{"id":650,"date":"2015-08-09T14:56:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-09T14:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cn7w3i4565-staging.onrocket.site\/?p=650"},"modified":"2017-06-28T08:54:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T08:54:34","slug":"3-ways-to-ramp-up-your-spring-job-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/3-ways-to-ramp-up-your-spring-job-search\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Ramp Up Your Spring Job Search"},"content":{"rendered":"

Job searching happens all year round. But with\u00a0winter months drawing to a close, it’s time to start getting ready to beach the summer rush for jobs. Now is as better time as ever to ramp up your spring job search. Follow these three simple steps to boost your job search potential.<\/p>\n

1. Get Business Cards\"Screen-shot-2013-11-24-at-1.50.25-PM\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Business cards don’t have to be elaborate or complex but they are essential for your job search. Make sure you take them with you wherever you go, whether it is to the grocery store or networking events. You never know when they will come in useful.<\/p>\n

Include your\u00a0name,\u00a0contact information, and a short blurb about you. This could be something like your jobs title, the market you work in or your previous experiences.<\/p>\n

\"Job-Search\"<\/a>2. Work On Your Resume<\/h2>\n

This is the single-most important aspect of gearing up to find a new job. Make sure your resume is as up to date as it can possibly be. Customize\u00a0your resume to each job and make sure you tailor your skills and experience to the role requirements to demonstrate why you are great for the job. Writing a winning resume take time, but it is worth getting it right.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Self-Improvement\"job-search<\/a><\/h2>\n

Enrol in a class! There is never more appropriate moment for self-improvement than when you are looking for a new job. Improving your skills or learning something new demonstrates that you care about your\u00a0professional development, inevitably making you appear a more attractive candidate.\u00a0There are many weekend or evening courses you could join and these could be a great way to network. Also there is no better way to tackle the\u00a0\u201cwhat is your greatest weakness?\u201d question than to demonstrate that you are taking measures to improve yourself.<\/p>\n

Summer is coming and there is no time for slacking off. Put your job search on full throttle and get going!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Job searching happens all year round. But with\u00a0winter months drawing to a close, it’s time to start getting ready to beach the summer rush for jobs. Now is as better time as ever to ramp up your spring job search. Follow these three simple steps to boost your job search potential. 1. Get Business Cards Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,74,3],"tags":[4,221,220],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-advice","category-employment","category-jobs","tag-job-search","tag-spring","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}