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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Job Search introduction

The importance of time management can not be underestimated when you're out of work and job searching. One of the key time management methods or considerations that will help you to job search effectively is to ensure you are focusing on results, and not merely on activity.

There are a lot of job search tasks and strategies you can pursue. Some are easier than others, and some are more effective than others. Unfortunately, the easiest job search tasks (the ones people tend to want to focus on) are typically not the most effective tasks.

Computer Job search

There are many computer software jobs available on the market and employers search for highly motivated and trained people. However, things are not as simple, because many students who have just graduated a technology university and who want to become computer specialists find that becoming a software engineer may be a bit more difficult to achieve. Yet you can always find a computer job by simply giving it a search on the job search engine.

Thank you letter may get the Job

It may sound crazy but, yes, you should send a thank you letter when you are not the candidate selected for the job. It's not going to make any difference in their hiring solution today but it may have a dramatic impact on future hiring decisions.

I have had a number of clients who were offered another job at the same company because they sent a thank you letter. In a couple of cases, they were even hired for the same job when the initial selection didn't work out. Unlike a normal thank you letter, which goes to everyone you spoke with, this one needs to go only to the decision maker and/or the human resource department representative you dealt with.

CONCLUSION

You've written a focused resume. Your cover letter could win awards. Your networking skills are top notch. You've rehearsed and rehearsed the telephone and face-to-face job interview. You sailed through the actual face-to-face interview and now you're waiting for the phone to ring with a job offer. Wait, is there something missing?

You know you were not the only candidate interviewed. In many hiring situations all the final candidates have something to offer. So you can't afford to pass up the chance to further impress the recruiter and get a certain hiring decision in your favor.