Setting Job Hunting Objectives

To attain your goal of finding a new position you will have to constantly motivate yourself and set yourself daily and weekly goals. It is not sufficient just to set goals, you must also achieve them. First thing each week you should set yourself a series of goals for the week and at the end of the week you should check that you have achieved them. When setting yourself goals try to be realistic and set goals which are achievable, otherwise you will become de-motivated and lose interest in your job searching campaign. Once you have set yourself goals you will have to work hard to achieve them.

If you have been made redundant or are unemployed it can be hard to motivate yourself. Try and stick to your normal daily working routine; if you rise early continue to do so - do not stay moping in bed all day or be tempted to have a lie in. You should work at least 7 hours per day five days a week. Any less and you are just deluding yourself that you are working hard enough. As well as working hard it is important to relax in the evenings and weekends, otherwise you will burn out.

FREE guides: How to dramatically improve your CV / resume, salary negotiation tips, job hunting secrets.

Job hunting - What will you need?