12 Things to Stop Right Now If You Want A Job

12 Things to Stop Right Now If You Want A Job 107 Flares 107 Flares Maybe youve been unemployed for a while.  Maybe youre a brand spanking new college grad (congrats by the way).  Or maybe your current jobby is so painful that everyone around you feels the pain. Lets jump right in, shall we? 12.  Stop Procrastinating Applying to jobs is the suckiest, isnt it?  Only thing worse than that is staying miserable, so how about you do something about it. 11. Stop Being Negative You probzzz have enough haters, so why not join your own team, eh?  If you think youre lame and not fit for the job, then why would the interviewer, recruiter ,and hiring manager think otherwise? 10. Stop Going to Sleep So Late/Early This clearly depends on the kind of job youre going for.  Maybe the midnight to 8am shift is your jam.  Whatever your jam happens to be, get on a sleep schedule that supports it and makes it easy for the company to reach you.  AKA dont be sleeping when they contact you. 9. Stop Applying to Everything Youre not a fit for every job you see online.  Its much better to take your time and be smart about applying than it is to be an application whore.  Dont worry, sweetie, youll find love. 8. Stop Getting Upset About Rejection Dont get caught up on the job until you receive the offer.  And if you dont get the offer, then move on and find a new job.  Sometimes you just cant make the job be the one and you shouldnt ever get too upset about rejection. 7. Stop Perfecting Your Resume I got a resume.  Hes got a resume.  Weve all got resumes! Dont spend too much time on it.  Perfect your people skills.  Perfect your networking.  Perfect your elevator pitch.  Being cool on paper only goes so far. 6. Stop Talking Too Much The company wants you to talk.  They want you to talk a lot.  The problem is that youll gain a lot by listening, so listen.  Ask them questions and then listen.  Its give and take.  Practice it. 5. Stop Caring About How Much You Make Its important to an extent.  Dont let it cloud your job search too much.  Dont bring it up early in the process.  Dont bring it up until they bring it up. 4. Stop Calling/Contacting Them For Updates Let them come to you.  Persistence is cool.  Crazy isnt cool.  If youre the perfect candidate then you all know it and calling or not calling them wont ruin it.  Its time to chill out if you receive no responses after 3 attempts. 3. Stop Looking Desperate Its a bad look and youre not the exception.  Dont let them know that you NEED the job.  Excitement is great, but desperation is a mood killer. 2. Stop Conducting a Messy Job Search A bit of organization goes a long way, especially when applying to 20 jobs in 2 weeks.  Create a method for you to keep names, dates, and anything else you need in place.  The second you forget who youve applied to or when is the moment youve lost yourself in a black hole of job search shit. 1. Stop Winging It You need a plan.  It doesnt have to be the grandest of all plans ever, but you do need one.  Make sure you know exactly which kind of company youd like to work for and why youd be successful there.  Make sure you prepare yourself fully.  Map out days and times to dedicate ONLY to your job search.  Stick to the schedule.  Stick to the plan. You got this. Ready to discuss your job search plan?  Click here to get started with Corn on the Job!