3 Mental Habits That Make for a Less Stressful Job Search

3 Mental Habits That Make for a Less Stressful Job Search 3 Mental Habits That Make for a Less Stressful Job Search One of the most frustrating things for job searchers is the “hurry up and wait” that often characterizes the process. At the root of this frustration is the fact that many steps of trying to land a new position are out of the candidate’s control. You can’t make the recruiter or hiring manager get back to you quickly (or at all). You won’t know for sure if you’ll ever receive a reply after submitting your resume into an applicant tracking system (ATS) on a corporate website. And at the end of the day, you aren’t the one who makes the call about whether, after all of your efforts, you’ll even get the job or someone else will. With all of this uncertainty that surrounds looking for work, it becomes vital to take charge of something that you can control- your own attitude while job searching. Follow the ideas below to help you develop and draw on some positive mental habits to improve the things you have influence over, while accepting the things that you don’t.

Break the Procrastination Habit Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5u7js9-6QVxezm1SreInkA',sig:'e-uMTjdGiZaUPffMPmQ9FEkdYpPCUAR726lX8cxf5oM=',w:'479px',h:'359px',items:'74226042',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Procrastination is like a credit card: its a lot of fun until you get the bill.                 Christopher Parker I’ve never been a procrastinator. I associate the trait with laziness (but I’m wrong; more on that later.) I do know many people who procrastinate things they should do, both big and small. And I know they hate the consequences of procrastination, both big and small. So here’s a guide to overcoming the habit. I’m basing these tips on the book by Damon Zahariades: The Procrastination Cure: 21 Proven Tactics For Conquering Your Inner Procrastinator, Mastering Your Time, And Boosting Your Productivity. He writes that his life was frequently a mess because of his chronic procrastination; missed deadlines, fines for overdue bills, repeated(!

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