Revealed: 10 ways to get the job
University may not prepare you for what is in store, so a few job-search tips may help.
For the last six months now, I have been working full time as a human resource manager.
One thing I can certainly say is that at university, they certainly do not prepare you enough for what is in store for you when you join the field.
The reality of being of a human resource manager in Pakistan bites.
The socio-economic climate prevailing in the country does not help and the lack of common courtesy makes things a lot worse. As a human resource manager, I can offer valuable suggestions to prospective employees, with regard to where they should try their best and what they should refrain from doing. Some of them are as follows:
1. Only send in your application if you meet the required criteria in terms of qualifications, work experience, age, etc. I cannot stress this enough. When a vacancy is advertised, HR managers get hundreds if not thousands of applications; most of them don’t meet the right criteria. Show common courtesy and spare the manager the hassle of reading an extra application.
2. Do not send emails to the HR manager randomly asking him/her to go through your qualifications and assign you to an appropriate position in the organisation, which may or may not be available. HR
3. Come prepared to interviews. Be ready for unexpected questions, which can range from previous job experience, to lessons learnt in the past, to personal hobbies. HR managers like to determine whether the applicant's personality is compatible with others in the organisation.
4. Create a good first impression. It is important to be well-dressed.
5. Have positive body language when you meet prospective employers.
6. Do not come across as needy. Don’t imply that you desperately need the job that is being offered, or that you are just eager to leave your current organisation. This gives the impression that the candidate is not motivated enough for the position, or is someone who has trouble adjusting and sticking to a job.
7. Show the individual(s) recruiting you how you stand out. If you are able to differentiate yourself, it can set you apart from the clutter of applicants. At the same time, avoid acting overconfident, and strictly avoid bragging about yourself. Simply being a foreign graduate is not sufficient criteria to make you perfect for a post.
8. Only provide references and academic documentation if asked for them. The last thing an HR manager needs is a big pile of paper on his or her desk.
9. If someone gives you a personal business card, avoid contacting him/her on that number. It is recommended that you try contacting them through the office operator. Applicants can adversely affect their chances of a career at the organisation if they reach the manager at a bad time
10. Don't panic if you don't hear back from them right away. If the Human Resource department takes a long time getting back to you, it could stem from a lot of reasons, including a sudden hiring freeze due to declining profits. Just stay positive and keep applying proactively until something turns up. They say good things come to those that wait.
COMMENTS (37)
From the way, you have framed your question to me, I am under the impression these comments are coming from a female, please kindly correct me if I am wrong. By no means, did I discuss clevage in my article, while it might be a trend of acceptability of revealing attire in some organisations, I was discussing it in my blog from the point of view of organisations that require or expect their female staff members to dress and behave conservatively, and I merely suggested a little homework with regards to where you are about to give an interview can prove handy. A bitter reality is that the job interview can come down to being merely an issue of ego for the recruiter or the who ever is conducting your interview. They might be looking at you from their own frame of mind, based on their experiences in life, having gone through what you have, and having survived organisational politics to make it to the place, where they are no longer on the hot seat, but are infact standing in front of those in the hot seat. On a general note, most organisations see prospective employees as mere commodities in the competitive job market, commodities which they can transform into strategic organisational assets. Keep in mind, when the Company is hiring you, they are not merely recruiting you and putting you on a payroll but they are investing in your development as a useful asset to not only the company, but you being an asset to yourself in your career prospects. Sployers are skeptical because they know that after the training period is complete employees can just walk out. ept of organisational culture is also minimal in a placelike Pakistan, where company hopping is a common practise and most skilled white collar move around in pursuit of higher pay. Ever though about what is in stake for the company, recruitment costs, training and development costs, benefits packages, and when that employee decides tthen? Not only do they not have the employee in hand to do his or her job, but also they neeed to incurr new recruitment and training and so on. Hope this answers some of your Questiou have any more, please feel free to drop me an email.
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