TREATMENT BUSINESS

Finding a job has never been as tough as it has been in the last 24 months. Many job seekers have read and heard about as many job search tips and advice as you can imagine. So what should you do to effectively compete for the limited number of jobs that are available? The reality is that just because there are jobs posted doesn’t assure you that you will be selected for the position. We work with thousands of candidates and the 5 tips we will provide have proven to be the most effective.

Below are the 5 tips we feel are the best to help in your job search efforts:

1. Job search is a full time job. It sounds cliché but the reality is that a job search is now a full time job. Anything less and you are short changing the importance that a job search demands. Develop a job search strategy and follow it every day. You should have a plan to submit at least five resumes daily, make networking calls and personal phone calls to companies. Searching for a job is a personal sales job. You have to invest the required time in marketing yourself. If you don’t invest the time in yourself who will?

2. Resume. Your resume is the most important document that tells prospective employers about your qualifications and experience. Make sure your resume is keyword rich. There are online tools that can help you make your resume impactful. You can find different templates to choose from that best fits the style that is most appealing to you. All companies utilize scanning software so understand which words should be included in your resume. If your resume can’t pass the keyword test most likely you will not receive a call from the prospective employer.

3. Target. It is extremely important to know the job you are interested in. With so many candidates to choose from companies know exactly what they are looking for. Unless they state so in the job description companies are not looking for a “jack of all trades”. It is also helpful to let your recruiter know this as well. It is hard to place a candidate who has not zeroed in on a specific job. Which job should we be looking for on your behalf?

4. Don’t apply for jobs you are not qualified for. You will only heighten your level of frustration in your search efforts. If the job description is for a Medical Device Sales Manager and you have no Medical Device experience please do not apply. We all know of exceptions to this tip since there are people who will tell you that this is how they got their job.

Are you on the look out to purchase some form of welding equipment? Are you aware of the different types of this form of equipment? In this article I will be providing you with an insight into these different types including mig welding, tig welding, fuel welding and plasma cutters.

There are a number of different types of welding equipment on the market. This short review will provide you with an insight into these variations which may help you to make an informed decision when choosing the correct product for your own personal or business use.

Tig welding equipment is known to weld to a high quality finish and is available to use on a large amount of metals. Tig actually stands for tungsten inert gas.

Mig welding equipment – this is a much cheaper option than the “tig” in many cases and comprises of three main properties – wire speed feed, shielding gas flow and voltage.

The plasma cutters are often used within the car industry and are able to cut metal into a variety of shapes in a super quick time.

Fuel welding is becoming far less popular these days but was once the main player within the welding equipment supplies market. It is often used to repair pipes.

For me the best place to obtain the above is via the internet. Just like when obtaining many other types of equipment such as air compressors, which I also often buy for my business, it can often be much much cheaper online than when purchasing on the high street.

The buying process is also much easier – well that is my opinion. To locate these products is quite simple – all you need to do is to go to a search engine like Google and then type into the search box something like “mig welding supplies” etc.

Summary: Tenders can be free or restricted with constraints. Anyone can bid for free tenders provided they are in the respective fields of operation. Tenders are request by companies for prospective suppliers or service providers to bid for the project. Government is the primary source of free tenders. However, all free tenders are not identical. Various types of such tenders are there. Types are determined on the basis of establishment of categories. It is customary for the tender floating company to request for proposals from bidders. On their part bidders can respond to open or limited tenders as the case may be through single bid or multiple-bid envelops depending on the requisition of the requesting company.

Tenders can be free or tagged with constraints. Free Tenders are the ones for which anyone can apply irrespective of status and geographical locations provided that they are in the respective field of business. All free tenders are not uniform or identical and they come in various types.

Tenders are usually floated by requesting companies for purchases that are made in respect of different items. Set ups usually vary from case to case. When such purchases are made by advertising the intention of the buyer publicly, they are called tenders. Both public and private enterprises use the method for major purchases in their respective organizations.

Government Tenders
It is the Government that usually floats maximum number of Free Tenders. Those floated may be classified into various categories.

Classification by Establishment
On the basis of establishments, tenders can be classified into -
Tenders floated by the central or federal government.
Tenders initiated by the state of provincial governments.
Tenders that have been brought up by the public sector undertakings or local self government units.
Tenders that have been published by enterprises where government holds 50% or more shares.

Request For Proposal or RPF
It does not mean that just responding to the tender will win it for the bidder. Usually the requesting company asks for proposals for initial short listing. At times all the bidders are allowed to compete openly and it is the adopted procedure in case of free tenders. When published, tenders contain RPF or request for proposal where the requesting company asks the bidders to submit their proposals meeting the required specifications and by quoting their prices.

Tenders can also be open, limited, or single or multi-bid envelops tenders. Open system do not have any constraint and anyone can bid for it while limited bidding is confined to selected few. Bidders can bid with single bids or place multiple bids depending on the specification given by the requesting company.

In any case, free tenders offer far greater scope of comparison for the buyer and of competition for the seller.

What was the first thing Mom taught you when you headed off to school? Be polite to other people. Be nice and say please and thank you. She was teaching you social skills because she knew that these are the most important skills you will need to be successful in life. They are also one of the most important skills you will need to be successful in your networking strategy. It’s also one of the areas that cause the most stress and anxiety for many new networkers. Here are some of the most helpful tips I have learned in my seven years of intensive networking.

Comfort Level
It’s tough to help other people feel comfortable with you if you aren’t feeling comfortable yourself. Your conversation may be awkward or you may have a perturbed look on your face. Other people may not chalk that up to you feeling discomfort; they just might think you are not friendly or interesting, even though you are. You want to find a way to get a basic level of comfort with networking and meeting new people as quickly as you can. Practice and experience is a great way to do this of course. So are the rest of the tips in this article.

Practice
There is nothing wrong with planning what you are going to say ahead of time. Guys will rehearse their “pick up” lines and while we don’t want to bring in any aspect of cheesy schmoozing into real networking, it’s still a good lesson. You are going to be asked the same questions over and over again. It’s almost guaranteed that you’ll be asked “What do you do?” at a business events. “How do you know the host/organizer?” is another regular question. The drive to an event is a great time to work out what you want to say about yourself, your company and the networking group or club.

Be Interesting
We all sweat over how to be interesting and what to say that will show others how clever or funny we are. Dale Carnegie taught is that to be interesting, you must first be interested. Stephen Covey put it another way, “first seek to understand, then be understood.” Both imply that you’ll do more listening than talking. You know that practice session in the car on the way to the networking meeting? Think about great questions you can ask people that will show them you’re interested.

There are many more aspects of building your social skills than we can cover here. Start with these networking strategy tips and you’ll find yourself more comfortable and skilled all the time. And, if you really need advice, ask your mom.