A presentation of tips to consider to manage your expectations more realistically when you are searching for a new job. For more job searching tips from the experts, visit us at www.distinctiveweb.com or follow us at: Twitter: http://twitter.com/distinctivedocs Facebook: http://facebook.com/DistinctiveDocuments Google+: http://plus.google.com/+Distinctivewebofficial LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/michelledumas

1. Manage Your Expectations
& Get Hired More Quickly

2. Are you conducting a search to find a
job? It’s said that satisfaction is a
function of expectation, that your
level of satisfaction is largely
determined by how far from the
expected outcome you end up. This
could apply to a relationship,
your finances, your favorite team’s
playoff hopes, even whether you find
a job.

3. Of course, there are those who
believe that the solution lies in
having no expectations at all. Makes
sense, right? Hard to be
disappointed if there are no
expectations to be met. There’s even
a word that describes this condition:
Mediocrity. So there’s that. And,
come to think of it, having no
expectations when you set out to find
a job will likely completely prevent
dissatisfaction because you probably
won’t find one.

4. However, setting a goal requires
having certain expectations. And
the dissatisfaction that so many
people experience isn’t so much a
result of setting expectations too
high as it is that no plan was put in
place to manage those
expectations and no
comprehensive strategy employed
to achieve the goal.

5. There are steps you can take to ensure that
your goal (i.e., to find a job) remains within
reach, never appearing so overwhelming as to
feel unattainable. But the steps must be
taken. You can’t wish for them to get done.
You not only have to plan the plan, you
actually have to race the race.

6. Take stock of who you are.
both personally and professionally,
at this stage in your life and what
you honestly expect of yourself
(compared to what others expect of
you or, worse yet, what
you believe others expect of you). If
your goal is to find a job that is
both professionally and personally
rewarding, this step is a must.

7. Take inventory of what you’ve done so far.
This is a necessary first step before
launching a search to find a job.
Do so with a critical eye. Are you
doing things to find a job that
feels productive simply because
they keep you busy and
completing these tasks gives you a
sense of having accomplished
something? We’ve all done it.

8. It’s all just a matter of time.
Literally, actually, really. And no
matter how much we may complain
that we’re too busy and that there
aren’t enough hours in the day, there is
a simple and amusing truth about
time: We have all there is. So don’t
waste it. Set aside a non-negotiable
amount or range of time each day
during which you focus solely on how
to find a job.

9. Reconnect with someone every day.
Everyone you know probably knows
as many people as you do. Whether
you are seeking to enhance your
career in the long term or to find a job
next month, there is no downside to
building your database of contacts
and refreshing the content.

10. Learn something new every day.
Everyone you know probably knows
as many people as you do. Whether
you are seeking to enhance your
career in the long term or to find a job
next month, there is no downside to
building your database of contacts
and refreshing the content.

11. Prune the hedges.
You may have a lot of “potentials”. If
your list of prospective employers
contains job openings that you know
you really aren’t going to pursue, trim
it. And review it daily. If you wish to
find a job quickly, limiting that list to
opportunities with real potential will
help you manage both your workload
and your expectations.

12. Rinse and repeat.
One of the most important steps
to take? Repeat these steps
repeatedly.

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