If you've been conducting a job search and haven't found a job does that mean what you're doing is wrong? Not necessarily. It depends on a number of different factors ranging from the industry you're trying to find a job in to the time of year. When results aren't happening, the job search becomes less fun and starts to suck.
Research on the job search process looks at 3 different areas that must be monitored and managed if success is to be achieved. They are; job search clarity, job search intensity and job search self-efficacy. Let's look at them individually.
If you were ever unemployed you undoubtedly hit a brick wall while conducting the job search. Job search intensity or the level of activity you put into your search has been found to be highly correlated to not only find a job, but doing it faster. Without intensity, the job search may become a long, depressing, drawn out process.
So what to do. The key is remaining busy. Not busy for busy sake but conducting activities that move the job seeker seeker closer to employment. I've written in the past about the need to break down the goal of finding a job into smaller tasks. This is absolutely critical if the job seeker is going to avoid the proverbial brick wall.
