At the time, I was with the Nine Media Company, CNN Philippines and worked there for almost 6 years.
After that I started facing the reality of life specially in finding the right job.
Before, when I graduated year 2000, the best way to find a job was by looking at a classified ads found in several newspapers.
Or by simply going personally to a prospect companies, submit a resume and wait for their calls.
But after two decades a big change happened specially in looking for a career you want in life.
Things maybe so different because from the perspective of the fresh graduates, experience is the best policy.
While for some including me, who's been working almost 20 years, we are hungry for "professional growth" and a "career stability."
So when a jobseeker that has so many experiences in life became so "picky" you can't blame them.
After all, its the same standards most of the companies are looking for at every jobseekers searching for their next career.
So everything is fair.
The jobseekers and the companies both has certain employee's expectations and qualifications.
JOB PORTAL SITES
Recently, I became so active looking at existing but dependable job portal sites.
Mainly because this will bridge a jobseekers to any of the dream job he/she wishes to have in the future.
I came acrossed on all different kinds of job portal sites. I am doing this to expand my reach in different companies offering jobs that matches my skills and qualifications.
I made a blog about jobstreet.com who's been giving me updates daily.
I am also using Kalibrr and LinkedIn to expand more my job searches.
I am also including famous websites of broadcasting companies to name a few...
ABS-CBN Channel 2, and GMA 7.
Most of these job portal sites requires a jobseeker a log-in details and you can only do this by filling-up personal information about you and previous job experiences.
Jobstreet.com, Kalibrr, LinkedIn requires jobseekers to visit their websites for daily updates related to your job searches.
On the other hand, these major broadcasting networks also have the same principles but only ABS-CBN career section sites do not provide changes to a resume one jobseeker provided before. But just limited to a section where you viewed jobs available and an update on the number of years in a particular skills you've provided before.
Like for example, in Associate Producer post I had before, I can only alter the number of years I provided. The section of the major of responsibilities you had were being removed.
See concrete example below...
What is pretty normal from most companies who posted for their websites are some automated email responses telling jobseekers that they have received one's application or sometimes your skills do not matches the qualifications they're looking for.
But in my case recently, I got notified as "overqualified."
SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO GET YOUR DREAM JOB
Aside from creating information from many existing job portal sites, a jobseekers is also very hungry of some of the helpful tips they will have to do to have a job.
Some popular suggestions were asking a former colleagues, friends, classmates, people whom you worked before for any possible job opportunities within their companies.
I replied once to this suggestion in one social media sites applications I am actively using.
I remember my former boss who actually told me about this.
And I quote..."Its not what you know, its who you know."
I'd like to disagree on that thought because most of my previous work experiences were jobs I personally applied for.
Highlighting my very skills and qualifications as a journalist.
No wonder why I never had any reaction from that particular suggestion.
While some says you have to look at how your resume appears.
While most of the companies in their human resources sections viewed experiences as much as important...I still believe in the saying that goes something like this...
How many of us agree on this?
But you know at the end of the day, let's face the reality..."the companies looking for the qualifications they were searching for set the rules."
For some companies who's actually forgetting about their obligations by not even sending any responses from a jobseekers after they had them for interviews...better shape up.
Teach your human resources that there are so many means on how to replied back an email perhaps, a simple text, or if it won't bothers you all...a simple call.
I just remembered one call which I received last month. And that company told me that I was qualified for the post they were looking for. Before ending the interview, the interviewee from the phone told me that they will call within the day or tomorrow...and that their client was from Australia and busy at the moment.
I remembered also an instance where the interviewee was very apologetic because it was prohibited to make anyone on the line to wait longer.
I texted her once, but I never got any response. I made a follow-up text the following day and used the same principles the company set for any of their clients.
And that's how I got response sent via-text as well.
To all the jobseekers, don't ever give up. The process, the waiting is tedious but there are too many jobs out there, grab one for you and fight for it.
And let us all achieve career growth together and professional stability.
If this one won't work, be the boss of your own company, be an entrepreneur! 😉👍
