How to Find a Better Job!

The main thing to remember when trying to find a better job is that you're not just trying to get a job interview, you're trying to land the job! There are tons of potential employees looking to get that better job, and you've got to make yourself stick out.

If you are not sure where to look for a job that you want, try comparing it to your current job. Often, the definition of an ideal job begins by analyzing a job that you already have.

I suggest below an exercise to help define your ideal job and to be realistic when you're looking for a new job:

1. What job do you want our of life?

Describe a job in which you want and in what companies you'd like to work for. Be honest with yourself and at the same time realistic. But also allows yourself to dream about a job that you'd enjoy and make into a successful career. Write on a sheet of paper. In a recent survey, employees were asked what was the most important to them to have in their career. Here are their answers:

Hours:
Salary:
Responsiblities:
Enjoyment:

If you can think of a job that fits your preferences in all of these categories, you've got your ideal job there.

What are the three most important goals which you'll have to meet to get that job? What are the daily tasks of the job that you perform?

2. How would you handle this job?

How will you perform the job duties if you get it? Make a list of things you'll need to complete every day when performing your job. Can you handle them? Are they enjoyable to you? How could you improve your job tasks for the present?

3. Why did you choose such a job?

What are the reasons why you want to get such a job? How will the job benefit your life compared to the job you currently have? Take an optimistic estimate. The question of profitability is the heart of any employment decision.

If you are not satisfied with the results expected, guide yourself to another job and resume the exercise. Do this until you feel confident and satisfied with the job you've chosen.

4. Be honest with the excercise.

Re-read your job plan along with a person who knows you and knows your mannerisms. You could even try to do it with your current boss if you're trying to be promoted within the company or land a different job within the same employer, explaining that they are your career goals for next year.

* Listen to suggestions.
* Analyze them to see if they really know you.

Such a confrontation could end up with a promotion to the job.

Stop wasting time to attend job interviews that are not in your interest don't just seek interviews, seek the job itself!