How to Get a New Job in 20 Days

• No grammar mistakes please.
• Include all keywords mentioned in the current opening requirement because from the thousands of Emails that a company gets every day, it is impossible to read every one; so what a company may do is filter them out on the basis of keywords mentioned in opening with the keywords mentioned in the cover letter.
• Please note that a resume may be designed once and can be reused as-is several times but the cover letter should be different for every employer. Like the keywords may differ depending upon the requirements mentioned in the opening.
• Do let your potential employer know "why you are best suited for this job?"
• Do not make the reader sleepy. Keep it short, let's say 2-3 paragraphs.

For a sample resume please click here

2. Networking

Networking is one of the important factors that could provide you numerous ways to reach your potential employer.

We all know preferences are given to those resumes that are referred by the company's own employees. So let's be friends with that sweet employee. You can significantly increase the chances of being noticed.

Join sites like Siliconindia.com, linkedin.com etcetera. There are numerous similar sites also that are for professionals.

3. Job Portals

We all know about this. Apply to the relevant opening that you have listed through these job portals. Take extreme caution when applying, such as to modify you cover letter for keywords and do not apply more than once.

Please follow the model below to increase your chances of getting an interview call:

C# Corner offers a Job Board where you can post your resume or also apply for existing jobs.

Post your resume here

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III. The Interview

So finally after much effort in getting an interview call you are just one step away from your Dream Job. Things that should be taken the utmost care of in an interview are:

• Always arrive at least 15 minutes early. This will provide you necessary time to look around, read the company magazine, in short to familiarize yourself with the surroundings that will help to kee you calm.
• Always wear formal attire. Even before you actually say something, your attire has already spoken a thousand words.
• I know it's your dream job so you must have a good knowledge of the company, like origin year, founder, management personals, expertise, strength, turnover, etcetera. Just reminding you :)).
• Always get permission before going in.
• A firm handshake with greetings in a stable voice (not nervous) shows the level of confidence.
• It's OK if you don't know a question, don't panic. The interviewer isn't expecting you to answer each and every question.
• Do not disrespect your previous employer.
• Do negotiate the salary if you feel it's lower than what you deserved.
• It's a nice thing to prepare some questions to ask the interviewer in the interview end.
• Collect the interviewer's contact information, like email.
• Reassure the interviewer that you are the best suited candidate for this job with a firm handshake.
• As soon as you come out, either leave a handwritten note for the interviewer (for example "it was a great experience") or email it to the collected email, to show your thanks. Hand-written notes are more effective.
• If you do not hear anything from them the next day, follow up and enquire about the status.

I hope you will benefit from these guidelines. Here are some more interview tips: Interviewing "Must DO's and Please DON'Ts"

Happy job hunting!!