| To find something, you have to start by | | | | taxing, sometimes even painful, but giving |
| looking, and that process can be applied to | | | | up, even temporarily, is a huge mistake. The |
| landing yourself some employment. Many | | | | opportunities for employment change from day |
| people make the mistake of thinking that they | | | | to day, and there's no telling what you've |
| can't get a job, but the truth is, these | | | | missed by giving in to despair. |
| people don't actively go looking for one. | | | | |
| Mass communication and the technological | | | | To combat discouragement and frustration, |
| world we live in can make job seeking easier, | | | | consider applying a limited amount of guilt |
| but there are still some basic rules to apply | | | | and shame to yourself. If that prospect |
| when you're determined to find employment. | | | | frightens you, find a way to reward yourself |
| | | | for sticking to your search. No matter what |
| The most common and preventable mistake in | | | | method you use to motivate or to force |
| the great job hunt is limiting one's search | | | | yourself to keep looking, if it works, |
| to a single source, such as the employment | | | | continue applying it. |
| section of a single newspaper or a single job | | | | |
| search website. It can be hard to keep track | | | | In a similar vein, there's no such thing as a |
| of all the places you have applied to, but if | | | | job search where you aren't actively |
| you take notes from the start, you should be | | | | searching. Though it can sometimes seem like |
| able to keep track of where you've sent your | | | | an easy, hassle-free process, particularly |
| application, no matter how many sources | | | | with the advent of the online job search, the |
| you're searching. | | | | process of finding employment is something |
| | | | you have to commit yourself to and never |
| While job listings, whether in a newspaper's | | | | trust that a job will simply fall into your |
| employment section or an internet job site | | | | lap. You have to go out there and find |
| (preferably more than one of each), are both | | | | opportunities rather than wait for them to |
| great places to look for work, never | | | | find you, though if you are lucky enough to |
| underestimate the power of networking in | | | | have that sort of luck come your way, seize |
| helping you find a job. Friends, former | | | | the chance. |
| coworkers, and even previous employers can | | | | |
| all give you a lead on a job that's open, if | | | | Finally, don't go searching for a job without |
| you've remained on good terms with them and | | | | doing a little research beforehand, |
| ask politely. The easiest way to start | | | | specifically into the state of your |
| networking is to expand the horizons of your | | | | industry's job market and finding information |
| search. If you don't have the time to do an | | | | about your potential employer. The research |
| in-depth search, make the time - the efforts | | | | doesn't need to be terribly in-depth, but a |
| will pay off. | | | | little bit of knowledge may take you a long |
| | | | way while searching or interviewing. To |
| Another easy-to-fix issue is the mistake of | | | | succeed in the modern job hunt, you must be |
| giving up the job search too soon, which | | | | like a bloodhound, thorough and persistent, |
| basically means giving up completely. The | | | | ever on the trail of new opportunity. |
| process of finding a good job is long and | | | | |