Job search class
Nowadays, the stress of finding a job is a headache for many people. Watching other students in my circle of friends successfully land and make offers, it is easy to fall into the trap of self-doubt - am I really that bad?
But in fact, there are also many people who do not have an advantage in their original school and professional background, and their grades and internship experience are not eye-catching.
These people have one thing in common
Good at managing the mindset of job hunting
Today's lesson
Let's get to that
In order to do a good job in job search mindset management, we need to do three things right: deal with anxiety, return to internal control, and continue to review.
PART 01Coping with anxiety
When there is a big gap between the ideal and the reality, and when you are eager to change the status quo and feel that you don't know where to start, you are often prone to anxiety.
Mild anxiety can spur us to work harder, but when stress is overloaded, people are more likely to slack off and give up.
So, the most effective way is:
Block out all sources of anxiety
At the same time put attention
Concentrate on your own level of action
Here are some things you can try during the day when you need to focus:
√ close the circle of friends
√ switch to learning mode on your mobile phone at regular intervals to block out interference information from short videos and entertainment self-media software (a certain sound, a certain book, a certain blog), and switch back when you are busy
√ block group messages or collapse group chats
√ make a detailed job search plan, timetable, to-do list, and stick to it
When you find that there are no distracting voices and messages around you, the world is much cleaner, and you can focus on the job search itself.
PART 02 Return to internal control
If the above efforts still don't make you concentrate on your work, then you can proceed to the second step and write down all the worries, worries, and worries about the job search.
| Poor grades and academic qualifications Lack of competitive advantage Lack of internships It's too late to prepare Lack of experience I don't know how to do interviews The resume is not up to par | There are no relevant network resources It is not clear what the employer's preference is The interviewer is in a bad mood The big boss vetoed it with one vote Nervous interviews Disagreement with parents | Poor economic environment Competition is fierce The profession is not right A satisfactory offer that you can't get |
Then categorize them into 3 aspects: your own business (you can control it), other people's things (you can't control it, but you can try to influence it), and God's business (you can neither control nor influence), and see what is the essence of each worry and problem?
| You can control it | can affect | Can't control it, can't influence |
| Academic performance Prepare carefully exercitation certificate Plan ahead Ask the masters Practice skills | Students, alumni, teachers Friends Consult an expert Interviewer Department Manager 大Boss | economic environment Competitive intensity Employment preferences Weather, traffic Salary budget |
Finally ask yourself: whatever the problem is, what can I do for myself? A to-do list will come out in minutes.
This process is the psychological mechanism of taking back the initiative from all kinds of unsatisfactory life. When we look and pay attention to the outside world, especially the uncontrollable external environment, we will never take action, and it is often easier to feel small and powerless, but the true happiness, sense of control, and sense of accomplishment only come from within.
If you really can't figure out what you can do, try a trick: memorize the self-introduction from your resume, including self-evaluations (usually positive descriptions). For better results, you can recite while walking, or walk around the house in a small area. The goal is to use the brain's neural structures to strengthen memory and mobilize positive emotional feelings. That's right, good emotions aren't thought out, they're triggered by physical activity.
When we are caught up in emotions, it is not the intellect that defeats the emotion, but another emotion. Getting moving, replacing frustration, helplessness, and loss with positive emotions is a very good way to get back in control.
PART 03 Ongoing review
There is a saying that "500 resumes for an interview review", which means that resumes and interview preparation themselves are based on skills and experience.
The quickest way to make progress is to keep reviewing. Prepare a notebook of interview mistakes, and record all the scenes, questions, and answers that you don't perform well every time you don't perform well, so that you don't make them again next time. Mock interviews can also be organized among students and practice diligently.
Nowadays, many schools have set up job search counseling courses, and you can also ask teachers, brothers and sisters for advice.
In short, job hunting is a new beginning, and when we return to the growth that this thing can bring to people, and do not pay too much attention to the results of each job search, it is easier to deal with it easily.
Everyone's success
All have their own schedules
Congratulations
can be on the road to job hunting
Receive a satisfactory offer