5 daily tips to ramp up your job search before the new year

The new year is less than two months away. If you are on the lookout for a new job in the coming year, this holiday season might be the best time to ramp up your job search. All you have to do is adopt a few daily habits that will ensure the success of your job search.

With enough dedication on your part, you will be sitting behind a brand-new desk in a funky office room by January 1^st! Think it is impossible? Not if you try our daily job search tips!

1.Beat the dust off of your elevator pitch

Remember that elevator pitch you wrote for a job search back in 2018 that you are still planning to use after 4 years? It’s time to rewrite that. The best way to assess your elevator pitch? Try it on your relatives. The next time a family member asks how your job search is going, hit them up with your elevator pitch. It can be something like, “Right now I am exploring opportunities in the healthcare field where I can leverage my medical instrumentation skills and my degree in engineering. Do you happen to know anyone who works in the field?” This will allow your family to introduce people from their networks who can maybe do an informational interview with you.

2.Connect with your network in the holiday spirit

The best way to strike up a conversation with someone from your network whom you haven’t talked with for a while is to send them a holiday greeting. Be it an email or a card wishing them a happy new year, it will give you an opening to start a conversation about your job search with them. Update them on the current state of your job search and ask them to let you know if they hear of any opportunities. You can even express your interest in working with someone’s company while you are at it.

3.Use those free resume reviews

The holidays could be a time for you to step away from your job search. However, you can still do little things that will move your job search forward during these days. Update your resume and send it to a reputable professional resume writing service such as Resume Mansion for a free resume review. You can then find out exactly what you need to change in your resume to have a successful job search in January.

4.Get those resolutions right

A simple “I will succeed in my career this year” would get you nowhere. If you want your New Year's resolution to be succeeding in your career, you will need to invest in yourself a little. Enroll for a free or paid course to build the skills you will need for the job search. There are hundreds of platforms online where you can master new skills to equip yourself for the job market. Here are some great options for you:

• Udemy
• Envato Tuts+
• General Assembly
• Coursera
• edX
• GoSkills
• Lynda.com
• SkillShare

5.Use your downtime to educate yourself about the industry

You don’t have to read heavy research papers or subscribe to a monthly journal to build industrial know-how. If you have an hour to spare in a day, subscribe to a YouTube channel or make a habit of listening to a podcast about your industry. An industry expert’s TED Talk will surely leave you inspired.