Address These Potential Errors

In today’s show, John describes why a nonclinical job search is so frustrating and unproductive at times. And he suggests ways to overcome those frustrations. 

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It can feel like we’re bogged down and not making any progress once we’ve decided to pursue that first nonclinical position.

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Why Your Job Search Is So Frustrating

Part of the explanation is that we may be expecting too much. When making such a drastic move the path is often not as straightforward as we’re expecting. And we must learn a whole new set of skills.

Common frustrations result from NOT doing the following:

  1. Fully committing to the process,
  2. Addressing your self-limiting beliefs,
  3. Devoting insufficient time to the process,
  4. Narrowing our search to one specific job,
  5. Obtaining new skills to demonstrate your commitment,
  6. Finding and engaging a mentor or two,
  7. Growing your network and finding a sponsor at each company,
  8. Optimizing your LinkedIn profile, and,
  9. Converting your CV to a winning resumé.

Reflect on These Possible Barriers

If you’re months into your job search and have submitted hundreds of resumés online with no response, you may have glossed over one of the above steps. And you’ll find your job search is so frustrating at times.

Consider each step and determine which one might be undermining your efforts. The ones that I see limiting forward progress most often are not focusing like a laser on one specific job, and failing to identify a sponsor at each company that interests you.

Summary

Pursuing a first nonclinical job requires a number of new skills. Consider each step carefully since a weak link in the process of identifying, pursuing, and landing that first job can undermine the whole process.

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