Balance Your Job Search While Employed

Finding a new job can be stressful and time-consuming, but it’s important to remember that you have a life outside of work. If you haven’t already, it’s time to find balance between your job search and your current one. Here are some tips for making your job search less stressful while still keeping up with everything else going on in your life:

Use your lunch break.

While it’s ideal to spend your lunch break relaxing or doing something you enjoy, sometimes it’s nice to take a few minutes during your lunch hour to get back into the groove of job searching. Here are some ways:

• Work on your resume
• Research potential employers and career paths
• Network with people via LinkedIn

Get smart about your time management.

Time management is a key part of maintaining balance between your job search and your current job. Here are some things to try:

• Use a calendar or planner to keep track of your appointments.
• Make lists of tasks that need doing, then assign them to certain days and times on the calendar you use for work.
• Set reminders for yourself about when things need to be done, and block off specific times in the day when you can focus only on those tasks.
• Give yourself breaks from work-related activities by setting aside time for exercise or other relaxing activities (e.g., listening to music).

Focus on what’s most important now.

In a time-strapped world, it can be tempting to spend hours on social media each day or binge-watch a TV show you’ve already seen three times. But you’re not going to get much done if you do that. Focus on what’s most important now, and don’t waste time on things you can do later.

You should also avoid being distracted by other things: If there’s something more important that needs your attention, set aside the task at hand until later when it won’t distract from what needs to be done right now. And above all else, don’t spend too much time on a task that will only take a few minutes; put in enough effort so that the job gets done well but no more than necessary.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

In the job search, you have to learn how to balance. You can’t do everything at once and you have to be selective about what you are going to concentrate on. You may feel like it’s impossible for you to get out there and start looking for jobs while still working your current job, but it is possible. Here are some tips on how to make sure that your search doesn’t take over your life:

• Don’t bite off more than you can chew. There is a difference between being ambitious with your goals and being unrealistic with them. If someone offers their help in any way, whether it be as simple as making coffee or helping with research material, don’t say no just because you think they wouldn’t be able to do a good job—they might surprise themselves!
• Don’t let fear hold back from asking questions or delegating tasks that aren’t within the scope of responsibilities specifically assigned by your employer; opportunities will arise if they’re sought out rather than avoided because they sound too difficult or overwhelming right now without expert guidance from those who’ve been through similar situations before.

It’s possible to have a great work/life balance while looking for new job.

It’s possible to have a great work/life balance while looking for new job. You can also still have a great work/life balance while looking for new jobs—and even when you’re actively searching for new positions, it’s possible to maintain your current level of productivity and satisfaction at your current job.

In fact, many professionals find that their best time management and efficiency comes from being able to pursue multiple interests at once, rather than focusing solely on one thing at a time. This helps them identify what they want from their next role before they interview with an employer.

Don’t make it obvious you are looking for a new job.

You should be careful not to let your current or future employers know that you are looking for a new job. This can be done by being discreet and not talking about your job search in front of coworkers or bosses. Don’t talk about it on social media either, since this information can easily get out there in the world of computers and smartphones. When someone asks you why you’re out of the office, give them a vague answer such as “I had some errands to run” or “I needed some time away from work stressors.”

Finally, don’t discuss any potential new positions with people at work; even if they seem trustworthy and friendly now, they could change their minds later on down the road when another position opens up!

Don’t let the new job search interfere with your current work performance.

While it is important to explore new opportunities, you should not let your search interfere with your current work performance. You want to make sure that you are putting in your best effort at work, and doing whatever you can to help yourself succeed there. In addition, it’s also important to take care of yourself physically. This means eating well and getting enough sleep so that you feel energized when the time comes for a new job interview or networking event. Dont turn down networking opportunities because they would take away from time spent searching for a job!

Do put in your best effort at work.

While you are searching for a new job, it is important to keep your current job in mind. You should not slack off or be lazy while at work and put in a minimal effort. However, there are ways that you can still help your career while working hard at your current job.

Be efficient: Try to prioritize what needs to get done first and then do it. If there’s a project that takes longer than expected, try to figure out how you can complete it faster so that other projects don’t suffer due to the delay of this one project. This will make everyone happy!

Focus on productivity: Make sure that when you work on something or start a project, finish it before moving onto another one so there is no overlap between projects which results in wasted time or effort spent on completing tasks unnecessarily just because they were completed sooner than others but still required attention before moving past them completely (especially if they were unimportant anyway).

Don’t turn down networking opportunities.

Networking is an essential part of your job search, and it’s something you should be doing regardless of whether you’re actively looking for a new position. If you have any desire to move up in the world, or even just do better at your current job, building a strong network is crucial.

The first thing to know about networking is that it’s not just about asking people for favors. Networking involves building relationships based on mutual respect and helping each other out when needed. If someone offers to help you with something, ask yourself if they’re actually qualified to do so before accepting their offer! That said…

When it comes down to it, there isn’t really a “wrong” way of networking—as long as what you are doing makes sense for both parties involved (and doesn’t involve taking advantage of someone’s generosity). Below are some examples of good ways that can help:

• Make sure everyone knows who they can go ask if they need help with anything related (e-mail lists)
• Host monthly meetings where members share what they’ve been working on since last month’s meeting

Be successful at your current job.

You can be highly successful at work and look for a new job but only if you don’t let one interfere with the other. If you do, it will only make things more difficult in the long run.

First, keep your current job search discreet and avoid broadcasting it to everyone who works with or around you. It’s important not to let your current employer know that you’re looking for a new position until after they’ve offered their own opportunities (if applicable). This will allow them more control over when and how they share that information with others within their company—and it’ll also help protect both of your reputations if things don’t work out between the two of you as planned.

Second, put in 100% effort at work every day so that everyone knows what an asset and model employee they have on their hands now! This isn’t just good advice because it makes people feel better about themselves; this is also important because companies often see this level of dedication first-hand during interviews when hiring new employees—so even if there are several candidates vying for one position at any given time (which typically happens), being able to point out someone who was already working hard before applying shows commitment and professionalism through-and-through!

Finally, taking care of yourself physically helps ensure that no matter what else might happen throughout this journey towards financial stability…you’ll always have yourself (and thus everything else) back home safe again.”

Remember that your job search is not a sprint, but a marathon. It’s important to have the right mindset when approaching this task. You don’t need to be perfect at it all at once; just remember that you will make mistakes along the way and learn from them as you go. The most important thing is that you keep moving forward—even if it seems like there are no jobs out there or if things aren’t going well at work, keep pushing forward because eventually things will change in your favor!

Contact us today if you would like our assistance with elevating your job search.