| A job search can quickly become a time consuming | | | | Set up an e mail alert on the job aggregator of your |
| and frustrating experience, without the right tools, | | | | choice. This saves you even more time as your |
| planning and resources. Making one mistake such as | | | | matching jobs will automatically be sent you! |
| using "surfing the internet" as your main medium for | | | | Step 4: Invest wisely |
| job hunting, can lead to countless hours of wasted | | | | It's easy to figure out where best to invest your |
| time each week. Here are five simple steps you can | | | | time. Simply identify the top three areas where you |
| take to save yourself time, frustration and wasted | | | | are most certain to penetrate your market. It could |
| energy: | | | | be "like companies" in a technology business park, or |
| Step 1: Create your system | | | | a trade association, through social networking sites or |
| Use a simple system to map out (yes, actually write | | | | through a portal such as the top 10 executive |
| it out - so it's "out of your head" and on paper!) your | | | | recruiting firms. Once you have identified where to |
| job search goals. Where you are going, what is | | | | invest your time for the biggest payback, you can |
| motivating you, your thoughts on how you are going | | | | minimize the time you spend on other job search |
| to get there and what your ultimate goal is. Mapping | | | | activities while you maximize your time in your key |
| out your plan and your strategy will keep you on | | | | areas. |
| track and focused - thus, saving you potential | | | | Step Five: Create a schedule |
| wasted time and energy. | | | | Create a modest "job search schedule" for yourself. |
| Step 2: Use a job aggregator | | | | Specifically, dates and times each week you are |
| In other words, a beta search engine for jobs. This | | | | going to devote to your career move. Why a |
| way you can use one site, for one search to find | | | | "modest" schedule? Because you want to create a |
| almost all posted jobs. This one step will save you | | | | schedule you can actually keep and feel a real sense |
| from hopping from one job board to another - and | | | | of achievement as you reach your weekly goals. You |
| endless hours of frustration. Understand that | | | | can always increase your commitment later! This |
| responses on any job board vary from 2% to 6%. | | | | technique works wonders during a career search. You |
| With those odds, this is one critical area you really | | | | will be amazed how feeling yourself accomplish your |
| want to look to streamline your search and save | | | | job search goals in real time will motivate you as you |
| yourself time. | | | | move forward! |
| Step 3: Set up an e mail alert | | | | |