#JobTip : Finding Job in Tough Market - a podcast by Vishal Kumar, TAO.ai with Changemakers, Leaders, Experts & Rockstars

#JobTip : Finding Job in Tough Market

Transcript:Let's talk about finding a job in a tough market. But before that, I welcome you all to this episode of Job Tips. In Job Tips, we share insights that we have captured, by interviewing and talking to real job seekers and recruiters that are using tao.ai platform for recruiting, for job search. So welcome you all and if you like it, we do recommend you bring your friends and your buddies onto this conversation. Add your thoughts in the comments below. It helps us improve. If you think that you want to add something, do add to that. We will keep adding insight that we have missed out that you share in our descriptions on those videos.
So today's problem is very interesting. And we all have seen some version or the other of this problem of finding a job in a tough market. Whether it means there are not too many openings out there in my industry. Whether it means my industry is very selective. There's a downturn. I have been applying to 1700 companies and I'm barely getting any response or any of that. And more often than not, it's fairly common that we blame the system because that’s our tendency. That probably I'm doing right and maybe the system is flawed. The system needs to be revisited.But the problem with that theory is that the system is not going to get you a job. It's you who needs to understand the system so you can find yourself an opportunity that they're looking for. And in many ways, before you actually go out and start blaming the system, the governments, the visa requirements, the industry, see if you can fix something. See if something in your process needs to be tweaked so you can hit this market, you can hit the job, you can get more success for your effort.
And remember many times, this is what we have seen from our conversations with job seekers and recruiters. Sometimes, you're just pushing a wall and if you’re not finding results, you're just pushing it harder.Maybe you need leverage to help you, um, maximize the impact by minimizing the effort or minimizing the effort and still getting maximum impact. So, what are some of the ways you could solve this problem? Network the hell out; your friends, your buddies, your cousins, your relatives, whoever is employed in your aspirational industry you’re trying to get into. Talk to them. Be very open. You have no clue what people could provide feedback on, on what you could be missing out.
Many times, it's just a minor tweak that really makes you tremendously impactful. So typically I give this analogy to folks that in the sales industry, the difference between the worst sales Guy and the best sales guy is like its 1 or 2%, based on the efforts. So a minor tweak could take you from not getting it to getting your best opportunity.It's now the search is “what that one person is and where to find that one person and for that, talk to people. Get as much human input as possible on your research from someone who has influenced or who is critical to talk about the industry. So, suppose I am looking for a job in software and I go and talk to someone maybe in manufacturing and they provide feedback, I’m not sure how much I can take that feedback in my industry, so talk to someone in the software industry about what's going on. Or if you're in manufacturing guys, talk to the manufacturing guy, an insider.

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