* While you’re looking for a job, there are a number of actions you can take to maintain positive peace of mind.

In a recent piece, Yahoo HotJobs’ Heather Boerner talked about the five most common mistakes people make when job hunting that affect their prospects and emotional well-being:

1. Not recognizing their feelings.Losing a job is a major stresser. Aside from the obvious effects on your financial security, there are all those feelings of low self-esteem and despression to deal with. Don’t ignore the feelings. Accept them and get on with the business of getting a new job.

2. Don’t make your only goal just getting a job.Make smaller increments your goals. Boerner recommends:

* Instead of “I will get a job in X field this year,” try “I will send out five resumes this week.”

* Instead of “I will have three job interviews this month,” try “I will call five people for informational interviews today.”

3. Don’t apply for every job you’re remotely qualified for.That will only increase your chances of getting rejected and further erode your self-esteem.

4. Avoid negative people and experiences.If there is someone or something in your life that drains you emotionally, avoid it.

5. Don’t put yourself in a “settling” state of mind.You didn’t ask for it, but being laid off offers you an opportunity to figure out what you’re really passionate about. Don’t always go for the job you know you can do — go for the one you want to do.

* 在找工作的時候，可采取以下行動來保持積極平和的心態。

在最近的一片文章中, 雅虎HotJobs的Heather Boerner談到了大家在找工作的時候最常犯的5個錯誤，這些錯誤會影響到個人前景和心理健康的:

1. 不承認自身感受.丟掉工作是主要的應激物。除了顯著影響到你的財務安全之外，還有那些受挫的自尊心和沮喪的心態需要處理。不要忽略這些感受。接受它們，然后繼續尋找新工作。

2. 不要把獲得一份工作當做唯一的目標.循序漸進地達到目標。Boerner建議：

* 不要想著“今年我將在X領域找到一份工作，”，試試“本周我將投出5份簡歷。”

* 不要說“本月我會有三場面試,”，試試“今天我要打電話給5個人來進行信息交流會面。”

3. 不要逢工作必申請，連那些自己將來才能勝任的工作都不放過。 這樣只會增加你被拒絕的機率，并進一步挫傷你的自尊心。

4. 避免消極的人與事。如果生活中有某人或某事會將你的情感耗盡，請回避。

5. 不要有“安頓下來”的心態。雖然你沒有主動申請，但下崗卻給了你找到自己真正熱愛的工作的機會。別總是找一些你能做的工作 — 去找你想做的吧。