10 Best Times to Apply for a Job.

1. When you need one - of course.
2. When you're in a job. 
3. During holidays, most candidates go away with their families and stop their job job search, so your chances of being shortlisted for a position that needs to be filled immediately are greater. The market can play in your favour at times like these.
4. Watch the media for companies expanding & merging. New staff will almost always be a prerequisite. Watch the media for companies who win tenders and also  recruitment agents that win tenders and apply immediately.
5. Try not to wait until your situation is desperate forcing you to take anything, plan ahead. If your present employer brings up retrenchments etc. start applying immediately, scan the market and alert agents that you are on the lookout for opportunities.
6. When you've spent the last 2 years in your job, complaining that you haven't grown at all, are underpaid, hate your job (you get the picture). The time to apply in this scenario is yesterday.
7. When you take an assessment of your achievements over the years within your current employer and see that you have progressed substantially with regards to targets and goals but you're unfortunately sitting on the same salary package as when you started.
8. When you haven't received a merit increase in at least the last 2 years.
9. If you salary survey the market and note that candidates in the same jobs as you with similar or less experience and education are earning substantially higher than you, the time to move is now, especially if you have tried negotiating this with your current employer.
10. When you are fortunate enough to be headhunted for your expertise, it is often the best time to negotiate an excellent package. Of course taking into account that this opportunity will aid your career in the right direction.


Hope this helps!
Wishing you the absolute best in your job search.


Melinda@hrcorp.co.za