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copperbadge: Sam's Guide to Job Hunting
Jun. 12th, 2014 05:24 amEVERYONE PARTY, it’s time for Sam’s Guide to Job Hunting!
Woo.
I got an email from someone this morning who wanted to ask me about my system for jobsearching, so I wrote them a probably overlong letter and then realised, yes. It is time. I’ve been jobsearching for six months and I’ve reached the deadline where I switch over from “find a new job” to “find housing closer to where my current job is moving to”. And I have learned a lot from being able to jobsearch while not having to stress about actually having a job, because I have one already, so I thought I would share my system.
It’s important to note at the outset, though, that the specifics of this system may not work for everyone. You have to find what works for you. That being said, this system is designed to minimize the amount of a) work and b) thinking you have to do. The latter is important because thinking is hard and causes anxiety and if you have depression, you are likely to find any reason you can not to think. This isn’t a character flaw; it’s brain chemistry. So. Minimal thinking required. Whatever your system, spend each day wondering “how can I do less work?” and you will find yourself getting more done.
I’ve got an outline at the end for people who don’t want to read every damn thing I say.
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Woo.
I got an email from someone this morning who wanted to ask me about my system for jobsearching, so I wrote them a probably overlong letter and then realised, yes. It is time. I’ve been jobsearching for six months and I’ve reached the deadline where I switch over from “find a new job” to “find housing closer to where my current job is moving to”. And I have learned a lot from being able to jobsearch while not having to stress about actually having a job, because I have one already, so I thought I would share my system.
It’s important to note at the outset, though, that the specifics of this system may not work for everyone. You have to find what works for you. That being said, this system is designed to minimize the amount of a) work and b) thinking you have to do. The latter is important because thinking is hard and causes anxiety and if you have depression, you are likely to find any reason you can not to think. This isn’t a character flaw; it’s brain chemistry. So. Minimal thinking required. Whatever your system, spend each day wondering “how can I do less work?” and you will find yourself getting more done.
I’ve got an outline at the end for people who don’t want to read every damn thing I say.
via:Tumblr http://ift.tt/SBe2rK
