well too.

5. Adapt your cover letter for each application

Stand out from your competitors by customizing your cover letter. While the structure of a cover letter is common, recruiters don't want to read overly standardized copy. Such applications that don't say anything about the job itself or the company the candidate is applying to go straight into the garbage can. Remember that you only have a few seconds to make an impression. You need to grab the recruiter's attention from the start and show them that you are a potentially interesting employee.

6. Only apply for jobs that you are really interested in

Before sending out resumes all over the world and responding to every offer, research the job market. Focus on industries that interest you and/or those that match your skills. It will be a waste of time to respond to offers that only half-interest you. If you only want to find a job in Paris or the Ile-de-France region, you should not apply for jobs in Marseille.

Analyze the industries that appeal to you:

• Which companies are recruiting?
• What types of jobs are available?
• What are the average salaries?

Know what you have to offer in the market. Refer to job sites and other organizations to get a more global view of the job market. Also use social media to search for listings. Depending on your industry, you can use LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks to find ads directly from companies you're interested in.

7. Utilize your network

Reach out to people in your network and ask them if they've heard of any job openings. This could be former coworkers, former bosses, former classmates, members of your family, friends of your family, friends of friends, and so on. Even if you are new to the job market, you probably know people who can help you find a job.

8. Follow up with recruiters

If you haven't received any responses after sending your application, don't hesitate. Wait a week, and continue to communicate with companies. This way, you'll show your interest and motivation for the job. Again, not many people do this. This is your chance to once again score points and speed up the hiring process.

9. Prepare for interviews

If you've been asked to come in for an interview, you need to prepare properly. This step is almost mandatory and is often crucial. Prepare yourself for the various questions (basic and trick questions) you may be asked. To do this, learn as much as you can about the company. The least you can do is visit their website and see what they do.

Also check to see if the company has appeared in the media, for example, and prepare questions that you can ask the recruiter at the end of the interview.

10. Dress appropriately for the position

First impressions are everything. The first few seconds of an interview can be crucial and the way you dress can have a big impact on the recruiter's opinion of you. Again, it's important to find out about the company's dress code in advance (e.g. through employee profiles on Linkedin). For a customer-facing sales job, you will almost certainly need to be sober and stylish. For a job in computer graphics, on the other hand, you may want to dress more casually.