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How to Find a New Job – 10 Tips for a Successful Job Search

Do you want to find a new job and need a tip or two for a successful job search? Then you've come to the right place! Job advertisements are a dime a dozen - but only very few correspond to what you personally imagine a "good job" to be.

Fortunately, there are a few tips and approaches that can significantly increase the likelihood of a truly successful job search. It doesn't even matter whether you are in the process of career orientation, simply longing for a career change - or whether you are 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 years old or a career changer.

In this article, I would like to give you some universal, helpful tips that will make any job search much easier. And who knows: you might even pave the way to your dream job. Let's go!

You can find a brief overview here in advance:

  1. Be clear about what you are looking for
  2. Develop your application documents
  3. Create meaningful profiles in professional social networks
  4. Build your own network
  5. Search specifically for suitable tasks
  6. Let others search for you and find you
  7. Get to know the company of your choice
  8. Always save the job description
  9. Don't say yes to the first job offer
  10. Always view rejections as an opportunity for optimization

1. be clear about what you are looking for

Make job search easier - Be aware of what you are looking for

What tasks fulfill me? How long can my commute be? What do I expect from my salary? How should my working hours be so that I still have enough time for my family and friends? What drives me to look for a new job?

Ideally, if you want to find your dream job, you should answer these questions clearly and honestly. Ultimately, it should be about working with joy, earning enough money and creating value for others.

"Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work again."

Confucius (more at Confucius Quotes)

To get the job of your dreams, I can recommend the book "Mission Traumjob" recommend that you here you get*. With this guide, you are guaranteed to find the job that best suits you.

Regardless of this, I would always advise you to write down your most important personal criteria and to evaluate every job posting accordingly. Only when all or very many aspects ideally match your expectations is it worth applying!

Tip: When does a job make me happy? In the linked article, you can find out exactly what happiness and enjoyment at work depend on.

2. prepare your application documents

Of course, for a successful job search you also need - in the traditional way - informative application documents. These are generally made up as follows:

  • Cover letter
  • Letter of motivation
  • Resume
  • Testimonials, work samples, references, etc.

From these documents a kind of "employee profile" of you, so to speak. What is your professional background? What are your strengths? What motivates you to apply to the company in question? And how can you help the company? With the right answers, you will usually get the proverbial "Foot in the door" - and are invited to an interview.

With full conviction I can also give you the Application guide "The perfect application" by Matthias Brandt* recommend.

Important: Be aware that some employers have requirements for application documents that differ from the classic model.

3. create meaningful profiles in professional social networks

Find new job by registering in social professional networks

With your application documents, you have already compiled the most important facts about yourself as an employee. Now it's time to reach as many people and ideally recruiters as possible to increase your job chances. To do this, create profiles in professional networks such as XING or LinkedIn - or other industry-specific platforms - which describe you perfectly and make you interesting for other companies.

Profile picture, job preferences, brief description, career, skills and knowledge, interests and hobbies, qualifications, languages, awards... all these things belong in a promising profile.

4. build your own network

If you are looking for a new job, in many cases you can manage without direct contacts and so-called "vitamin B". However, you will make your job search much easier, if you are communicative and know many peoplewho can help you further.

Over the course of your career, this network forms around you pretty much automatically. Among other things, it consists of colleagues or even old business partners and service providers you have worked with in the past. Actively attending job fairs and job exchanges or participating in similar career events will also expand your professional network.

Either way: use the good connections and benefit from the contacts in your environment to find a suitable position for you. Everyone knows someone who knows someone who knows someone.... They can put in a good word for you and recommend you to others.

5. search specifically for suitable tasks

As a jobseeker, you must of course Do something for your own professional happiness. In the rarest of cases, your dream job will just come to you. So actively search for exciting job advertisements that match your expectations!

The best places to start, in addition to traditional newspaper ads and job fairs, are Job portals like Indeed, Stepstone or also the job search platform of the Federal Employment Agency. But also on XING, LinkedIn and others Professional networks employers and employees find each other.

Basically, I would advise you to Keywords that best describe your career aspirations. You then enter these, in combination with the respective location, into the relevant job portal search engine.

