To all those looking for a job in Egypt...
Well...guys...a couple of advice that would save you time and perhaps give you a chance to be considered for a vacancy.
1. Do not write general posts looking for a job, like you are desperate.
Professional people post adds in classified or are actively searching for companies
that are recruiting and send them their CV. Requesting work in a general forum might
suggest that your experience in the job market is limited. This is not the way to get hired.
2. If you claim to have plenty of years of experience in your field, why don't you apply
such knowledge and use strategies to find vacancies? General forums are not the way...
This might reflect very bad on you.
3. Please make sure the picture in your profile looks professional and friendly... yes friendly, but
not that much!!! Guys lying on the beach or wearing sunglasses, or making funny expressions
might give the wrong impression to perspective employers.
4. Focus on jobs that you can really do. Sometime unemployed people are ready for anything and
write profiles or CV that are so general, that employers are simply put down. Reinventing yourself
does not imply lying or going for a position you have no chance to get.
5. Look at your potential and what you have to offer and why somebody should hire you.
If you cannot find a job for a long period of time, rather go for an internship with a good
company. this might help you in getting a job later on. Don't just waste time with friends or
watching TV.
6. The CV you send in is representing you. Do not write that you are very meticulous and have an
eye for details, and good IT skills and you cannot keep basic formatting. Don't say that you are
fluent or good in English and then your CV is full of grammar and spelling mistakes. I'm saying
this because I bin most of the CVs I get due to these reasons.
7. FINAL: Looking for work is a job in itself!! Practise and learn from your mistakes.
Effort and dedication, accompanied by some strategic thinking always bring result.
: )