hey youtubers This is Jennifer Tardy your career success coach and you're back for
another weekly video. we love bringing these videos to you because they give
you tools and tips about things that you're probably not aware of relieves a
bit interviewing in the job seeking process so hope this you like it and
this week's video is all about finding a job while you're employed and be sure to
stick all the way through because I'm going to talk about why you should find
a job while you're employed and some some things that you should think about
as you're finding a job and holding down the the 9 to 5 as well too so if you
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video too we'll talk more about that in a second so let's just jump right in the
first thing I bet you're wondering is why would I recommend that you find a
job while you already have a job right what would I recommend that it's really
important I'm here a couple of reasons why number 1 the pressure the pressure
will be just a little lighter for you if you're unemployed and you're looking for
a job there's so much pressure on you to get employed that odds are you're not
gonna have enough space to wait to find a job that best serves you to find a job
that serves you by way of what you your career aspirations by way of your
financial goals by way of any other goals that you may have such as
flexibility and you know the whole work-life balance thing and so being
able to have a job down while you're looking for a job takes off a little bit
of that pressure on you the second reason why I recommend is is because I
find that it lessens the nervousness as you're
interviewing so if you don't have a job and you're interviewing and this is the
only company that's called you back of course now all of your eggs are in this
basket all of them and when you go into this interview of course you're going to
be nervous this is your only prospect and at this point you probably really
want this prospect and because you want it so bad your mind automatically starts
thinking about all the negative things that can potentially happen to you along
the way which is causing you to not be present
during the interview and because you're not present you're in your thoughts and
your mind so much that you become more nervous and then before you know it
you're not putting your best foot forward and if you don't put your best
foot forward then what is the point of even going through the whole
interviewing process anyway so now let's connect that back to a job if you
currently still have a job whether or not you like this job or not that you
currently have at least you know that you still have that net you still have
that safety net so if you don't get this job you still have a little more time to
find another job or apply to other jobs and interview at other jobs and which
means that you'll be less nervous overall and then the last reason to find
a job where you have your job is that you no longer have to explain these gaps
and employment and I can tell you that recruiters have a keen eye for being
able to look through a resume to find those gaps that you may have between
jobs and then you don't even have to explain that and when they ask you your
reason for leaving you're able to say it's because there was a career
opportunity that was more aligned to what I was looking for or there was some
other positive thing there where crews won't have to worry about any red flags
like oh did they get terminated why else would a person leave a job before
finding another job recruiters will fill in the gap trust and believe so now that
we talked about why it's important financial Bayou employee now let's talk
about some things that I want you to think about as you're approaching the
job hunting process while you have a job number one is find consistent times
during the day where you're always going to be applying to positions my
recommendation is to apply to at least 1 to 2 jobs per day and and for me I know
how busy I am during the day and then in the afternoons my family is home and a
lot of my presence and focus goes toward them so my consistent time each day is
in the morning before anyone wakes up that is my time for me to do the things
that I need to do for myself so if you need some ease hum think about when is a
great time for you to have that me sound maybe it's after you get off of work
maybe it's after everyone goes to sleep in the evening or maybe it's like me
first thing in the morning before anyone ever wakes up so you can apply to 1 to 2
jobs a day and it's not so overwhelming and spend one day applying to a job and
the next day doing some sort of networking and if you are unsure about
how to network after applying for a job check out the video that talks about
that got it and so that's number one find a consistent time of the day to
apply to one it's one to two jobs then eventually you'll get in a habit of
waking up to apply those jobs that's the first consideration the second
consideration to think about is when you get that first phone call back from the
recruiter and they want to do a phone interview that's always the first step
is conducting a phone interview and one consideration to think of is never take
the phone interview on the spot recruiters will try to get you to take
that phone interview on the spot because it's more convenient for them they've
already gotten you on the phone they can ask you a few questions but no remember
you've applied to a couple you need some time to brush up on this
organization before sitting down to a phone interview with that recruiter plus
you need to be able to schedule that phone interview around your day
hopefully is when you have that mean time or maybe it's during a lunch break
or maybe it's during one of your other breaks that day during the workday or
within the evening either way don't take the phone interview on the spot schedule
it for 24 to 48 hours later and then you can prepare better for that phone
interview the next thing that I want you to think about as well is your on-site
interview how do you go about doing an on-site interview if you have a job and
one of the things that I always recommend to any of my clients is how do
you go to doctors appointments or dentist appointments or how do you do
something that you need to do for your kids you plan for it you plan for it
whether you need to take PTO whether you need to just be away from the office for
a couple of hours you and your manager may have that comp time understanding
and and you do it the same way but the key point here is when you're talking to
your recruiter ask them about the process ask them about what to expect in
this process so that you can PLA in for it so that you can plan for it and you
can take time away as needed and and it won't raise any red flags with your
current employer overall so I hope that this information has helped
understanding that the key to doing all of this is planning and consistency
overall I'd love to know if you have any tools or tips to how you've approached
your job seeking process and how you've done it while you are currently employed
as well I think that a lot of people could benefit from hearing your story
too so again Jennifer's Hardy here I am your career
success coach if you are interested in taking our course you can find a link to
the course below you can find this social media or you can just go and
visit black career success calm as always I'll see you every Tuesday don't
forget to come back for a brand new video I look for something soon thank
you