Assess your habits from week 2: how did you spend your time this past week? What was effective in your habits? What could be more effective? What steps will you take to make that happen?
I continued my push to "get started" instead of overanalyzing to the point of paralysis. Getting started helps build momentum. At the same time, I also focused on learning to use a project board so that the thinking/planning phase of my process was more productive and useful.
Reflect on how you’ve spent your time so far at Turing to gauge your engagement and energy:
When have you been excited, focused, and enjoyed your work? When have you felt bored, restless, or unhappy? When do you feel energized in your work? When is your energy drained?
Times I enjoy:
- When I am solving problems and being creative. I feel excited and engaged when I can see myself making progress, both in terms of personal skill progress and actual tangible progress on a project. Learning how to do something I could not previously do is fun, and seeing the result of my work is exciting. I enjoy the logical challenges of javascript and sovling them. I like to collaborate with a team (when members are reliable/dedicated). I also enjoy working on my own (at least on portions of something) so that I can work within my own style/pace/conditions.
Times I feel drained
- I feel drained when I am overburdened. There are times when I have so much pressure, so many deadlines, and so much to do that I feel overwhelmed. This is not enjoyable and leads to feelings of "burn out". By overburdened I mean situations in which there are excessive and/or unrealistic demands on my time.
- When I am stuck for unduly long periods of time on one particular thing that I cannot understand or work out. This is confounded if I am not able to seek assistance or clarification.
Setting up habits and routines to make time for the job search this module: Block out time on your calendar this week to work on your job search. When will you make this happen? How will you hold yourself accountable to this? What activities will you focus on during this time this week? What outcomes do you hope to reach by the end of this week because of these activities?
I will utilize my PD Work Time each week to focus on my job hunt. This week I am focusing on creating my Job Board and reflecting on my wayfinding process.
Applying wayfinding to using job search resources.
Go through the resources listed here and explore 2-3 tools. List what you looked at here:
- Builtin
- keyvalues.com
- ziprecruiter.com
Apply wayfinding: of what you looked at, what did you discover that aligns with your vision? If it didn’t align with your vision, what will you try next? Decide what tools to bookmark to explore later.
I really like looking at keyvalues and using it to sort opportunities by value. This feels like a fantastic way to start a search and have some idea about what will be a match for me. It's also great getting an overview of companies using Builtin and being able to learn detials about the opening and the workplace as a whole.
Find a job posting that aligns with your vision. What’s the posting? How does it align with what you’re looking for? Add it to your Huntr.
What next steps will you take to explore that opportunity and find contacts? Add that information to your Huntr card.