Let's face it. You would not have made it this far in school if you didn't manage your time to some extent. Well, don't stop now. Apply the same time management principles to your job search by making a schedule of what activities you will do and when you will do them. This will eliminate wasting valuable time deciding what you feel like doing and help you stay focused on the tasks at hand.
Structure is important to an effective job search.
Your plan should include enough tasks to last four to five weeks. And equally important is to make follow-up calls. There is no magical schedule, except the one that works for you. For example, Monday mornings may be good times to identify job leads and to tailor resumes to fit them, while Wednesday mornings may be used to make and follow-up networking telephone calls. On Tuesdays and Thursdays schedule informational interviews or visits to companies at which you would like to work.