We asked a dozen recruiters for their best advice on finding a job in 2021. A common theme appeared in their answers.Here are some tactical ways to take charge, like carefully managing your calendar and perfecting your pitch.Every year since I joined Insider, I've published a story on kickstarting your job search. If you've been dragging your feet on a much-needed career reboot, I tell readers, it's time to pick up the pace.
Reading through the advice, I noticed a common theme: You already have most of the tools necessary to ramp up your job search and land a new role. Let's be real. Losing a job can be an incredibly disempowering experience. But don't lose sight of how much in this process you can control, like how you talk about yourself in interviews and how you approach your daily schedule.
I've listed below a few takeaways from the recruiters' advice, all of which will show job-seekers how to take charge of their search.Katie Bukstein Halimi, director of the talent network at investment firm, said job candidates who are able to craft a narrative out of their career trajectory are more successful. Importantly, this isn't about adding new job experiences — it's about knowing how to articulate them.
"My advice for candidates is to have clear takeaways from your experiences about what you've learned and how those learnings have propelled you on your current career path," Bukstein Halimi said. You may not have intentionally jumped from a tech giant to a startup to a consulting firm, but in retrospect maybe you can see that you're passionate about making people's lives easier through digital technology.The ability to sell yourself, so to speak, is a crucial career skill.