Theres No Magic Bullet for Finding a Job

Theres No Magic Bullet for Finding a Job Job Search is a process that requires discipline, persistence and hard work. There is no single magic solution to finding a job. Engaging in a series of productive activities is your best bet. My hunch is that people thinkbeing onTwitter, LinkedIn or Facebook will net them a job. These tools alone wont land you a job. I just read thata huge number of people quit Twittering after a month. Why? It doesnt result in a job? It takes weeks to break and develop a habit. Create a new habit of pro-actively promoting your talents. Discipline for job search: Commit to spending at least 35 hours (but not more than 50 hours) a week in these activities: Applying for jobs on-line Developing relationships with recruiters Directly approaching employers from your target list Networking Persistence is Required: Not only is it important to follow-up with each job posting and contact you make, it is also critical that you maintain your momentum in the above-listed activities. In the world of sales, there is a ramp up time, usually three months. So, you probably arent going to see immediate results from your Twittering, or other activities. Maybe recalibrating what you are expecting will make this easier. Dont give up. Hard Work: Hard work means developing a strategy for how you will consistently and constantly get your name out there. If you already had a huge and active network, job search wouldnt be as hard. You see, if you knew a lot of people and they knew you, it would be easy to pick up the phone and start calling your network who would begin spreading thenews of your availability. Even those people with a large network are having a hard time of it today. Cultivating and nurturing your network is one of the most important career management principles. Never stop, especially after you land a job.