Inspiration, Brainstorming and Searching for a Job

You probably think that you don’t need much inspiration to find a job if you are unemployed. Just by looking at the bills every month and your dwindling check account should be inspiration enough. But it really should be more than just surviving to make ends meet. While that is extremely important you need to look deep inside your self to find out what you really want in life. After finding that out then you can really start out on your inspired job hunting.

Simple questions, like what do you want to do for a living, and it is vital to include “for a living” because you still need to make a living. One way to find this answer is to brainstorm. Write down everything that you like to do and everything that you would like to do on a piece of paper. At this point don’t stop to think whether your answer is doable or not, just write it down. When you feel that you have exhausted your list, put the paper away and wait a few days and see if you can think of anything else.

After you have had some time to think about the list and what you could add to it, take the list out and circle all the items that you want to do further research. Be open minded and don’t reject every thing on the list you are still in the discovery phase.

Take every item circled and write it as a heading on a separate sheet of paper. Under the heading write a short paragraph on why you might want to pursue this field. If you are having a hard time writing the paragraph then you might want to reconsider this as a choice.


Read over every paragraph and see which ones have the most written about them. You’ll find that the ones that you could write the most about are probably the ones to further research.


Brainstorming is a terrific way to come up with ideas and its can really be useful when you looking for a job.

There definitely is strength in numbers no matter what the task at hand. Whether it is building or repairing something another person is always great to have. A partner in a task is also important for the ideas and for opinions on what you are doing. Most companies assign teams to vital tasks that have to be accomplished. So if your task is finding a job don’t you think that you would benefit from having a partner? Having someone give you advice and feedback would be helpful on many levels.

Who is going to be my job hunting partner?

There are a couple of great candidates for the job, particularly someone who is also in the same situation as you are, that is unemployed. You are both unemployed and you probably have tried many things to find employment why not share what you have done so far. This is a wonderful way to find out about job hunting strategies that you haven’t tried. You can also discuss job searching ideas that you have thought about trying.

Where do you find a job hunting partner?

Job fairs are the first place that comes to mind and of course the internet, particularly on job forums. All this can be considered networking which is always a great job hunting tool.

If you are reluctant to seek out someone to help you with your job search it is always a good idea to at least talk to friends and family members about how your job search is going.