10 Creative Ideas You Never Thought to Do in Your Job Search (…and how to use all the LinkedIn filters)

Job search often becomes extremely monotonous. It’s comfortable to zone in on one job board that you like and just constantly apply to roles online. I’m going to give you a new way to think about it that both feels better, and works better.‍

How Can You Think about Your Job Search Differently?

Rather than considering yourself in a phase of “job search,” consider yourself being in a phase of “career development.” What if you were simply trying to gain exposure, learnings, connections, skills, and insights into your target roles and industries? What if you were simply trying to grow and advance? For those who are job searching and are not currently working, imagine the times when you were at a company, and you were spending time and effort outside of your day-to-day job in order to get ahead. What would be the variety of things you might consider doing?‍

Switching Up Job Search Activities will Improve your Mindset

Not only do we need this variety of activities for our mental health to avoid a sense of dread and boredom with the job search, but we also need to create new avenues to meet people and for them to meet us, so that you can stand out as a candidate and not solely rely on the online job boards. As we know, most people land jobs through networking.