How long is it going to take to get that job you always wanted? How long is it going to take for employers to realize how perfect you are for the job?
The job search can be stressful in it by itself, you adding additional and unnecessary pressure on yourself won’t help. Stress can certainly have a negative effect on you as it can make you take the wrong decisions and even put you off the whole job hunt. It can also cause anxiety, which can cause procrastination. A crippling cycle that everyone must avoid being sucked into.
So, morale of the story: develop a strategy! And here’s how:
1. Keep Everything Organized
Get your act together, get organized and form a schedule. You can get this done by getting a calendar and/or agenda and spread out your tasks according to your goals for the week. For example, Sunday and Monday can be for searching and applying for jobs, Tuesday can be for following up with jobs that you have previously applied to, Wednesday can be for reviewing and editing you CV and cover letter, and so on. Also, don’t forget to give yourself a break as well, employees get the weekend off, why shouldn’t you? Not to mention that, getting organized can also get you prepared for a call at any moment.
2. Have a Plan and Form a Shortlist
With over 40,000 jobs on Bayt.com, job seekers can get overwhelmed by the amount of jobs there are out there in the market and start applying to as many as possible to increase the chances of getting hired, which can lead to stress. In order for job seekers to reduce their stress, they should review all the jobs that they are actually interested in, form a shortlist and prioritize the jobs that they see fit for them and that actually are within their skill reach. This way they can spend their effort and time on the ones that matter.
3. Relax, Breath, Be Patient
You should always remember that you’re not a robot, you can’t expect to achieve all that you want from the get-go. Job hunting can be a lengthy process that includes a lot of learning on the go. The more jobs you search and apply for, the more familiar you are with the process and the faster and more relaxed you will be with the whole process. Also, there are different stages of the job search process and each needs different amounts of time, you can’t do it all at once.
4. Reward Yourself
You’re putting in the effort and you should be proud of yourself for doing that and appreciate the fact that you’re actually getting something done. Not to mention the fact that appreciating yourself can make you feel more motivated to put in even more effort.
