3 Things You Need To Stop Worrying About As a Job Seeker

Looking for a job can be stressful, especially with the current rate of unemployment. This means that there are hundreds of other candidates applying for the same jobs as you.

However, some situations are beyond your control and worrying about them will only serve to lengthen your job search and make you miserable.

So here is a list of things you need to stop worrying about as a job seeker.

1. The number of jobs you are applying for.

A common misconception is that the more jobs you apply for, the better your chances of getting a job.

This is however not true. When you are applying for as many jobs as possible, you end up applying even for jobs that do not match career objective.

Not to mention, when you apply for many jobs without any kind of positive response you end up feeling discouraged and defeated. This means that you won’t be as enthusiastic about your job search anymore.

The best thing to do is to come up with a list of what you want your job to be like. Figure out things like what industry you want to work in, where you want to work etc.

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This will enable you to select the jobs you apply for. So that instead of applying for 20 jobs a day you only apply for the maybe 7 that fit your criteria.

Doing this will also ensure that you spend enough time crafting your CV and Cover Letter to match what the job is looking for.

2. Time it takes a Company to Respond

Sometimes you apply for jobs then attend interviews only to wait a week without hearing from the organisation.

Most people in such a situation will assume they were not successful. However, according to Ms. Caroline Kariuki a recruitment manager, sometimes it takes long to get back to the candidate because it takes longer to choose which candidate has made it or not.

This happens more in organisations that interview many candidates for one position. Most organisations will get back to you whether you succeeded or not.

So, as a candidate you should not assume the worst immediately. You can however make a follow up.

When it comes to making follow ups it depends on what the interviewer told you, if you were informed you will get contacted after a week and it passes without any form of communication, then you can make a follow up. However, you have to let the time you were given lapse.

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3. How Long your job search is taking

Nobody wants to be searching for a job for over two years, we all want to get a job the moment you start looking. This notion is however impractical.

Job search takes time and it requires one to have patience and determination to succeed. So, there is no need to start stressing when you do not land a job immediately.

Instead start looking at possible reasons as to why it is taking so long. Could the problem be with your CV or Cover Letter, maybe you aren’t marketing yourself well or maybe your interview skills are lacking.

After figuring out the problem you need to try and fix it. Get career advice form a professional, interview coaching or even have your CV and Cover Letter done by professionals.

That way you know you are doing everything possible and the delay has nothing to do with your lack of skills.

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The job search period can be very stressful and when you allow the stress to get to you, you will not be successful when it comes to finding a job. Instead stop worrying about thing beyond your control and focus on doing your best.

The writer is a Digital Marketer at Career Point Kenya. Email: michelle@www.careerpointkenya.co.ke