Looking for new professional horizons? Don't be afraid to ask questions!

If at this point in your life you are looking for a job, or considering it, there is a lot of work to be done.

It is known that looking for a job is a job. You must be able to stand out among numerous candidates and get that recruiter, who, in most cases, does not know you, to be interested in your professional profile and contact you. Therefore, it is very important that before searching, you:

● Prepare an eye-catching professional CV, according to the standards of the country of search
● Acquire all the necessary skills that will help you be the right person academically
● Update your social profiles, especially LinkedIn, for the opportunity you are looking for, especially on the subject of SEO according to those keywords for which you want your profile to stand out.
● Activate your professional networks and contact acquaintances, former co-workers, colleagues, in short, anyone who can help you in your mission.
● Prepare your soft skills, especially managing nerves and public speaking for the interview

As an extra note, we would add preparing a CV and interview for each position you wish to achieve. Remember that you must look like the perfect candidate based on the offered role description.

Now, once you get the long-awaited interview, everything is just beginning!

The first interviews, which are mostly by telephone, are thermometers to understand if you, based on your values, personal needs, and professional history, fit in with the company.

If you have studied the company, surely your answers will be the right ones to move on to the next round of interviews.

What kinds of questions can be found at this stage of the process?

● Salary aspirations
● Benefits you expect
● Professional aspirations
● Why are you in this job search?

Remember, you are also in a position to ask questions that will help you make a decision and understand if the company you are talking to is the right one for you. For example, in your question set, don't forget to ask about:

● Company policies for flexible hours
● Opportunities for professional growth
● company culture
● Other benefits (in addition to labor compensation) such as productivity bonuses, days off, and training, among others.
● Business culture is closely linked to how the company lives its values on a daily basis.
● About the position itself. If it is a new profile created in the organization or if it is rather a substitution (try to investigate why they are recruiting, and if it is a position that was already occupied, what happened to the previous person, since a replacement could mean that a team member was promoted, resigned or left).
● Don't forget to ask for details about the process itself, for example, when they expect to fill the vacancy and when you are in the process. So you can prepare to take this information into account.

As you progress through the process, the interviews will become increasingly technical and related to the responsibilities of the position itself, this will let both you and the company know if you are the right person for the position.

Always have confidence in yourself and show that you are a prepared person who will do your best to achieve the goals you set for yourself.

We want to take advantage and share some numbers about the LinkedIn site and its effectiveness today:

● 58 million companies are active on the site
● 50 million people search for jobs on LinkedIn every week
● 87% of recruiters regularly use LinkedIn
● 122 million people landed an interview on LinkedIn and 35.5 million were hired by someone they connected with on the site in 2022
● Every second 95 job applications are sent through LinkedIn and 3 people are hired every minute
● LinkedIn has 6x the number of remote jobs added in the US from March to December 2020, with more than 300,000 remote jobs.

Definitely, having this network as a reference will also help you achieve your objectives, as well as maintain an attractive and robust profile, professionally.