Street Fighter
I sometimes refer job searching to fighting. Not because you actually get physical with someone; but because at the end of the day or week it feels like you have. It feels this way because job searching is emotionally draining. The main reason it is so is because it is new and there are many highs and lows during each minute you are in it.
As a professional job searcher, it can be a "street fight" for me too. I feel the ups and downs just as anyone else does. The difference is that I am not a emotionally "attached" as you are. It is my work and my work is not my life. I take a lot of pride in my work but as with any job, I have learned to distance myself from the major failures and mistakes. Now mind you, this is not the case always, but more times than not.
What I would recommend to you based on my perspective is to treat your job search like a work project. Pour yourself into it and conduct your activities in the most efficient and effective manner and let the chips fall as they may. When you get a lead, manager your expectations on its outcome. When you get a down day or week or even month, remind yourself that this is just a phase. Within this "down" phase, try and determine if you can learn anything about yourself that will assist you to be better at it. This introspection during the tough time, may help you find a the silver lining in the clouds of any job search.
Know ahead of time that a job search will drain you of everything you got. Prepare yourself for it the best you can. One idea...write down weekly goals and paste them to your mirror so you can be reminded of your progress. Don't take down previous week's goals but keep them up and see how far you go. If you don't complete a week's goal, put the same goal up for next week. Keep putting up the same goal every week until you complete it. This activity will keep you focused on making short term goals you can accomplish during a job search that may take some time to complete.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
As a professional job searcher, it can be a "street fight" for me too. I feel the ups and downs just as anyone else does. The difference is that I am not a emotionally "attached" as you are. It is my work and my work is not my life. I take a lot of pride in my work but as with any job, I have learned to distance myself from the major failures and mistakes. Now mind you, this is not the case always, but more times than not.
What I would recommend to you based on my perspective is to treat your job search like a work project. Pour yourself into it and conduct your activities in the most efficient and effective manner and let the chips fall as they may. When you get a lead, manager your expectations on its outcome. When you get a down day or week or even month, remind yourself that this is just a phase. Within this "down" phase, try and determine if you can learn anything about yourself that will assist you to be better at it. This introspection during the tough time, may help you find a the silver lining in the clouds of any job search.
Know ahead of time that a job search will drain you of everything you got. Prepare yourself for it the best you can. One idea...write down weekly goals and paste them to your mirror so you can be reminded of your progress. Don't take down previous week's goals but keep them up and see how far you go. If you don't complete a week's goal, put the same goal up for next week. Keep putting up the same goal every week until you complete it. This activity will keep you focused on making short term goals you can accomplish during a job search that may take some time to complete.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
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