Daily Handy Tips

Have any of you seen this news flash: job hunting is hard? Anyone? Yeah, that’s something they don’t teach you in school. They just give you the degree as if that alone will do the trick. Why is it one of the most difficult aspects of this modern life is seldom addressed? One theory is professors don’t teach us how to deal with the so-called “real world” because they have never had to face it themselves. Maybe this is why I’ve never seen a Job Hunting 101 class in a college course directory. There are no neat solutions and not enough hours in a day to act on them.

I can testify that college is good for some things, but it doesn’t directly help put food on the table. My hazy stint in college was as a film major. I know what you’re thinking. I should have opted for a degree in English. Anyway, I had to suffer through a series of “Core” classes that consisted of such useful subjects as math, health, philosophy, science, language, and art. Yes, the typical liberal arts curriculum. The problem is that though these classes are useful for developing a well-rounded perspective and French accent, they are utterly useless when your Converse hit the pavement.

This brings me back to that pesky fact: job hunting is hard. It’s Calculus-hard and there are no cheat sheets that can help. Well, that’s not completely true. There are some useful cheat sheets — we working poor call them online classifieds. In terms of trying to find jobs, Los Angeles, New York, and Boston rank among the most competitive markets. You need a job sheet that is more than a faded fold of newsprint. You need something that is updated daily — hourly, even.

The trick to keeping the days light and the search from bogging down in frustration is to be particular. You want a job resource that is constantly updated, but you should only apply to jobs that have some kind of relevancy to your skills and disposition. Here’s another tip: start jogging. Seriously, jogging will help you do two vital things: relieve stress and develop your constitution. Think of your job search as a marathon. It’s going to take three things: time, effort, and persistence.

Jogging will help you keep you wits about you. This means your search will be more informed, less desperate, and more in line with your interests and skills. Forget all the quaint platitudes, keeping your mind and body in sync is one of the best ways to find job nirvana. That and a well-stocked, constantly updated classified website. Until that day you can stop jogging and cozy up to a corner office, keep on keeping on.

If you’re looking for jobs Los Angeles can be a tight market, but keep at it. This is the creative capital of the world. Stay focused, stay healthy, and stay on the road. Get a totally unique version of this article from our article submission service