More Holiday Job Search Tips
By Kevin Donlin | December 9th, 2008
Highlights from an article in the Everett, Washington Herald: No time for holiday break in job search.
Momentum plays an important role in a job search. You reach out to companies. Follow through. Keep those lines of communication open. And what happens? It snowballs. Your network grows. People talk to each other. Your name comes up in conversation. A new opportunity falls into your lap.
Exactly.
And here’s a story problem (6th grade math flashback!) to prove the importance of not giving up too early in your job search.
A pond has one lily pad on it on Day 1, which doubles, to 2 lily pads on Day 2, 4 lily pads on Day 3, etc., until the pond is completely covered by lily pads on Day 30.
Question: On what day is the surface of the pond 50% covered?
Answer below the fold …
It’s Day 29. The lily pads doubled each day, remember? So a half-covered pond on Day 29 becomes completely covered on Day 30.
Your network is like this pond.
You may add one person on Day 1, another two or three on Day 2, don’t see many results … so you give up 28 days before you’ve “covered” all possibilities and connected with your next boss.
Why give up networking prematurely? Your career — and your family and your mortgage — are depending on you to stick it out and keep plugging away, day after day, whether you enjoy a “eureka” moment or not.
Remember those lily pads. You may be just one more day away from making that final connection that leads to a job.
Want more motivation to step up your job-search efforts?
Plus, this month [December] offers an added advantage for serious job seekers. Most people give up looking for work in December. They get distracted by holiday shopping, house guests and rainy weather. By stepping out of the job market, even temporarily, these folks make room for savvy job hunters like you. The less competition, the better.
Like these tips? Then you need my free Simple Job Search Manifesto, that’s what.
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