Landing Your Dream Job – 5 Tips to Note

By Kennedy Omondi,

We all have that one company which we have always wanted to work for. For others, it is agencies within the United Nation while for others it is a corporate company like Safaricom, General Motors, Nation Media Group or even Toyota.

However, getting jobs in those companies can prove to be a tall order. These are some of the steps to take to ensure you improve your chances of landing a job in one of your dream companies.

1. Advance Your Skills and Education.
Bearing your dream job, it must call for a higher level of skills and experiences. Make sure you expand on your skills through short courses and increase your experiences through internships and volunteer work in related fields.

For instance, if you aspire to work for the UN bodies, engage in their volunteering activities.

2. Do Your Research.
Take your time to do background research about the company. This should not only be limited to the work they do, but also to their partners, their policies, their core values or core product.

Look for this information beyond their website as not everything is always availed here, this can be through previous publications and what the media says concerning them.

For example, if your dream company is Safaricom, go over their website, read media articles about them and you could even go as far as attending open events that they hold. The more you know about the company, the more convenient you will be to the organization.

3. Network.
This is basically what most people do not do. Contrary to what most Kenyans think, networking does not mean you solicit for a particular job through a person within the company.

Networking here simply implies sharing ideas and work related challenges with other employees from different organizations. This will serve to give you an insight on what goes on and how activities are handled in an organization.

4. Be top of mind.
Raise your profile in order to attract your employer’s attention . This can be achieved by actively participating in events where they are present. Participation may be in the form of speeches or presentations. Avenues where you can do this include conferences or even the on social media on a professional level. Individuals like Dennis Itumbi appointed to the state house as a result of their previous active participation.

5. Tailor Your Application.
Having done all the above and you are fit for the position,you then should make sure that your CV is not only tailored to match the position you are applying for but also the company itself.

This being your dream company and all, go an extra mile in tailoring your CV to make sure it is a perfect fit for that position and the company as a whole.

Give emphasis to your strengths, experiences and what the company will be gaining from your presence rather than what you will be gaining.

Once you put all this into consideration, go for that job with full confidence.