Job Hunting - Motivation while job hunting
Keeping motivated while job hunting can
be looked on as being very similar to those good intentions at the New
Year to lose weight or stop smoking - you have to make sure that you don't
become dispirited.
Some of the factors that can affect the
length of time taken to find a new job can depend on:
- the reasons you left a job
- how buoyant your sector is
- whether you have the skills today's
employers are looking for.
However, motivation is the key to success
regardless of your circumstances and whether you are graduate or veteran.
Top motivation boosters:
- Set goals and take action - Action
stimulates motivation and enables you to take control over your life.
- Keep networking - Keeping in touch
with old contacts and making the effort to get out and about meeting
people will keep you from feeling isolated.
Try not to become disheartened too quickly
if you don't get the first or second job. Instead use the experience as
a learning curve. If possible try to get the following information:
- Get feedback from your interviewer
- Concentrate on improving your interview
techniques
- Think about if there is anything you'll
change next time.
Set up an email address and have jobs emailed to you. It can be uplifting
to have suitable jobs arriving direct to your in box.
Let employers look for you, by registering your CV on totaljobs. It's
reassuring to know potential employers will look at your CV.
Go and see recruitment consultants. It is their job to help you find work
and they will help you if they can. The service is completely free service
to jobseekers. Trained consultants know about the current job market and
are skilled at looking at how your skills and abilities might fit jobs
you haven't thought of. In addition, they have access to many jobs you
won't see advertised. Good consultants are also skilled at keeping you
uplifted and motivated.
Keep an open mind. If you current job bores you, maybe it's time to try
something new. Totaljobs features careers information on around 800 different
jobs.
If your skills are rusty get some training. This way you will be taking
action and therefore keep motivated whilst moving towards your goal.
Treat your job hunt as if it were a work project, for example, set yourself
deadlines and use your time efficiently. Establishing a routine can help.
Take plenty of physical exercise. Your brain needs oxygenated blood to
work well.
Take a break to refresh the mind - keep up your hobbies and recreational
activities to maintain a balance between 'work' and play.
Keep positive and find something to laugh about, as the brain will release
endorphins which act as relaxants.
Links and further reading:
www.motivation123.com is a web site dedicated to motivation. Here
you will find plenty of tips of goal setting and reaching goals.
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