Tracking Your Job Search Activity Is Important

If you are looking for a job it is important to measure your activity. But what type of activity should you measure?  Below are some good activities to track;

GOALS

1.     Begin by identifying a specific career or job you want.

2.     Identify associates, friends, family, and colleagues who may know something about that specific job and make a list with each of their contact information.

3.     Ask yourself the following questions;

a)     Who do I know who knows something about the career I have chosen?

b)     Who do I know that has influence?

c)     Who do I know who knows a lot of people?

4.     Practice the 10 – 2 – 2 process.

a)     Make 10 contacts per day. (A contact is anyone you make contact with, in person, over the phone, or internet contact).

b)     Get 2 referrals each day from the contacts you make, (10 Contacts = 20 Referrals per day).

c)     Set up 2 Face-to-Face appointments per day, (Face-to-Face is when you set up an informational interview, a visit with a hiring manager, or an activity where you have an appointment related to your job search).

5.     Keep good records;

a)     Follow up is very important in the networking process. There have been many jobs given to someone else because one candidate failed to keep accurate records and properly follow up on every lead.