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Market yourself for the job you want
Tausif Mulla1*
1 Westford school of Management, UAE
International Journal of Family Business and Management Open Access
Review Article
Market yourself for the job you want
university the question that makes them restless the most is
whether they will get placed or not? If this question isn’t answered
for them it can do more harm and even result in a depression
(Figure1).
Abstract
In today’s economy, to get your desired job has become more
challenging than it was before. Professionals with even 5+ years of
disheartened if s/he doesn’t get an interview call from the company
of his/her choice. With these ideas, one can stand out from the crowd
and get attention of the key people within the industry.
Received: October 12, 2017; Accepted: October 16, 2017; Published: October 27, 2017
*Corresponding author: Mr. Tausif Mulla, a faculty at Westford school of Management, UAE. Email:-tausif@westford.org.uk
Figure 1
head or even an experienced professional and you are looking for
opportunities to step into the corporate world this post will be
helpful for you. I am writing this post for MBA / Post Graduate
Since, I am a part of education industry, I see many students
many more prospective students eyeing the same. So how do you
stand out from others? I have come up with few ideas that will
Before I share the ideas I would like to mention that MBA
from their mind. An institute is a platform where students acquire
the knowledge and skills needed in the corporate world.
7 ideas that will help you get placement (if you
haven’t got already)
Make a Resume to hire
to apply for a job you are looking for. Make sure you make a CV
that stands out from others. Being a fresher you need to portray
your achievements in academics and extracurricular activities.
Design a CV that demands attention. Have a look at this one from
Robby Leonardi.
Pro tip: If you don’t have designing skills get help from a
friend or pay a freelance designer to make one for you. Make sure
your Resume is grammatically correct without spelling mistakes.
Rleonardi.com. (2017). Robby Leonardi | hey@rleonardi.com.
[online] Available at: http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/
Register on job portals
all job portals such as Naukri, Bayt, Timesjobs, etc. Make sure
to use right keywords in your description as this will make your
CV searchable to the prospective companies. As recruiters go
needs to be very appealing.
Build presence on Social Media channels
I have rarely come across any student who doesn’t have a
social media platforms like LinkedIn, twitter, Slide share, etc to
look for opportunities.
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I simply love LinkedIn as it helps me connect with key people
in my industry and keeps me updated about the current market.
Tausif Mulla. Also,
add groups related to your interest and participate in the ongoing
discussion (give your two cents on the current topic) (Figure 2).
Link to this post is here
In twitter, search with hashtags such as #job #Dubai to get
relevant results. Also, use twitter to keep yourself abreast with
3).
Figure 2
Figure 3
Follow key people on social media
key people in your industry. I, usually follow people both on
LinkedIn and Twitter. Make sure you don’t add the same person
on Facebook as it is considered more as a personal rather than a
professional networking site.
message like “Hi, I am looking for a job. Do you have anything
Figure 4
as it brings out a picture that the recently added person is very
unprofessional. Yes, you can mail to the prospective person but it
has to be a very polite and professional mail. At this point of time
do not rush into asking for openings in the company. Spend some
she has liked or re tweeted (this will help you gauge the person).
Then, message him/her about a certain topic which might be of
keen interest to this person.
For example, one of my fellow LinkedIn connection is an avid
reader of marketing books. So I will mail him something like this
avid reader. I am looking for good books on consumer behavior.
Try to keep it simple. If you get a reply then that’s your start,
but if you don’t get a reply then do not bother the person again
(Figure 4).
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Don’t just talk, show it.
is to make an awesome post. This post has to be The BEST one
with all the other posts you have published so far. Ideally, this
post should showcase your thought process.
Few examples:
good pics because of XYZ……. reasons. He will work on EPS, Debt
Equity ratio, etc and make his analysis.
2. A marketing student will work on a strategy for the company
he is interested in working for. What is the current strategy, what
3. A law student can give his two cents on a current suit in
court for XYZ brand. What the brand needs to do?
Figure 6
Figure 7
key people like HR Manager at LinkedIn, VP Marketing at Al
Futtaim, Finance at Samsung, etc.
Get hooked on to a BLOGGING
like WordPress, Blogspot, Wix, etc. Start publishing posts about
term as well. I would suggest write topics related to XYZ brand in
the related industry. Whatever you have learn put into practice.
MrPrebble’s MES Cairo site. (2017). Topic 4 - Marketing.
[online] Available at: http://mrprebble.weebly.com/topic-4---
An engineering student can study about challenges in the
production of XYZ product and it’s analysis. An architecture
student can design models of buildings that can conserve energy
blogging today.
4. An HR student will draft policy for start-up companies
(Figure 6,7).
Check her post on Nina4Airbnb
nina4airbnb. (2017). nina4airbnb. [online] Available at:
The idea behind these posts is not to show how much you
know but to show you are thinking about this company and
showing interest to grow the company, that’s what will matter
here.
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Sharing is Caring
best post, now it’s time to share with key people. You can share
with them on LinkedIn, twitter, emails, etc. Try using Mailchimp
tool for emailing to key prospects in the industry. You need to
posts on LinkedIn is 6 strategies preschools should adopt
to boost admissions has become the most searched post for
glimpse of what you want to communicate
When you are emailing your post to a key prospect, be polite.
will help you learn more.
Here is an example of how Nina got her awesome post to the
founders of Airbnb (Figure 8-10).
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Pro tip:
better emails.
Finally, do not be disheartened if you don’t get immediate
results. Invest some time in these ideas to see positive results.
get placement.
About the author
management. He thoroughly believes in making learning a fun
process. You can reach him at tausif@westford.org.uk