Avoiding Feeling Overwhelmed During the Job Search

Don't be afraid of job interviewers.  They don't bite.

Looking for work?  Feeling overwhelmed and alone?  One of the most important things to remember is that you are not alone.  Although of this writing the employment market in the USA was improving, at the same time new college and university graduates are looking for work. 

If you have experience in the job field in which you are applying, you are fortunate.  College and university graduates may have had an internship involving the type of job they will be applying for after graduation, however, you have actual experience.  The graduates will be under about the same amount of pressure to find a job as you.  So, again, you are not alone.

Applying for a job these days is becoming a little more complex in the past.  If the job applicant knows about some of these complexities and some of the new details involving these complexities, it will help him or her to be better prepared for the unexpected.  The unexpected often occurs during the first of the interviews with a potential employer.  What are a few details involving the unexpected?

One example is the personality and character examination.  Yes, it is true, more and more employers are making the test a pre-requisite for employment.  A number of job applicants refuse the test.  And, there employment is refused as well.

The second example of the unexpected can be the Intelligence Quotient examination.  Yes, it is true, some employers also test job applicants’ I.Q. level or Intelligence Quotient. 

How do you feel about taking a personality and character examination as well as an I.Q. test?  More and more these tests are becoming part of the pre-employment screening process employers are using now.  A job applicant will feel much less overwhelmed if he or she is aware of what elements are involved in a particular job interview before the interview actually occurs.  This task can most easily be accomplished by setting up an information interview with Human Resources at the company the job applicant is interested in working for.

During the information interview, the job searcher can ask what qualities, experience and training is involved in the job.  And key here is the applicant can also ask if any pre-employment examinations are required as a condition of employment.  The pre-employment examinations could include a personality test and an I.Q. test.  It is possible to take tests like this online without having to divulge any personally identifying information, and the tests are free.

Part of the key to not feeling overwhelmed during a job search is to have a plan of action and to eliminate as many variables involving the unexpected as possible.  A plan of action and a job informational interview where the job applicant is asking the questions could help improve the opportunity of success in getting the next job.  

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