The typical job seeker will mail out countless resumes, get phone screens, 1st and 2nd round interviews in multitude, many rejections and even several offers before landing the right position. It is most usually a marathon and only a sprint when you luck out. Perseverance, persistence and determination are essential attributes to job search success. They are looking for a well thought-out reply that shows a real interest in who they are and a demonstrated desire to work for them. Hey, if doing a job search were fun and easy, everybody would be doing it a lot more.
Procrastination is the number one problem most people have during a job search.
It usually manifests as the distraction of our energy, time and money into non-goal directed things or people. Staying focused reduces the job search time and eventually frees us up for lots of fun distractions when employed. It is as if all job seekers read the same book, took the same workshop or used the same software. Those books and workshops are great tools to start with, but it's essential to able to move beyond textbooks and templates and differentiate yourself from the competition. Candidates who stood out, attracted attention and received job offers were not always the best qualified.