Managing Your Job Search Day by Day 
 

1.    Write down weekly goals.

*    Follow-up activities
*    List of target companies/contacts.
*    Decide which meetings to attend (Sunday papers)
*    Plan social events.

 2.    Set a daily schedule and stick to it.

*    Exercise
*    Read a daily newspaper
*    Cold Calling
*    Internet research – track breaking company news (www.newsalert.com or www.northernlight.com).
*    Company research (The NY Public Library site is at:
        http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/company/c2index.htm.)
*    Follow-up Correspondence
*    “Uplifting” Activity

 
3.    Record your activities/contacts/successes.

 4.    Regularly assess your progress-- determine where
you need to make adjustments

*    Where is the roadblock?
*    Should industry focus be expanded or refined?

 5.    Explore different job-search/resume methods

*    www.careerjournal.com
*    www.therileyguide.com
*    www.quintcareers.com

 6.    Reward yourself for taking action, not just for
results

 7.    Dress for Success

 8.    Get Support

 9.    Volunteer

 10.    Schedule in leisure activities.

 
Presented to New Canaan CATS on November 21, 2002
Nancy Collamer, Collamer Career Consulting
Old Greenwich, CT
Ncollamer@aol.com
www.layoffsurvivalguide.com
203-698-3160