A questions that we are often asked is: "How long will it take you to find the right position? "

Unfortunately, it is impossible to give exact answer.

How well this journey will work for you will depend on your commitment, effort, self discipline, attitude and desire. You must work to maintain confidence in your abilities, your experiences and your own competence.

This really is a journey and like any journey it is always helpful to document where you are going, what you are doing and how you are doing it. Then when you look back you will be able to really see just how far you have come.

By keeping a journal or a note book your search will remain focused and your sense of achievement will be greater. This job search is your new job, and you are in control of the outcomes. So find a book and date the pages,  you will be amazed by just how far and what you will learn about yourself as you work your way through the steps.

Print off the tools found in the right hand column and use them to help explore each step.

Just remember:

You are in charge of your job search project!

You must take full responsibility for it.

You must make a personal commitment to the task at hand for it to succeed.

This is a full on activity, and is probably the hardest job you have ever done, and will require a solid time allocation.