5 Reasons you aren’t getting the results you want

You Procrastinating means no results

You not going to get results if you keep putting things off! Talk about how you want to do something and then act on it. Ignoring the situation doesn’t make it go away. Stop spending time defending your issues and take action. When you get suggestions, rather than justifying why they won’t work, see if brainstorming can help.

Spend more time actively looking for solutions and put them to work. An easy way to avoid procrastination is to try to organise your tasks in order of importance. Setting yourself dates and times to get it done! Allow yourself small rewards as motivation. Additionally, you’ll get a lot more results this way, and you’ll be happier.

What better results? Learn how to work smarter not harder

Doing the same thing over and over, even when you don’t get results? If you are not getting where you need to be, it’s a signal that it’s time to change your approach. Strategize how you can use your time more effectively. An example would be when your completing larger tasks keep your to-do list small, focusing on the important areas. There is no need to multi-task, by cutting out the small tasks and taking a few shortcuts can really help. As long as the finished product is up to a high standard there’s no need for long-winded processes.

You give up too easily

Giving up before you even get anywhere? Nothing comes easy, push for those big goals. It’s easy to get disheartened when things don’t go to plan, or when you feel as though you’re putting in your best and aren’t getting the results you want. Having patience is key. It can be completely normal for things not to work out the first time but keep going. If you want to succeed, you’ll have to fight for it.

You Avoid Problems

Do you avoid taking action because some of the things you have to do intimidates you? you would rather delay the process as much as possible. Unfortunately, results are not going to happen if you stop trying. Try to stop avoiding things that are difficult, they won’t just go away. Try not to let your fear of failing get in your way. Face your fears and do it anyway.

You lose sight of your goals.

Don’t get distracted and forget the reason you’re doing what you’re doing. When things get hard it’s easy for your attention to get diverted from your goals. Your ability to stay focused is key to achieving results. Be clear of what you want and stick to it. Don’t settle for less and keep reminding yourself of your original goals for motivations. This can fuel your success.

Searching for a job – getting the best results

This isn’t an easy thing to do and the knowing the above information can help you achieve what you want but so can the following.

Ensuring your CV and Cover letters are tailored to the role you’re applying for – check out this blog for help. Prepare for your interviews – check out this blog. Be broader with the type of roles you apply for. Unfortunately, job hunting is often a numbers game, being too selective and only applying for jobs that seem perfect isn’t the best strategy. A job that may seem like it’s not for you from a description posted online could turn out to be your dream job and company to work for when you go in for an interview.

If you’re too selective you could miss out on great opportunities. You should apply to as many graduate jobs as possible – unfortunately rejections or not hearing back happens and most job hunters experience this a lot, so the more jobs you apply for the better.  

Additionally, be sure of your abilities. In order to be successful in your job hunt as a graduate, you need to be ambitious and confident that your knowledge, skills, and dedication will be an asset to any company. If you don’t believe in yourself then why would a recruiter? 

Are you looking in the right places?

Review jobs/schemes on your university jobs board as a good starting point. Remember all the firms advertising have come to your university, they could be interested in YOU!

You will have career advisors on site ready to help.

Next stage, if you know the firm you want to join review their details online and what schemes or roles, they have available.

Don’t forget to tell your friends and family you’re searching, they might know of employers to approach. Add it to all of your social media so you reach a larger audience. There are also lots of job groups on Facebook for your area. Search for groups like jobs in Northamptonshire, Jobs in Milton Keynes, Admin jobs etc. The list is endless.

Check out job sites

Find a job – This is a government run job board, attracting a lot of businesses of all sizes. You can apply directly through this site to the employer. Recommend you take a print out of the jobs you apply for. This way you can keep track if anyone is to contact you. You can also find the job spec quickly without having the awkward moment of erm what job is this relating to?

Reed jobs board offer some amazing opportunities. You can upload your CV to Reed and then employers can find you this way. You can search for jobs and apply directly again. Reed is a service that is free to candidates but employers pay for the privileged to search for CV’s and to advertise their roles so they really do want to find the best for the money here.

Don’t forget to check out our website for current jobs available. We update this the moment a new job comes in and as soon as a job is filled its removed from our website

If you would like any help or support with finding a Graduate role, then please do contact us and check out our LinkedIn for up to date job posts.