Make Job Hunting Job One

By Scott Brown

Many facets of life require discipline: getting up every morning to go to work, paying your bills, putting gas in your car, and countless other things. However, many people consider looking for a new job as a hassle that can be addressed whenever the mood strikes them.
Many Americans today have an ‘it can wait’ attitude, and their career search suffers as a result. Finding a job, just like putting food on the table and keeping a roof over your head, requires discipline and extreme effort to accomplish.
People who join the military get a taste of discipline during boot camp and basic training. However, even those folks often lose a considerable amount of their discipline when they enter the civilian working world. If you have the discipline to work out every day or to get up and go to work, then you have the discipline to find a new job and find it quickly.

Look Everywhere

The discipline required to find a good job starts with looking diligently for the right employment opportunity. You have to look continuously, and when I say continuously, I mean during every free minute that you have.

Finding that perfect job means spending part of your lunch hour at the library doing research into the types of employers that are most likely to hire someone with your background and skill set. It also means spending a minimum of one hour a night surfing job boards. And that is just the beginning.
Once you have disciplined yourself enough to spend all your free time looking for new employment, you can begin to divide your job search time into specific tasks. One important aspect of looking for work is to make new contacts. One way to do this is by sending your resume to placement agencies that work with people in your industry and letting them know the type of position you are seeking.

Networking and Beyond

Never underestimate the power of networking: Nearly half of all jobseekers get their jobs through referrals. Begin by networking with your friends and family for ideas and inspirations. Then extend your network to include those acquaintances whose spouse might work for a good company, or that person you met at church who works for a company that might be hiring. No matter what the source, you need to take advantage of any contacts you may have.
Another element of a disciplined job search is looking at all possible sources for a job. This might include multiple job boards, several newspapers, and many different company websites. It never hurts to send a resume to a company that is not hiring, because they will generally keep your resume on file for six months or more.
Finally, it’s worth your time to browse the phone book and Internet, calling places where you might like to work. I have actually gotten a job while the market was terrible by blindly calling software companies to see if they needed help.

Stay Positive and Focused

Disciplining yourself to find that perfect job also includes maintaining a positive attitude – even in the face of rejection. I have sent out hundreds of resumes without a response, but continued sending out my resume until I landed a job.
Unfortunately, looking for a job is not like going to McDonalds. You can’t just pull up to the drive-through and select your new job from the super value menu. To make this meal truly satisfying, you have to start from scratch and follow the recipe (advice from experts) as closely as possible.
If you approach getting a new job or advancing your career as one of those events in life that require perseverance and discipline, you will succeed where others fail. If you are able to dedicate any and all free time to finding that perfect job, your efforts will be rewarded. So, put your nose to the grindstone and accept the fact that finding a new job is going to take a lot of work, extra effort, and your utmost discipline.

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