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Jobhunting is a Job II
January 18, 2002
Yesterday we looked at two workers with similar skills and Jobs who were both looking for new Jobs. Mr. Coyote could best be described as a 'casual' Jobhunter, while Ms. Roadrunner might be an 'earnest' Jobhunter. Mr. Coyote spends two hrs/wk looking at classified ads, skimming for possible Jobs. Ms. Roadrunner allots ten hours a week to posting several versions of her resume online, building her network of Industry connections, and practicing her Interviewing techniques.
Ms. Roadrunner lands the Job she wants in two months, while Mr. Coyote accepts the only offer he gets after six months. At the end of another six months Mr. Coyote has earned an additional $1000 from his previous salary. His new supervisor is always on his case about the most trivial things, and the company is in financial trouble - paychecks have been late several times already.
On the other hand, Ms. Roadrunner has earned more than an extra $8000 in wages and benefits. She has developed a good rapport with her supervisor, and is in line for a promotion. Her work has allowed her to expand her network of Industry contacts, and she now has an in to several more companies and hiring managers in her field. If her current Employer isn't willing to give her a raise and a promotion, she has the contacts in place to find someone else who will.
Total hours spent on their Jobhunt? For Mr. Coyote, fifty hours translated into $1000, which is $20/hr. Not bad, but the position is untenable and may short-circuit his career for some time. Ms. Roadrunner put in 90 hours and ended up with over $8000, which is almost $100/hr. And her career is fueled to take off.
If you treat it seriously, then Jobhunting is a Great Job that could pay you $50 to $200+/hr. It's just that you don't collect the money immediately. And the long-term benefits, though harder to measure, are even more impressive. If you choose to let your next Job eventually trickle down to you through a laissez-faire Jobhunting effort, you are only cheating yourself.
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