Want to Look For a Job in 2019? Start by Doing These Things Right Now
You don’t have to start looking in December, but doing the groundwork ahead of time can help you hit the ground running when 2019 starts.
1. GET YOUR RESUME IN ORDER
It’s not enough to just update your resume. You also need to research whether resume format for your industry has changed. For example, in journalism a one-page resume was the standard throughout the 1980s and 1990s. At some point in the 2000s that changed, and multiple pages became not just appropriate, but expected for more senior-level people.
In addition to making sure you have your resume copyedited and checked for other errors, it’s important to make sure it’s current. Talk to hiring managers or other people in your field who have recently gotten hired to find out what’s the current norm.
