Keys To A Successful Job Search

Still looking for a job? How long did your last job search take? Sometimes it takes more than just “smarts” and luck to get where you need to go. Sometimes, it is as much about our approach to our job hunt as it is our intelligence and experience. Harvey Mackay’s book “We Got Fired” offers some keys to a successful job search:

1. Create a routine. Create your own new routines to get you in the right frame of mind to hunt for a job. Your routine might involve contacting someone from your network each day or just getting dressed and putting on a tie each morning.

2. Expect drudgery. Jobs don’t fall from the sky. Getting a job requires painstaking and methodical effort on your part. Organized your contacts, expand your network, e-mail and call certain people over and over until you get though to them.

3· Go online. Aside from checking job boards on the Internet, research the company you are interviewing with. You can also research their competitors. Web search for some info your might have omitted from your resume.

4· Have a contingency plan. Don’t forget to have a back up plan.

5· Keep in touch with your “board of directors.”. Many people today understand the important of having a group of people that they can rely on for contacts, references, etc. Remember to check in with your top advisors on a regular basis.