While hunting for a job, it pays to make goals. Keeping focussed and motivated during the job search takes a little planning, and a well-chosen goal can be just the thing to keep you motivated. If you\u2019re unemployed over the New Year, take the time to make smart New Year\u2019s resolutions for your career that will actually stick. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n
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The worst goals you can make for yourself are those that are vague and ill-defined. Choose only those goals that are specific enough that you\u2019ll know when you\u2019ve accomplished them. Ask yourself exactly what it is you want to achieve, then word it in such a way that you can clearly reach a point where it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n
Bad resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll send out more CVs\u201d<\/p>\n
Good resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll send out 3 CVs every day starting in the second week of January\u201d<\/p>\n
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Setting yourself a goal that merely sits in the future is like unconsciously sabotaging yourself. Doing something \u201csomeday\u201d is more or less giving yourself permission to never do it. Put a little pressure on yourself and make a fixed deadline.<\/p>\n
Bad resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll rewrite my whole CV\u201d<\/p>\n
Good resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll rewrite the first half of my CV by next week Monday, and the rest by the Monday after that\u201d<\/p>\n
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Another way to make sure you never achieve your goals is to expect too much of yourself. You may feel inspired by a lofty plan, but if you can\u2019t achieve it, you\u2019ll likely just get demotivated. Manageable, realistic goals that are achieved are worth much more than epic plans that are never even started.<\/p>\n
Bad resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll apply to 100 new jobs every day\u201d<\/p>\n
Good resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll spend 1 hour every morning scouring job websites\u201d<\/p>\n
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This can be tricky, but make sure your goal can be properly measured. If you don\u2019t really know when a goal is \u201cfinished\u201d, you\u2019re not focusing your action so much as muddying the waters.<\/p>\n
Bad resolution: \u201cI\u2019ll have a more positive attitude in 2015\u201d<\/p>\n
Good resolution: \u201cI\u2019m going to start thinking of three things to be grateful for each day in January\u201d<\/p>\n
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The thing about your goals is that they are just that – yours. If a goal rests on external factors or the actions of someone else, you have no control over whether you accomplish it.<\/p>\n
Bad resolution: \u201cSomeone will offer me a job in the New Year\u201d<\/p>\n
Good resolution: \u201cI will maintain a positive outlook no matter what\u201d<\/p>\n
The truth is, the goals that have the best chance of being achieved are those are made carefully and with foresight. Don\u2019t sabotage yourself by making New Year\u2019s resolutions that are impossible to keep, vague or actually completely out of your control. This will only stress you out and make it less likely that you get where you need to be. Instead, take some time to appraise where you are at the end of the year and make goals for yourself that will truly help you reach your fullest potential. Happy New Year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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