Host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli knows that searching for a new job can get messy, and that's why she is here to tell you how you can organize your job search for maximum efficiency!
Episode Highlights:
- There's no better place than to start with the why, as in, why do you need to be organized
- Helps you to know what you want to accomplish from the time you wake up to the time you go to bed
- Distractions at home can pile up all around you, especially when you are sitting at home all day
- Organizing your job search provides balance to your day, like making sure to schedule time for things you enjoy
- Set yourself up for a happy and positive job search
- There are many ways that you can get organized, depending on who you are
- Create a dedicated space in your home that you know is solely for your work and job search
- Set daily, weekly, and longer-term goals for yourself that you can keep referring back to
- It's easy to lose momentum, especially during a long job search, but there are ways to avoid that
- If your routine is working for you, do not change it or you risk throwing your whole search off
- Putting on real clothes can help get you in the mindset of focusing on the task at hand
- Discuss your job search and your schedule with the other people in your house
- Networking, building new connections, applying to online job postings, and working with search firms are the 4 channels of job searching
- Make sure that you are allocating your job-search time in the most effective and efficient way possible
- At least 70% of your job-search time should be spent reaching out to your network
- Allocate 20% of your time to planning, research, and professional development
- Only 10% of your time should be spent applying to jobs online
- Physically write out a list of companies and organizations that you could envision yourself working at
3 Key Points:
- It's incredibly important to make time for the things you enjoy. You will begin to lose your "why" if you are constantly focusing on the job search.
- Keep your momentum going by staying consistent with a schedule that works, discussing that schedule with the people you live with, and even dressing in work clothes.
- More than 80% of jobs are acquired through the candidate's network, thus emphasizing the importance of utilizing current relationships.
Tweetable Quotes:
- "Research shows that organized people are happy people." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
- "Setting goals and referring back to them often is one of the best ways to actually get down to the tactics of staying organized." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
- "In actuality, less than 20% of jobs are acquired through...these job posts online." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
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