Avoid Sabotaging Your Job Search
When you are jobless and looking for work, you may think that you need to 'stick to your guns'. That isn't always the best strategy. Read on to learn some other tactics.
Steps
- Don't just sit at home letting events just happen. Be proactive. Follow up inquiries, take the opportunity to broaden your network, and put yourself 'out there'.
- Don't jump to conclusions. Don't take what you may have heard someone say, as gospel. You aren't too old, too young, too experienced, too inexperienced.
- Do not hold out for your perfect job. Your unemployment will not last forever. The job that you may be blowing off as not the perfect job could very well lead to one that is. Even if it doesn't, you can valuable experience with every position you hold.
- Stay flexible. This works with not holding out. Today's work environment is changing almost exponentially. The more flexible you are in your job search and in your job, the better off you are.
- Don't feel your job search and your job is all about you. Remember that you need to be the answer that someone is seeking. Make it all about them.
- Stay upbeat. That may be very hard, but it is necessary. If you need to, take a short break, but keep it very short. Maybe take an afternoon off to go sightseeing. Keep moving and don't let depression take hold.
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