Goals can motivate, guide, and encourage creativity. There is nothing more important as you begin your job search than establishing goals.
Goals provide guidelines for decision making.
They encourage creative thinking as you find ways to accomplish your goals. Setting goals and striving to reach them directly affects your commitment, self-confidence, motivation, and control of your life. Job search goals should be specific. During a job search some people will state their goal as simply finding any job to help pay the bills. With this goal, the person will probably accept the first job offer they receive, regardless if the job is a good opportunity or not.