Tips to find a job if you are unemployed: 8 easy steps.

Although unemployment has decreased its percentage, it remains high. Also, these types of surveys do not take into account informal employment, where people do not have the same benefits as graduate jobs do, in a formal company.

The human resources company Randstad advises those without employment, job hunting tools to cope with: "While it is a normal passage through the first stage of frustration, you need to take charge of the situation, regain control and face the future with a positive attitude" they explain.

Here are a few tips to find a job easier if you are unemployed:

1.    Investigate current career outage. Despite high unemployment, there is still a market with unfilled vacancies, with a figure of over 100,000 jobs. The next step is to identify those companies or sectors with high activity that can help in the reintegration.

2.    Update basic tools. Typically, the unemployed have an outdated CV, especially if you have been in the same company for a long period of time. Nothing better to begin with, than updating the curriculum, first detailing the latest features developed and performed at your previous job, so you can make an exhibition of your career.

3.    Start the search. The more time it goes out of employment, the harder it is to get back to the labor market. The accessibility of job portals and the increasingly intensive use of the Internet by companies looking for candidates save lots of time, and allow us to search directly from home.

4.    Prepare the interview. The candidate should always prepare well in advance an interview, especially if you have been fired from your previous employer, they will want to know the reasons that led to the departure of the company, and you must answer honestly and confident to possible questions such as; "Why were you fired?", "What have you been doing during the period of unemployment?" Etc... Keep in mind that unemployment does not have to hidden, and that is not always motivated by poor professionalism. This situation needs to be addressed simply as the transition period between jobs. You should also prepare a job interview to work abroad.

5.    Accuracy on the formation. Increase knowledge needed in your previous job or find those who would have liked to have, to have better chances are some of the training opportunities that the candidate must raise. With them, you should always consider mastering a second language or increase your computer skills.

6     Search your contact list. Although keeping an updated networking should be an obligation for all professionals, it is especially recommended for people who are unemployed or have just been fired. Introduce to your regular contact the new work situation can help us find new job opportunities and maintain updated information on the market situation.

7     Recycling. Those professionals who once were considering changing careers or start your own work from home online, have to know that it is a good time to do so. Previous experience, although not directly related to the job, and entrepreneurship are the best tools to search for a new career opportunity, and especially note those jobs that are more desirable by companies.

8     Stay positive. The current economic situation favors the discouragement of many professionals. However, when you are looking for a job, it is essential to have a positive attitude with good mood and to avoid the constant reminder of personal failures. Continue to push and be proactive in your search, that’s the only thing that is going to help you on achieving your goals.