8 tips for job seekers

The situation on the labor market in connection with the crisis has become complicated, I think this is not news for anyone. Enough even to look at the statistics of layoffs in zabugore . Despite this, many companies still do not stop the search for specialists. Therefore, the competition problem comes to the fore. You need to be not just a specialist, but a Professional with a capital letter. Here are some tips for those who want to stay "in the subject" despite the rapid change in the situation around.

1. Maintain the validity and reliability of your resume.
   
   This concerns not only its appearance and compliance with the rules of registration. First of all, you need to ensure that all the information in it is accurate and relevant, especially with regard to places of work.
2. Participation in professional conferences and communities.
   
   Even if you live in the regional center, do not be lazy, look for information about professional communities in your city, it is possible to find them easily via the link on the Internet, and you may just be lucky to find out that you can get together with colleagues and discuss latest news in prof. sphere or even find a new place of work in this way.
3. Network activity.
   
   This implies participation in various professional networks like a linkedin , moikrug , developers.org.ua . Unlike regular job sites, these resources are aimed at obtaining the most structured and clear information about your professional skills. In addition, socialization implies access to the right person from the company that interests you.
4. Start blogging.
   
   A blog, of course, should not contain details of your personal life (in the end, you can hide them), but first of all notes about what you are doing at the moment in your professional life, this can be a brief description of the process of performing a specific task or just a description of the learning process of a new technology. In any case, this will have a very positive effect on the impression you have about your employer, who can read this blog at any time.
5. Know your value.
   
   To do this, just need to frequently visit all kinds of sites about work. According to the requirements for the applicant and the proposed salary, you can easily evaluate your skills in monetary terms.
6. Do not stop learning.
   
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7. Keep in touch with your old employers.
   
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8. Engage in self-organization and planning.
   
   Even the search for a new job must be planned. Have you ever wondered why there were so many people who change jobs at least once a year? Exactly. As they say, the main thing is to understand what you want.

PS I understand that it is not new, but under the impression of what is happening with friends / acquaintances I wanted to encourage them.