What are the regular and special channels for job hunting?

Conventional channels mainly include job fairs, employment service centers, newspapers and magazines, the Internet, and newspaper recruitment advertisements.

1. Job fairs

There are currently two main types of job fairs. One is a large-scale comprehensive job fair, which is generally located in large exhibition centers and sports venues. It can attract hundreds or even thousands of companies from various industries and types to post job information and meet job seekers on site. Large-scale job fairs are generally held quarterly, such as the Beijing Autumn Talent Recruitment Conference. The other is a relatively small-scale professional job fair. The participating companies are all from specific industries, and most of the job seekers who come here are targeting that industry and career type.

Compared with other ways of obtaining job information, job fairs allow you to meet directly with the recruiting company in a relatively short period of time, and have a direct impression of the company's situation and the quality of its personnel. However, job fairs are usually crowded and it is impossible to know in advance the details of the positions the company is hiring for. When attending a job fair, you should pay attention to the following points to increase your success rate:

1) Go early and come back late, and stay as long as possible at the venue. Job fairs are a great place to network, it’s like going to over a thousand interviews.

2) It is a noisy venue and bustling applicants. You must be mentally prepared for this scene and avoid being overwhelmed. Check the floor plan of the venue, select your target company, and circle the company you want to apply for. But before going to your ideal company, try other, less favorable companies first. This can help you gain confidence and rehearse your "self-promotion skills."

3) Wear professional attire, because clothes still matter. Dress neatly and put your resume and other personal information in a folder that is easily accessible. Don't throw your coat over your arm to free up your hand to shake the recruiter's hand or fill out a form.

4) Be prepared to sell yourself to others in a messy environment. Don’t be lengthy, as recruiters have limited time. Learn how to express yourself most effectively because others are waiting to talk to the recruiter, ideally in three minutes.

5) Be direct and compelling so recruiters will remember your name and characteristics. Face the recruiter with confidence.

6) Don’t rely too much on being enthusiastic about or discriminating against a company based on rumors heard by friends or family. Engage with the company personally and make an objective and informed choice.

For information about some temporary job fairs, you can log on to major recruitment websites or learn from other channels.

2. School Employment Service Center

The school employment service center (also known as the Student Employment Guidance Center) is an important channel for college graduates to find jobs. Its advantages are that there are relatively few competitors (various colleges and universities restrict foreign students from accessing employment websites, making this phenomenon more prominent and common); it is highly targeted and has abundant professional-related job information. However, there are also some shortcomings, mainly reflected in the following: the positions that can be applied for are severely restricted by majors; the information obtained is limited to the resources of the school.

Job seekers should make full use of all the resources of the school’s employment service center, including the employment network, teachers in the center, etc., to find as many opportunities as possible for themselves, so that they can stand out in the fierce competition.

3. Newspapers and Magazines

Looking for job information in newspapers and magazines is one of the most traditional and common ways to apply for jobs. Newspapers that publish job search information are generally divided into two types: one is mass newspapers, such as Beijing Youth Daily, Xinmin Evening News, and Southern Metropolis Daily; the other is specialized talent newspapers, such as job market newspapers. One notable feature of newspaper recruitment is that it is generally highly regional. The major mass newspapers in each region generally have relevant classified advertising pages and publish a large number of recruitment information in the region. These positions are posted for readers of local newspapers. Another characteristic of the current recruitment advertisements published in many local newspapers in China is that the job vacancies tend to be jobs in small and medium-sized companies with low technical content and low work difficulty. Recruitment information for mid- to senior-level positions from large companies can also be found in influential broadsheets and national newspapers.

In addition, professional publications in some industries are also good job search channels, especially for technical positions seeking professional counterparts.

Four. Network

With the rapid popularization of the Internet, the network has gradually become an information channel that cannot be ignored in job hunting. Nowadays, more and more people regard online job hunting as the first choice when looking for a job and changing jobs. Compared with other information channels, using the Internet to seek information has a large amount of information, low cost, convenience and speed, but there are many competitors, slow information feedback, and low success rate. As an information channel, the Internet mainly has the following three aspects: Talent websites. Some large talent websites generally have more information, and the information is relatively reliable, which is an important and very practical aspect in job hunting.

5. Newspaper recruitment advertisements

Newspaper recruitment advertisements are more effective in reality, because advertising costs money, and the size of the advertisement space can also reflect the degree of demand for talents. Its disadvantage is that if the company is good and the position is good, the competitiveness is very high, and hundreds of people often compete for one position.

Unconventional channels include direct contact, social relations, winding job search: postgraduate entrance examination, etc.

1. Direct contact

Through your outstanding performance during your internship in the company, you have given your leaders a very good impression. Then when you graduate, you can contact the company directly and ask about their human resources plan for this year.

2. Social network

Inquiring about recruitment information through social relationships and recommendations from acquaintances is also a very popular job search method nowadays. The social relationship here can be parents, relatives and friends, teachers or mentors at the school, or one's own alumni. It may be most effective to find a "connection" to recommend you at a critical moment. Of course, you have to discover relationships by yourself, and the methods should be legitimate, and you must not use unscrupulous means.

3. A winding path to job hunting: Postgraduate entrance exams

Severe employment pressure has forced a considerable number of students to take the postgraduate entrance exams. Those who hope to obtain their ideal position through the postgraduate entrance exams account for a large proportion of the postgraduate entrance exams.