If you are looking for a new job, scheduling is such a key part of the process for the following reasons:

- You can feel demotivated

- You can feel like you’re not doing enough or achieving enough

- You put too many time limits on yourself

- You can worry that you have too much to do and you won’t be able to get it all done.

Some people are more naturally able to organise their time and keep up their motivation BUT when things get stressful, you might feel fear and that there isn’t going to be a great job for you at the end of this then we have to keep you motivated and feeling that you really are winning. The best way to feel like that is to get strategic and be able to prepare for the future and create goals every day that are achievable so that you can keep your momentum going and before you know it you are going to start seeing results.

FOUR things that you can do for your Job Search every single day. You can set the time limit, you have to create the space to achieve these things so that you KNOW that you’re taking action towards your goals.

These are the areas that we are going to focus on:

New Job Applications - Apply for new jobs every day. This sounds simple but you have to find the jobs online and some of the applications can be really lengthy so give yourself enough time to be able to fill out the applications really well and with plenty of detail. It may take you two days to get the application done, that's fine as long as you know its within the application time frame. Be realistic.

LinkedIn Engagement - I am assuming that your LinkedIn profile is written and ready to go but now is the time to start engaging with the people on there. What do I mean by this? Commenting on posts, joining groups and messaging people you KNOW letting them know that you’re looking for a job. By engaging on LinkedIn in this way you are going to really start to become part of a community. I have met and connected with so many people on LInkedIn that I wouldn’t have done in real life so get commenting today! Create opportunities for yourself, get informational interviews, discuss what you’re looking for with people and create your own job opportunities.

Interview Prep - Whether you have an interview booked in now or not, you must prep for interviews every day. Just ten or fifteen minutes to think and prepare about how you’re able to describe your successes, how to speak about your role and feel comfortable. You’re also going to potentially have a video interview which you may not have had before and that can take some time to prepare for too. Just use this time to think, practise and get good at speaking about how amazing you are.

Company Research - Start compiling a list of businesses to approach, this is going to be a working document and you’re going to keep adding businesses all the time. You’ll start to notice companies on LinkedIn that you can add and create connections with their hiring teams too. This will allow you to start creating opportunities for yourself in the future.

Keeping track of what you have achieved on a physical document can really help as well. It helps you know which jobs you have applied for, how you can follow up and any keywords from the advert or job description that you want to keep track of.