Hey, you’re out of work like me, right?
Do you ever ask yourself, “Am I doing enough?”
….enough to land yourself another job.
Like the last time I was out of work…
I would tell myself, “If I apply to at least two jobs a day, I’m being productive.”
Do you ever tell yourself things like that?
Does it even matter how many jobs you apply to, anyway?
After all, isn’t it the quality, not the quantity?
Or something like that?
And yes I swear, I haven’t been smoking anything tonight…I’m being serious.
Should we be setting goals like applying to X amount of jobs a week?
Is it a good indicator of how much time we’re putting in to the job search?
Sadly this time around, the economy’s far worse and job openings are scarce.
If I apply to four jobs for the week, that’s a good week.
Welcome to 2010.
Change I can’t believe in.
The bottom line is…the race to the next job shouldn’t be based on the number of jobs you apply to.
It’s applying to the ones that are truly in line with your background that count.
At least that’s what I keep trying to tell myself.
So far, it’s not working.
My new rule is this: I figure with the bad economy, it could take between 6 months and a year to find another job.
And if I still don’t have a job after a year, I’ll have to ask myself a question.
Did Somebody Say McDonalds?
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Andrew Wisot is a freelance writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and an US Weekly Fashion Cop who’s “between jobs.” Andrew will blog for LOLs until he’s employed again or 50,000 miles, whichever one comes first.
Email: andrew@willblogforlols.com
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