{"id":48559,"date":"2013-11-27T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=48559"},"modified":"2013-11-29T19:16:34","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T00:16:34","slug":"staying-focused-during-the-job-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=48559","title":{"rendered":"Staying Focused during the Job Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Gabrielle Spiers, Head Editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=5705\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Montana<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Staying Focused during the Job Hunt<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gabrielleS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-34899\" alt=\"gabrielleS\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/gabrielleS-300x212.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a>I was on LinkedIn not that long ago and I came across <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/today\/post\/article\/20131104113435-7668018-coping-with-job-crush-when-looking-for-work\" target=\"_blank\">this article<\/a>\u00a0about job crushes. The article really resonated with me because I have been doing that for a long time. So what is job crush? It is when you imagine yourself in a job before you have been offered the position. For me there are three levels of this:<br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p><b>Level 1<\/b> &#8211; When I first see the job and read the job description. I think how perfect I would be for the job so I carefully write out my cover letter and tailor my resume to the position. I spend a little time imagining how awesome it would be to have that job. I don\u2019t necessarily do that with every single job I apply for but I never apply for jobs I don\u2019t want. More on that later. At this level when I am rejected I am slightly annoyed.<br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p><b>Level 2<\/b> &#8211; This is after I make it to the preliminary interview round, usually a phone screen. I get really hopeful because then I think that I really do have a shot at the job. When rejection (or total silence) happens then I am still upset but with rejection I move past it. With total silence I usually just forget about it.<br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p><b>Level 3<\/b> &#8211; This is the hard one. I make it past the preliminary interview stage and then I really get my hopes up. I\u2019m seeing how great I would be in the position. Then it doesn\u2019t happen and I am upset.<br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p>So what do I try (and they key word here is try) and do? I make myself keep an eye out on other jobs. I try not to count on anything and I try not to get too excited about things. I channel my \u201cI really want this job\u201d focus to my interview prep when I get that far and hope my passion and interest help with that. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Gabrielle Spiers, Head Editor, INALJ Montana Staying Focused during the Job Hunt I was on LinkedIn not that long ago and I came across this article\u00a0about job crushes. The article really resonated with me because I have been doing that for a long time. So what is job crush? 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