In your hunt for work, one of the most expensive parts of the job hunt
process is sending out applications letters. These letters tend to be best
delivered via the Postal System and as such you have to pay to have your
letters sent. That cost quickly adds up and if you’re on a budget, especially
as you may have to print on paper and envelopes, all of which are an additional
cost.
Plus it’s best to hand-deliver written Application anyway, as not only
does it save you money on postage but it also gives you a chance to meet the
Human Resources manager and make an impression where it counts.
However, this is the ideal situation. If you live at the far end of the
island, the personal delivery of Applications may not be possible before being
called for an interview. Thus as a job hunter, the best option is making
applications via email. If you’ve read my blog article
entitled “How
to find work in Jamaica at Call Centers - Job Agencies, Applications with
Proposals and Reading the Sunday Gleaner for Fast and the Furious 6 Tips and
Tricks” you’d realize where to start the job hunt.
If all else fails, you may end up having to resort to working in a Call
Center for awhile before you can land a good job in the Real world as suggested
in my blog article
entitled “How
to find work in Jamaica at Call Centers - While Moonlighting on a Call Center
Salary Jamaican Jobs listed Online so you can Hunt for your Dream Job”.
It’s also a great idea to make sure that your Social Networking doesn’t
affect your chances of getting a job, as you have some really strange managers
that dislike Social Media and may use what you’ve posted on it against you in
an interview.
To that end, knowing what to post and where to post in on Facebook is a
good bit of knowledge to have now that Facebook is totally open as I’d pointed
out in my blog article
entitled “FaceBook
now gives Teenagers the power to make Public Posts - How making everything
Public on Facebook improves their Advertising Revenue”.
Emailing a Job Application –
Hyperlinks and Pictures add the Personal Tech Touch
Most of the jobs listed in the Career Section as well as in the
Classified Sections of the Sunday Gleaner often have the option to email, as
many of these companies know the difficulties of the cost associated with
sending written letters. Emailing is a lot cheaper as you only need access to
the Internet be it at home or at a Internet Cafe, Microsoft Word and an email
account, preferably written in your name e.g. lindsworth.deer@gmail.com.
Email may seem a bit impersonal so you can include a scanned picture of
yourself in your application sent via email as well as hyperlinks to a copy
of your resume and Qualifications
e.g. my Degree
in Electronics and Chemistry as I have done in my Application Letter as in
your Resume.
Keeping the Application letter brief and short is also a great idea, as
they’re not necessarily known for their love of prose. Also good is to give your
prospective employers an idea of how much money you want. You might lose out on
interviews, but if you need a certain level of salary to sustain yourself, especially
if you have children and other expenses such as rent or a mortgage, then it’s
best to state your salary expectations upfront.
Finally, in sending Application letters based on leads from the Career
Section as well as in the Classified Sections of the Sunday Gleaner, make sure
that you include the Address. Even though it’s an email, it’s best to at least
google their names using The Jamaica Yellow
Pages.
Here’s a list of emails for some fairly decent companies in Jamaica at
which you can drop an Application for positions that they may have:
1.
Caribbean Airlines - hrd@caribbean-airlines.com
2.
Caribbean Maritime Institute -
personnel@cmi.edu.jm
3.
Fullgram Solutions - jobs@fullgram.com
4.
Global Directories Jamaica Ltd -
hrjm@globaldirectories.com
5.
Jamaica Public Service Company Limited -
jobsatjps1@jpsco.com
6.
JAMALCO - kjwjamalco_hr@alcoa.com
7.
LIME Jamaica Ltd - recruit@lime.com
8.
Petrojam Limited - hrd@petrojam.com
9.
Xerox Jamaica - ACSJamaicaHR@xerox.com
10.
DHL – human.resources@dhl.com
11.
Fiscal Services Limited – recruitment@fsl.org.jm
12.
University of Technology – hrm@utech.edu.jm
13.
Productive Business Solution – pbshro@grouppbs.com
14.
Guardian Life Limited – hrguardian@ghl.com.jm
15.
Jamaica Flour Mills Ltd – jfm_hr@adm.com
16.
Portmore Community College – personnel@pcc.edu.jm
17.
Noranda Bauxite Ltd – hr.administrator@noralinc.com
18.
Supreme Ventures Limited – hradmin@svlotteries.com
I’ll add more to the list as the info become available! Happy hunting for
that Dream job while you moonlight in another job and seek superstardom in your
Dream Job.
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