Improved Job Search Productivity (Part 1)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Today on Lets Get Working I would like to talk about 5 ways to improve your productivity while looking for work. Next week I’ll discuss another five ways.

1. Plan – its good to take the first 15 minutes of your day to write a to do list of what you would like to accomplish. Some ideas for your to do list may be:
a. Research five businesses you would like to work at.
b. Ring five potential employees and find out the name of the hiring manager
c. Write/Send a cover letter and resume to each of the businesses
d. Apply for 5 jobs online.

2. The 1st Hour of Power – keep away from distractions, your phone, facebook, email. Commit to focusing on your to do list. After an hour see how much you have accomplished and carry on with that energy!

3. Recess – take short breaks (10 minutes every hour) and move away from your desk, stretch and do something fun! Don’t get to distracted as you need to come back to the task at hand.

4. Time Shifting – you need to keep changing up what you do so your energy remains high whilst looking for work. Writing a cover letter takes lots of concentration. Watching a how-to video or reading a blog does not. Some may find ringing businesses exhilarating, others may find it hard.

5. Set the Clock – work for an hour on one task, then move on to another task to eliminate boredom, but still get the hard bits done like ringing up employees or writing a cover letter.

Next week we will look at five other strategies to improve your productivity while looking for work.

Until next time,
Enjoy the journey!
Martha!

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