Psychological Tips for Job Seekers

 Nearly 90% of job search is psychological in nature. Those who are having quality resume and good communication skills win in this race.

Being fearless in job search

During the periods of unemployment, most job seekers think job search is a very difficult task. The psychological part of a job search involves to do away with negatives like procrastination and anxieties over uncertainties. Building positives, such as job-search confidence and persistence, is a key to a successful search.

Think positively

Life is what it is. But you can daily improve your ability to think with a clear perspective and benefit greatly from that effort.

Train yourself to think like a realistic optimist. This is taking reality for what it is, recognizing that you have options and can make choices, and understanding a job search, in any economic situation, is a game dependent on many key factors.

Psychological conditions for job searches

Procrastination may block your job-search. Sometimes you may feel that tomorrow is an auspicious day so that I will start my job search from tomorrow. Distractions cause delay in your job search. Be positive and do it today itself.

 How job seekers put a block to their own progress?

Do not think the job search is too difficult, be confident and believe that failures will never come in the way of your search. Do not quit before you begin, sometimes you do not know even how to start a search.

If you are not selected for a job do not blame yourself.

Blame means to make negative criticisms about yourself. This will lead to unnecessary distraction and delay in your job search.

Learn to communicate in a normal way quite natural, build a collaborative relationship with your interviewers then you are the winner.

Is job search a full-time job?

Job seekers who do this gets work sooner. This observation is based on scientific research. The more number of resumes you send the more likely you are to get a positive chance.

Importance of communication

Establishing rapport with people is very important in communication.

Make it a practice to listen to the interviewer. Ask questions to get some clarifications if needed. Your body language tells about you. Tapping your fingers suggests impatience. Rolling your eyes project as immature.

If you are having the habit of saying "you know, “frequently it is a distraction.

Do not do or say anything that distract the interviewer. Let one of your friends carry out a mock interview with you while another video record it. This will be very helpful to you in correcting yourself.

Your shake hands make a difference

 A weak handshake communicates a different message than a firm handshake. Don’t crush the other person's hand. This is easy to practice. Get feedback from friends and relations on the quality of your handshake.