Job Search Lesson 10 – enthusiastic candidates are more likely to get jobs

As is likely obvious, searching for a job can be frustrating and/or tiring and/or depressing... and perhaps what is most frustrating, is that the more frustrated / tired / depressed you get, the lower your chances are of actually getting a job.

In response to this situation, I was going to write a post on ways to keep your spirits up and to show people that you’re enthusiastic about getting a job – especially as I have previously blogged about enthusiasm.

After a quick Google search however, I realized that it would be pointless for me to write another article on the subject, as I don’t think I could do a better job than than Priscilla Claman did in her article in the Harvard Business Review Blog Network: Don’t let your job search depress you.

So instead, I highly recommend that step away from my blog for a moment to read the article as it’s got some great lessons worth sharing.

Be enthusiastic and be positive

For some time now I have believed that being genuinely enthusiastic about your work goes a long way towards achieving big things in life. It’s hard to be enthusiastic however, if you’re currently unhappy.

Please note, I am not talking about clinical depression here, I’m talking about just generally feeling unhappy, weighed down or moody.

A few years ago I attended a workshop where we learnt about Positive Psychology, which can be beneficial in tackling these emotions. The basic idea is that emotions often spiral...either downwards (negative) or upwards (positive) and it takes awareness to break out of a downwards spiral. A few of the ideas that I gained from the session are as follows: