I am struggling in my job search.

Anonymous

September 12,2023 at 8:16PM UTC

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I am struggling in my job search.

I have been trying to find a new job desperately and in some cases I will get the screen phone interview but cannot seem to get past that or I am not a call at all. I currently work in Advertising but have experience in internal comms as well and honestly just really would love to move to a better company. With Communication Specialist being so broad is there any way to narrow down searches to something that I could be qualified for. I'm just really struggling and unfortunately do not have much of a network to work with new opportunities.

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AnonymousSeptember 12,2023 at 8:50PM UTC
Public Relations
Nonprofit communications
Event marketing
Corporate Communications
Government Affairs Communications
ChrishoggSeptember 17,2023 at 12:52PM UTC
Impossible to be specific given what you have shared here, but hope this helps:
1) Narrowing down is a good idea, the narrower the better (especially since you apparently have a job now). Look at What Color is Your Parachute? by Bolles, and Designing Your Life Burnett and Evans.
2) Check out onetonline.org
3) Conduct 10-15 informational interviews with people who would supervise your selected role in your selected career field, to confirm your choice from above and to discover what employers are looking for.
4) Two books, easy reads, that might help are first, The Job Closer, and second, The 2-Hour Job Search (Second Edition), both by Dalton.
The above books should be available in your local public library.
AnonymousSeptember 17,2023 at 5:21PM UTC
If you are a comms person time to openly and publicly communicate. Find your platform that will get you the audience you seek and write something there or share something that you can enlighten others with. Be genuine and honest, and if you get any commentary please write to those people and let them know you are available for work. You cannot just apply and hope that you get called you have to do more at the moment to stand out from that pack.