Khabza Career Portal
Menu
  • Jobs
    • South Africa
    • Eastern Cape
    • Free State
    • Gauteng
    • KwaZulu-Natal
    • Limpopo
    • Mpumalanga
    • North West
    • Northern Cape
    • Polokwane
    • Western Cape
  • Companies Hiring
  • Government Jobs
    • Z83 Application Form
  • Where to study
    • SA Bursaries
  • News
    • Cover Letter and Resume
    • Business
    • Education
    • Fashion
    • Finance
    • Food
    • Health
    • How To
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Marketing
    • Product
    • Property
    • SEO
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Travel
  • About
    • Contacts
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Service
Menu

Spring Cleaning Unemployment, get the job you really really want

Posted on 3 September 201810 September 2019 by Khabza
0
SHARES
Facebook
Twitter

I wanted to share with you guys a job hunting strategy that he shared with me that was like… “Wow, why didn’t I think of that? It’s like… so obvious and would work too.” But I digress, here is his plan, something I call “The Khabza Method”

Step 1: Find a job that you want.

Step 2: Find out if the company has an employee referral program. (And who doesn’t these days?)

Step 3: Approach someone in the company and say, in so many words, how would you like to make a couple of bucks? All you have to do is forward my resume to your company recruiter. If I get hired, you get the employee referral bonus. If I do not get hired, its sorry for me, but nothing happens to you. It’s a no-risk way to earn extra cash with VERY little work.

How smart is that? I thought it was brilliant. As soon as he shared that gem with me, the little hamster in my mind started running in a wheel. Does every company have an employee referral program? Hmm… The quickest (and easiest) way to find out is to go to the career section of the company I am interested in and, look at their Career section. I am chomping on some Frosted Flakes as I brainstorm this, so let me look up the Kellogg’s website to show you what I mean.

Okay, so, if employee referral programs are mentioned on company career pages… Hmm… yup! There is a way I can search for that on Google. For example…

 

 

indeed- referrals
indeed- referrals

Hmm… For that matter, I could do the same thing on a job board.

Okay as I look at the results I am getting, I am thinking that they are just too broad, so I refine my searches a bit more by adding more keywords like a job title or industry.

 

Oh!

Once you have confirmed the company you have an interest in has an employee referral program or you have found another company that does, contact an employee who works there. How? There are a lot of ways to do that, but I suggest researching Linkedin. Do you know how to do that? If not let me know and maybe I will write up something on that.

Now, why do I suggest that you mimic someone’s work history rather than say… a job description. Oh, let me count the ways…

  1. Job Descriptions tend to be too generic and often do not give the job seeker enough information. I mean, think about it, how carefully would a want-ad accurately describe all that you are responsible for at the office? (Especially when companies are ascribing more work, but not more money.)
  2. Who is evaluating your resume? An experienced recruiter with years of hiring in the industry or a junior recruiter who is only checking for keywords? There is no way you can know! However, if an experienced recruiter and a junior recruiter can scan your resume and see you doing things that present-day employees are doing, chances are they will consider you more qualified. Furthermore, a hiring manager can look at your resume, and their “gut” will tell them that you would be a good fit since you have done so much of what their workers are presently doing. Make sense?
  3. If you look at someone’s resume and you cannot reasonably adapt your resume to fit what they have done, then maybe its not the job for you. Make sense?

Latest post

  • Download SAPS Police Trainee Application Form
  • Common Mistakes in the Stock Exchange
  • Solid Reasons to Choose Huawei Matebook 13
  • Specifications of Huawei P Smart 2021
  • Watch Fit 2 Huawei as a New Fitness Tracker 
  • Useful Math Website for Students – AssignMaths.com: Your Savior from Boring Assignments 
  • How to Immigrate to Canada as a Dentist
  • How To Get More Media Coverage for Your Business
  • How To Have the Perfect Girls’ Night In
  • What Is the Benefit of Being an ISO 27001 Certified?
  • Benefits of Using Hostgator for Your Business Website
  • Forex trading strategies to help you win big
  • DPSA circular lists for Government Vacancies 2022
  • No Certified Copies Needed For Government Job Applications any more
  • South Africa SA Government Jobs: Circular 17 of May 2022
  • South Africa SA Government Jobs: Circular 16 of May 2022
  • How To Plan for Health Care Expenses in College
  • Why Your Restaurant Should Accept Cryptocurrency
  • 5 South African Highest paying jobs | No 5 receive (R616,000 Per year)
  • Top 5 job ideas for inexpert people

Follow

Subscribe to notifications

Enter Your Name and E-mail Address to Get Updates




©2022 Khabza Career Portal | Theme by SuperbThemes