C.J. Hayden, MCC, Master Certified Career Coach
Carson City, NV – The typical job search can generate a daunting stack of paper and a backlog of communications from many channels at once. If you are actively looking for work, you may quickly find yourself buried in multiple versions of your resume and cover letter, clippings and printouts of job listings, business cards, e-mails, bookmarked web pages, phone messages, flyers for networking evens, and much more. To keep all these essential job search components organized, here’s what you will need:
1) Calendar: You’ll need to keep track of appointments, when you sent out your resume or placed phone calls, and what date you should be following up with people. 2) Contact Manager: Maintain a list of everyone you speak with about your job search, along with their contact information, when you last spoke, and what you discussed. 3) Filing System: On your computer, set up a specific folder to hold all you job search materials. Be sure to give all your documents distinct names. 4) Task List: You’ll also need a way to track the lists of things you need to do with no data assigned, as well as daily or weekly activities.
Once you have set up a system to organize your job search, you’ll need to remember to use it. Whatever organization system you choose, find a way to keep your job search activities constantly in front of you and check your to-to list often.
Source: http://www.thecareernews.com
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