How did I find a satisfactory job under the epidemic situation?

I resigned during the epidemic, and it took me more than two months to find a job. During this period, I was calm, panicked and anxious. Anyway, I finally found a "not bad" job. Write down these thoughts and hope to give you some inspiration.

Timeline:

I left my job in mid-February, studied with a master full-time, and then did public welfare for a while.

at the beginning of may, I got married and bought a house during this period because I had no income from doing public welfare, so I decided to start looking for a job.

from may to June, while busy with the house, I plan my honeymoon holiday at the end of June. According to my past experience, I expect that I can definitely find a job within 2 months. So I only paid attention to more than 1 companies I wanted to go to, to see if there were any recruits in WeChat official account and the recruitment platform, and the recruitment information of other companies could not enter my eyes.

I invested in several interested companies, and all of them replied to me, but I didn't pass because of my lack of relevant experience. This period of time is still relatively calm, and I found that there are still job opportunities, and I didn't think that the epidemic had much impact on finding a job.

in June, I received an interview invitation and began to find that the situation was not optimistic. First, the recruitment platform "failed", and 99% of the deliveries didn't reply, which was completely different from my last job search, indicating that the company became very cautious in recruiting people (I finally found a job through my friend's internal promotion, and my friend's situation was similar). Secondly, I failed to interview two companies, which was a little unexpected, because I felt that the requirements of the post were not high.

At this time, I began to feel a little anxious. I found that the impact of the epidemic on employment was not small, and how long I could find a job was completely uncertain. I changed my strategy and started to invest in Shanghai, a recruitment platform, regardless of whether the position is good or bad.

in July, I was looking for a job for almost three months, and there was no interview. I really panicked. Although I comfort myself every day that "if I can't find a job, I will study at home" and "this is also a valuable experience", why do I have financial pressure? I don't have enough to eat, so I can't stay calm.

It's really "forced" and the recruitment platform is very thin, so I have to "have the cheek" to find friends around me to help me recruit, and I have been interviewed by three companies one after another.

I got the offer on July 21st, and started to work two days later. It took only one week from interview to employment.

1. Recognize the reality: It's really not easy to find a job this year.

The impact of the epidemic on the economy is remarkable. It is also common for a large number of offline enterprises to close down, lay off employees, reduce salaries and stop recruiting. Therefore, on the one hand, there are fewer employment opportunities than in previous years, on the other hand, there are many people who want to find jobs, and more than 8 million college students will graduate this year. There are fewer job opportunities than in previous years, it is difficult to find a job, and it will be normal for some people not to find a job. This year is a special case, and external reasons are the main reasons, so you don't have to feel that you have a problem and blame yourself every day.

Although it is said that it is not easy to find a job during the epidemic, I found that many of my friends still quit, and some companies can't recruit people, which is really strange. . .

2. Strong heart: It's normal to face rejection calmly

Rejection. Big bosses grow up from Xiaobai, and "being abused" is a necessary process of growth. Some of them were rejected, but it was actually the recruiter's problem. They called people for an interview without reading their resumes carefully. Even hr invited people to ask a question and let them go, presumably to complete KPI. This kind of person is quite hateful.

Be strong inside, and don't take "rejection" seriously: I am a hero, so I can't be easily beaten by you.

1. Pay attention to methods. Interview success rate: Interpolation > WeChat official account Recruitment Articles > Recruitment app

If an enterprise has an open position, it is the best way to find friends to promote it. If hr thinks the resume is good, it will usually contact you for an interview on the same day, and the success rate is very high. I submitted my resumes for these jobs on the recruitment website, but I didn't reply, and then I asked my friends to push the interviews I got. So we must pay attention to the accumulation of contacts!

Secondly, WeChat official account, who is concerned about the enterprise, if WeChat official account sends a recruitment article, it generally means that these positions are really short of people. As long as you submit your resume, whether it is appropriate or not, the other party will generally reply to you.

The worst way is the recruitment app. At first glance, there are quite a lot of job opportunities, but most of them don't reply at all, and the effect is particularly poor! Later, I learned that some positions are not in a hurry to recruit people at all, just hanging on them to receive resumes.

2. package your resume.

I'm not asking you to make up a fake resume, but to "customize" a resume according to the position you want to apply for, highlighting the experience related to the position.

when I first submitted my resume, I suffered a big loss. The experience is very real, but it just makes people feel that there is no connection between each job. As a result, the resume is brushed off. Later, I screened my experience and only showed my experience related to the target position, and then I received several interviews.

3. Preparation for the interview

After passing the resume, the interview is actually relatively easy, but you should also make full preparations.

first, investigate the company background. In fact, there are some bad companies on the recruitment platform, such as those that squeeze employees. I actually interviewed one, and I was almost angry with HR. Search the company name on Baidu to see if there are many negative comments on Baidu Post Bar and Zhihu. The one I interviewed had a lot of negative comments in Zhihu.

Secondly, practice the frequently asked questions in the interview in advance. I wrote down all the common questions in the interview, and then prepared the corresponding answers. Read it a few times before the interview, and I'm not afraid of being held steady at all.

finally, learn the skills of negotiating salary with HR. There are many articles on this subject in Zhihu, just read a few, and the methods are similar.

4. Make a choice after receiving an offer

Most people have difficulty in choosing. In this special period of epidemic, it is often you who are chosen by work, not you who choose to work.

there are two ways to receive an offer. First, only one offer is received for the time being, and hr wants you to decide whether to accept it or not before a certain point in time. If there is not too much pressure for the time being, and you expect some better opportunities, you can wait. During the epidemic, please assess the risks, and you can appropriately reduce your expectations for work. Second, there are already 2-3 offers in hand, and you have to decide which offer to accept finally. The main reason why many people have difficulty in choosing is that each offer has advantages and disadvantages. My method is to list and rank several aspects that I value most: whether it conforms to career planning, team culture, income, etc., and then see which offer best meets your expectations.

The process of job hunting is really training: you need to be able to package yourself, deal with all kinds of "questions" of the interviewer, have ways to prove your ability and have some real strength.

except for those hr's that are very boring, most interviews can still get a lot of things: what do you want? How far are you from your ideal? What are you lacking in? How to deal with setbacks? How to plan your career?

Finally, I hope everyone can find an ideal job!