Of course, the Filter functions that take you directly to your preferred industry and only confront you with the job advertisements that are most likely to interest you.

But maybe you already have a concrete company in view? Then find out about vacancies directly on the company website, by phone or by e-mail. A convincing speculative application can also open the door to your dream company.

6. let others search for you and find you

In addition to actively looking for a job, you can also increase the likelihood of this happening, that your dream job comes to you almost passively and automatically! It's much easier to find a new job if you let people find you. If you have created meaningful profiles in professional social networks, you have already created the basis for being found.

With the help of the individually adjustable, digital "job agents Some job boards and career sites (a kind of search function with automatic notification) can save you a lot of time and stress in your job search. There you will receive The latest job offers that match your requirements every day, directly to your mailbox.

For example, you simply have to specify the occupational field, place of work or more specific requirements such as working time model and the exact job title.

7. get to know the company of your choice

The Job advertisement and the company's own career page usually provide a lot of information about your potential employer. However, they were all created by the company itself. You will rarely find critical voices and opinions here.

If you want to successfully search for a new job, you should therefore also read the opinions on Employer:inside platforms, like Kununu take into account. There you will find out first-hand whether the company you are considering is really that great - namely from applicants and employees.

For this tip, be sure to use the social job networks again to make your search for the ideal job easier. On the one hand, you will of course find proprietary company profiles, such as here from Swiss Life Germany on LinkedIn.

On the other hand, simply talk to the people on XING, LinkedIn and the like.who already work for the company in question. After all, that's what social networks are for, isn't it? 🙂

8. always save the job description

As a general rule, you should always save job advertisements that you have applied for. Because at the latest before the job interview, you should recall the exact requirements of the job.

Advertisements on the Internet have the decisive disadvantage that they disappear as soon as a company has found enough applicants. That is why I advise you to not only always save to favorites, but also take screenshots of it. If you want to find a new job, this increases your chances immensely!

9. don't accept the first job offer directly

Have you been accepted? That's wonderful news - and confirmation that you're in demand. But if that doesn't happen to be your absolute dream jobDespite all the euphoria, you should not accept the offer directly.

After all, new job offers are a dime a dozen - and other companies also have great jobsthat can meet all your requirements. If you still have a little time, you should therefore wait a little longer - maybe you'll receive an acceptance letter that really excites you.

10. always view rejections as an opportunity for optimization

Think positive when looking for a job despite rejections

Even the best get a rejection - and of course you can be disappointed. But they are not a personal attack on you. If they comprehensibly justified If the feedback you receive is not helpful, rejections are a great opportunity to do better next time. If you have not received any helpful feedback, you should definitely ask for it.

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." 

Marcus Aurelius (more at Optimism Quotes)

Every experience makes you richer. Optimize your application following the constructive criticism and stay positive in your attitude. Experience has shown that this always helps you find a new job.

Find a new job, made easy!

Job hunting can of course be stressful here and there - but there are countless ways to make it more pleasant and more promising. Here you will find the most valuable tips for your job search.

Be aware of what you are looking for! Create a meaningful application profile and try to reach as many people as possible with it. Stay informed, use search filters and automatic notifications - and see rejections as an opportunity.

When it comes to the interview, be aware that your skills are in demand on the job market. Don't make yourself look smaller than you are, but be prepared for the usual interview questions. Be interested, passionate, attentive and polite. These valuable, human, positive character traits open many doors in your life - both professionally and privately.

In addition to these application tips, the blog also contains the following articles, which should help you in your professional life:

Do you have any questions, suggestions or further tips for a successful job search? Then simply write me a comment.

Good luck and stay motivated,

Christoph from CareElite - Plastic-free living

PS: Do you work in an office? Then you should definitely read the blog article "Easy on the eyes at the screen" read to stay focused and healthy for the long term.

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Christoph Schulz

Christoph Schulz

I'm Christoph, an environmental scientist and author - and here at CareElite I'm campaigning against plastic waste in the environment, climate change and all the other major environmental problems of our time. Together with other environmentally conscious bloggers, I want to give you tips & tricks for a naturally healthy, sustainable life as well as your personal development.

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