To help assist you in your job search, we have complied the top 10 most common reasons why an individual's job search can take longer than it has to be. The reasons which you find below, either singularly or together can hinder your job search efforts which in turn makes you wait even longer for results. To help you have a more efficient job search make sure you are not doing any of the below.
Use these reasons to help you structure a successful job search that will help you not only increase your efforts for the better but also to help you produced results.
Please note that even following these to structure your job search, it will take time as you will also have to develop your job searching tools to a high standard (CV, cover letter etc). Good luck!
- Don't put much time & effort into job hunting.
- Waste time on unproductive activities.
- No way of measuring their progress.
- Not sure what kind of work they're looking for.
- Don't make or have enough prospective employers.
- Don't research their job markets.
- No systematic approach to the job search.
- Only go after announced job openings.
- Don't realise it's a numbers game.
- Going at job search alone, with no objective, advice or support.
Use these reasons to help you structure a successful job search that will help you not only increase your efforts for the better but also to help you produced results.
Please note that even following these to structure your job search, it will take time as you will also have to develop your job searching tools to a high standard (CV, cover letter etc). Good luck!