A little part of me dies every time I have to cite Yahoo!’ HotJobs, but sometimes they have some relevant stuff. Today’s highlight focuses on the need to get your working area organized to increase productivity and efficiency - all based on the whole spring cleaning idea.

This speaks directly to me, as I’m typing this amidst a sea of poetic chaos. I know where most things are, but few are where I really want them to be. The reasons for this are complex: A few parts procrastination, a couple parts prioritization, and at least one part laziness.

But from the point of view of job seekers, there is little that is more important than organization. The job search is a process that is fraught with clutter and unorganized information. There are contacts you want to speak to versus contacts you’d like to hide from. There are companies that offer opportunities and those that offer short-term prison sentences. There is much to organize, and the only way to do it is by having a system in place to make it manageable. Cleaning and organizing your workspace is not going to guarantee you any new job opportunities and it may prove to be a complete waste of time. But odds are that it will help you keep your information and your ideas in order. And that never hurts.

Tags: cleaning your desk, job search organization, workspace organization

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