5 Effective Ways To Make Yourself More Employable

The competition for jobs is higher than ever! It almost feels like it doesn’t really matter anymore how many degrees or how much experience you have these days, it is almost like everyone has worked at least as hard as you did.

How about making yourself really stand out from the crowd and landing yourself that interview that you really want.

1. Learn new skills

Learn at least one new skill per year. You need to keep progressing, keep developing yourself and try new things. Make sure you are always open to the knowledge and wisdom of others and understand that the moment you stop learning, you are not progressing.

Extra skills make you stand out from the crowd, especially if you have skills that aren’t very common to have in your field, but are still necessary.

2. Be flexible

Whenever you are having an interview, make sure that you go in with a flexible mindset. When you are fixated on a certain salary or schedule without being flexible, it might cost you the job. Flexibility pays off.

It doesn’t mean you have to compromise so far that you aren’t happy with taking that job anymore, but be realistic, be open to suggestions and maybe you can compensate it with other benefits.

3. Tailor your CV

You have 2 steps in this: firstly, improve your actual CV and secondly, tailor your CV to each specific job.

Employers can spot a standard CV that has been sent out to everyone from miles away. Especially when a lot of people apply for the job, yours will be the first one that ends up in the bin.

4. Be positive

The key to almost everything is positivity. It can feel like an endless struggle with all the applications that you have sent out and the little responses that you got, but always be optimistic and believe that the right job for you will come.

When you land yourself an interview, employers can smell your insecurity and desperation if you don’t stay positive, which is never a good look. 

5. Smash that interview!

You can do it! Especially if you prepare for it adequately you will absolutely ace it!

But most important: be you and show personality, if you and the job are meant to be, it will be.

Finally,

The goal is to portray yourself as someone who wants to help contribute, has done their homework and arrives prepared. You want to convey that you will contribute in a positive and meaningful way.

Yes, it is that simple. The employer will view you as a breath of fresh air—a person who is motivated, polite, professional and possesses the qualities and willingness to do the hard work necessary to succeed.