How to look for a job without putting pressure on oneself
Looking for a job can be one of the most anxiety inducing activities that one can undertake. However, the last time I started looking for a job, I devised a way to reduce tension and anxiety. Thought I would share it with you all.
To start with, I wrote down my goal in simple, clear, concise language.
Goal: I want a good job which will give me job satisfaction as well as a good salary.
From thereon, before every action that I performed as part of my job search, I cross-checked to see if it was aligned to my goal. This made my decision making process easy and reduced my anxiety considerably.
Before beginning the process, I decided that I would give myself 3 months to find the right job. That way, I knew I would not unnecessarily put undue pressure on myself.
Then I began by creating a resume that was complete and factually precise. First impressions matter! Next, I listed down the companies that I wanted to work in. [Very quickly, based on whatever I knew about the work they were doing, the kind of salaries they were paying, and the stability of the company].
Once I had narrowed down the list to about 20 companies, I contacted friends and family to see if I could get connected to people within each of these companies. I then searched through all the job sites, newspapers and classifieds for job openings in these companies. With that data, I made a simple table with the following three columns.
Company Contact Person(s) Jobs Advertised
I filled up the worksheet with the necessary data. In some the contact person column was empty, in others the jobs advertised column was empty and in yet others both these columns were empty.
I first took the companies where all three columns were non-empty. I then applied to the jobs in those companies which were relevant to me and made sure that my contact person(s) were informed. I tried to get a direct line/connection to the person who posted the job in the company.
Next I took the list of companies where I knew at least one person. I contacted each of them, gave them my resume and told them to actively look for an opening in their company and recommend me.
Finally, I applied to jobs advertised where I did not know anybody.
I then set up a follow-up schedule (depending on how well I knew people and how good the job-match was) and ensured that each of my applications progressed through the various recruitment stages over time.
I found my job in 3 weeks through a classmate of mine.
Are there other things that can be done to ensure a successful and stress-free job hunt? Leave a comment to share your thoughts.
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The post very good simple and effective till application of job ..
The real challenge begins when you do not get enough calls .. Sometimes 3 months are sufficient to get satisfactory job.
Another challenge is deciding when to stop ! we should be very specific, otherwise even though we keep looking a job even after geting offer letter from a company .. And when we have multiple offer letters decision is complex ..
Choices are always not easy unless you specifically do not know what u want ..
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I want a good job which will give me job satisfaction as well as a good salary.