Measures of Success When You're Unemployed
My current job search is perhaps the only time in my life where I'm finding it's more helpful to be task-oriented rather than goal-oriented. In recent weeks, I've found that setting goals like: It's necessary to get an interview with X company, seem to end in frustration.
There are so many factors I cannot control. This week, I'm trying to focus on more manageable, short-term tasks such as making three follow-up calls for the day. True, these small tasks lack the glamour of larger goals but they give my Type A personality the sense of accomplishment it craves. Being the impatient sort, it also helps to have a list of completed tasks on hand to remind myself that I am doing all I can and that is all I can ask.
For me, being laid off was like diving into cold water. I was prepared mentally but it was impossible not to feel a jolt. From day one my strategy has been to keep moving. I spend my time online at job boards, researching companies, writing introductory emails and if I'm lucky returning a phone call or two.
A job search is not a linear process. There are decisions and steps that cause you to repeat yourself. This is most difficult for a person with perfectionist tendencies such as myself. Understanding the process has forced me to reconcile the idea that success can only be measured by the completion of tasks which I can control.
But keeping busy is not the problem, the challenge is feeling like I'm making progress.
Readers, share your thoughts, advice and personal experiences on how to measure success when searching for employment.
從自己目前的求職經(jīng)歷中我或許有生以來(lái)第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)任務(wù)導(dǎo)向比目標(biāo)導(dǎo)向更有幫助。我最近幾周發(fā)現(xiàn)，諸如必須獲得X公司面試機(jī)會(huì)一類(lèi)的目標(biāo)似乎總不能如愿實(shí)現(xiàn)。
有許多因素我無(wú)法控制。這周，我努力把精力放在那些更易掌控的短期任務(wù)上，如一天內(nèi)打三個(gè)隨訪(fǎng)電話(huà)。的確，這些小任務(wù)雖然缺少更大目標(biāo)的輝煌，但它們給了我這個(gè)A型人格的人一種深深渴望的成就感。對(duì)于缺乏耐心的我來(lái)說(shuō)，手握一個(gè)已完成任務(wù)的清單，會(huì)提醒自己我已做了所有能做的事情，問(wèn)了所有能問(wèn)的人，這也挺有好處。
就我而言，被解雇就像是潛入了冷水中。我雖然已有心理準(zhǔn)備，但卻不可能不受到震動(dòng)。從失業(yè)第一天起我的策略就是不斷行動(dòng)。我在網(wǎng)上花時(shí)間瀏覽招聘網(wǎng)站、研究公司、寫(xiě)自薦電子郵件，如果我夠幸運(yùn)，還會(huì)接到一、兩個(gè)電話(huà)。
求職并不是個(gè)線(xiàn)性過(guò)程。一些決定和步驟需要你重復(fù)自己。對(duì)于像我這樣具有完美主義傾向的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這是最為困難的。明白這一點(diǎn)也讓我認(rèn)同了如下看法：即成功只能通過(guò)完成自己可控制任務(wù)的情況來(lái)衡量。
但保持忙碌并不是問(wèn)題，真正難的是要讓自己覺(jué)得正在取得進(jìn)展。
讀者們，把你們?nèi)绾魏饬壳舐毘晒Φ南敕?、建議和親身經(jīng)歷也與大家分享一下吧。
My current job search is perhaps the only time in my life where I'm finding it's more helpful to be task-oriented rather than goal-oriented. In recent weeks, I've found that setting goals like: It's necessary to get an interview with X company, seem to end in frustration.
There are so many factors I cannot control. This week, I'm trying to focus on more manageable, short-term tasks such as making three follow-up calls for the day. True, these small tasks lack the glamour of larger goals but they give my Type A personality the sense of accomplishment it craves. Being the impatient sort, it also helps to have a list of completed tasks on hand to remind myself that I am doing all I can and that is all I can ask.
For me, being laid off was like diving into cold water. I was prepared mentally but it was impossible not to feel a jolt. From day one my strategy has been to keep moving. I spend my time online at job boards, researching companies, writing introductory emails and if I'm lucky returning a phone call or two.
A job search is not a linear process. There are decisions and steps that cause you to repeat yourself. This is most difficult for a person with perfectionist tendencies such as myself. Understanding the process has forced me to reconcile the idea that success can only be measured by the completion of tasks which I can control.
But keeping busy is not the problem, the challenge is feeling like I'm making progress.
Readers, share your thoughts, advice and personal experiences on how to measure success when searching for employment.
從自己目前的求職經(jīng)歷中我或許有生以來(lái)第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)任務(wù)導(dǎo)向比目標(biāo)導(dǎo)向更有幫助。我最近幾周發(fā)現(xiàn)，諸如必須獲得X公司面試機(jī)會(huì)一類(lèi)的目標(biāo)似乎總不能如愿實(shí)現(xiàn)。
有許多因素我無(wú)法控制。這周，我努力把精力放在那些更易掌控的短期任務(wù)上，如一天內(nèi)打三個(gè)隨訪(fǎng)電話(huà)。的確，這些小任務(wù)雖然缺少更大目標(biāo)的輝煌，但它們給了我這個(gè)A型人格的人一種深深渴望的成就感。對(duì)于缺乏耐心的我來(lái)說(shuō)，手握一個(gè)已完成任務(wù)的清單，會(huì)提醒自己我已做了所有能做的事情，問(wèn)了所有能問(wèn)的人，這也挺有好處。
就我而言，被解雇就像是潛入了冷水中。我雖然已有心理準(zhǔn)備，但卻不可能不受到震動(dòng)。從失業(yè)第一天起我的策略就是不斷行動(dòng)。我在網(wǎng)上花時(shí)間瀏覽招聘網(wǎng)站、研究公司、寫(xiě)自薦電子郵件，如果我夠幸運(yùn)，還會(huì)接到一、兩個(gè)電話(huà)。
求職并不是個(gè)線(xiàn)性過(guò)程。一些決定和步驟需要你重復(fù)自己。對(duì)于像我這樣具有完美主義傾向的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這是最為困難的。明白這一點(diǎn)也讓我認(rèn)同了如下看法：即成功只能通過(guò)完成自己可控制任務(wù)的情況來(lái)衡量。
但保持忙碌并不是問(wèn)題，真正難的是要讓自己覺(jué)得正在取得進(jìn)展。
讀者們，把你們?nèi)绾魏饬壳舐毘晒Φ南敕?、建議和親身經(jīng)歷也與大家分享一下吧。