Waiting for a phone call?

After creating a killer resume, preparing your application letter/criteria and applying for the job by the due date – what next? Sit back and wait for the phone call?

The job market is tough, and the reality is you need to keep applying for positions regularly until you get work. Sending off one job application and waiting to see what happens can waste a lot of your valuable time. Do the best you can for each application, send it off, and move on to the next one.

That’s not to say that you need to use the “scatter gun” approach of applying for any old job just for the sake of it. Make sure the jobs you apply for relate to the skills and experience you have, and keep applying.