How to Be Productive While Looking for a Job
Job searches are many things—frustrating, rewarding, tedious, or even exhilarating—but they’re not often speedy. It’s difficult to pin down precisely how long a job search will take, but it could easily occupy several weeks or months.
Time Management Tips for Job Seekers
As with any long-term project, it’s helpful to practice good time management, so that your search is productive, and you avoid burnout or challenges balancing your other responsibilities with the application process. Here are recommendations for how to use your time well during a job search, whether you’re currently employed and looking for something new, or an unemployed job seeker.
For All Job Seekers:
Regardless of your employment status, these tips will help you stay organized and prevent burnout as you look for a job.
- Apply to relevant jobs only: When it comes to applying for jobs, quantity is not always the best policy. In fact, if you apply to jobs that you’re clearly unqualified for, or that you wouldn’t actually want if you received an offer, you can consider the time spent on the application wasted. Use advanced search options to create a slimmed down list of relevant jobs, learn how to decode job postings, and follow these tips to sure the job is a good match before putting in your application