Measures of Success When You're Unemployed
My current job search is perhaps the only time in my life where I'm finding it's more helpful to be task-oriented rather than goal-oriented. In recent weeks, I've found that setting goals like: It's necessary to get an interview with X company, seem to end in frustration.
There are so many factors I cannot control. This week, I'm trying to focus on more manageable, short-term tasks such as making three follow-up calls for the day. True, these small tasks lack the glamour of larger goals but they give my Type A personality the sense of accomplishment it craves. Being the impatient sort, it also helps to have a list of completed tasks on hand to remind myself that I am doing all I can and that is all I can ask.
For me, being laid off was like diving into cold water. I was prepared mentally but it was impossible not to feel a jolt. From day one my strategy has been to keep moving. I spend my time online at job boards, researching companies, writing introductory emails and if I'm lucky returning a phone call or two.
A job search is not a linear process. There are decisions and steps that cause you to repeat yourself. This is most difficult for a person with perfectionist tendencies such as myself. Understanding the process has forced me to reconcile the idea that success can only be measured by the completion of tasks which I can control.
But keeping busy is not the problem, the challenge is feeling like I'm making progress.
Readers, share your thoughts, advice and personal experiences on how to measure success when searching for employment.
從自己目前的求職經(jīng)歷中我或許有生以來第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)任務導向比目標導向更有幫助。我最近幾周發(fā)現(xiàn)，諸如必須獲得X公司面試機會一類的目標似乎總不能如愿實現(xiàn)。
有許多因素我無法控制。這周，我努力把精力放在那些更易掌控的短期任務上，如一天內(nèi)打三個隨訪電話。的確，這些小任務雖然缺少更大目標的輝煌，但它們給了我這個A型人格的人一種深深渴望的成就感。對于缺乏耐心的我來說，手握一個已完成任務的清單，會提醒自己我已做了所有能做的事情，問了所有能問的人，這也挺有好處。
就我而言，被解雇就像是潛入了冷水中。我雖然已有心理準備，但卻不可能不受到震動。從失業(yè)第一天起我的策略就是不斷行動。我在網(wǎng)上花時間瀏覽招聘網(wǎng)站、研究公司、寫自薦電子郵件，如果我夠幸運，還會接到一、兩個電話。
求職并不是個線性過程。一些決定和步驟需要你重復自己。對于像我這樣具有完美主義傾向的人來說，這是最為困難的。明白這一點也讓我認同了如下看法：即成功只能通過完成自己可控制任務的情況來衡量。
但保持忙碌并不是問題，真正難的是要讓自己覺得正在取得進展。
讀者們，把你們?nèi)绾魏饬壳舐毘晒Φ南敕?、建議和親身經(jīng)歷也與大家分享一下吧。
My current job search is perhaps the only time in my life where I'm finding it's more helpful to be task-oriented rather than goal-oriented. In recent weeks, I've found that setting goals like: It's necessary to get an interview with X company, seem to end in frustration.
There are so many factors I cannot control. This week, I'm trying to focus on more manageable, short-term tasks such as making three follow-up calls for the day. True, these small tasks lack the glamour of larger goals but they give my Type A personality the sense of accomplishment it craves. Being the impatient sort, it also helps to have a list of completed tasks on hand to remind myself that I am doing all I can and that is all I can ask.
For me, being laid off was like diving into cold water. I was prepared mentally but it was impossible not to feel a jolt. From day one my strategy has been to keep moving. I spend my time online at job boards, researching companies, writing introductory emails and if I'm lucky returning a phone call or two.
A job search is not a linear process. There are decisions and steps that cause you to repeat yourself. This is most difficult for a person with perfectionist tendencies such as myself. Understanding the process has forced me to reconcile the idea that success can only be measured by the completion of tasks which I can control.
But keeping busy is not the problem, the challenge is feeling like I'm making progress.
Readers, share your thoughts, advice and personal experiences on how to measure success when searching for employment.
從自己目前的求職經(jīng)歷中我或許有生以來第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)任務導向比目標導向更有幫助。我最近幾周發(fā)現(xiàn)，諸如必須獲得X公司面試機會一類的目標似乎總不能如愿實現(xiàn)。
有許多因素我無法控制。這周，我努力把精力放在那些更易掌控的短期任務上，如一天內(nèi)打三個隨訪電話。的確，這些小任務雖然缺少更大目標的輝煌，但它們給了我這個A型人格的人一種深深渴望的成就感。對于缺乏耐心的我來說，手握一個已完成任務的清單，會提醒自己我已做了所有能做的事情，問了所有能問的人，這也挺有好處。
就我而言，被解雇就像是潛入了冷水中。我雖然已有心理準備，但卻不可能不受到震動。從失業(yè)第一天起我的策略就是不斷行動。我在網(wǎng)上花時間瀏覽招聘網(wǎng)站、研究公司、寫自薦電子郵件，如果我夠幸運，還會接到一、兩個電話。
求職并不是個線性過程。一些決定和步驟需要你重復自己。對于像我這樣具有完美主義傾向的人來說，這是最為困難的。明白這一點也讓我認同了如下看法：即成功只能通過完成自己可控制任務的情況來衡量。
但保持忙碌并不是問題，真正難的是要讓自己覺得正在取得進展。
讀者們，把你們?nèi)绾魏饬壳舐毘晒Φ南敕?、建議和親身經(jīng)歷也與大家分享一下吧。