Job Seeking Fundamentals
- Job seeking is a full-time vocation, easily requiring a 30 to 40 hour per week commitment.
- Set-up/set aside a dedicated space within your home in which to work.
- Set-up a professional voice mail system with a concise and articulate outgoing message - no music, kids, pets, etc.
- Ensure your email address is clean and professional. If it resembles one of these: sexkitten32@aol.com or ladiesman4hire@gmail.com... CHANGE IT!
- Get off your computer, and go network.
- Do your admin tasking during non-seeking/non-face times.
- Have your résumé professionally composed and printed – at a minimum have it professionally proofread and/or edited.
- Follow-up, follow-up, follow-up!!!
- Have a set of Résumé Business Cards designed and printed.
- Never leave home without them!