There are 168 hours in a week. 24 hours a day. You can’t save it. You can’t invest it to make more time. You can invest it in yourself through learning, self-reflection, and building relationships.. You need to spend your time wisely doing the right things all the time.Here are some tips to follow for your job search:
1) Prioritize your activities into A’s, B’s, and C’s. A’s are the tasks that will get you closer to your goal of getting a job.
2) Do the things that are important and urgent such as returning calls to a recruiter, or applying to a job your friend told you about, or arranging for an informational meeting with an alum from your school.
3) Eliminate time wasters such as unimportant emails or phone calls. Unsubscribe to those annoying lists you are on so you don’t waste time opening up the emails.
4) Plan your longer term projects so you have time set aside each day to write your resume, create your LinkedIn Profile, and make a list of potential employers. Break down big projects into smaller chunks so you can do them one step at a time.
5) Take one step every day to get you closer to reaching your goal of a new job. Even spending a concentrated 15 minutes a day on your job search will get you closer to your goal. Group your tasks together – do all the emails at one time, make your phone calls during one hour, plan your meetings for a certain time of the day. You will be more efficient and effective by grouping similar activities.
Remember: If you are a job seeker who is out of work, you need to spend 35 to 40 hours a week on your job campaign – it is your job, for now. If you are working and looking for another position, you need to spend 10-15 hours a week, whether that is in the evenings or on the weekend.(c) 2021 Amy Geffen All rights reserved