Four Productivity Tips For Job Seekers

by Beverly Aarons 9. November 2009 08:47

For legal professionals in the midst of a serious job hunt, increasing productivity can be essential to success in the long-term; but also in the short-term. Here are a few tips to help job seekers increase their productivity:

Time It. If you have a sneaky suspicion that simple tasks are taking you a little longer than necessary, then you may want to time yourself. Finding out exactly how long a task takes will give you an opportunity to plan, organize and most importantly prioritize.
Remove or decrease time spent on unimportant tasks. Do you check your email every 30 minutes or every few hours? Stop that! Hours spent checking email can become a huge timewaster. Pick one or two prescheduled times to check your email each day. Give yourself a set amount of time to check your email and only focus on important tasks. Got spam? Ignore it. Spam along with newsletters and other internet junk can be read and/or dumped once a week or even once a month. When you check your email focus on job leads, recruiter/employer emails and other critical messages.
Set aside a specific slot of time to do your job search each day. Don't just say you're going to spend 4 hours working on your job search today. Get specific. For example, "I will work on my job search from 9am - 1:00pm." Don't forget to write it down.
Do less, not more. Many times job seekers mistakenly believe that doing more makes them productive. This is not always the case. Sometimes doing less, more effective tasks can make a bigger difference in your job search. For example, you may want to focus on the most viable job lead for the day, write the cover letter, tweak your resume and email/mail it to the employer or recruiter. That's better than spreading yourself too thin trying to complete multiple tasks.

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