Might as well face it I’m addicted to job searching

A lot of us who are looking for jobs use online search services, including myself. Wow, what an overwhelming experience huh? There are tons of search options and even if you put some limitations on your search like a general area you want to work, then there are still tons of listings you have to sort through.
Last night I found a new college job seeking site with new listings I hadn’t seen on any other site. Yay, a new play toy! Then of course, I became addicted. No, that wasn’t just a figure of speech – I seriously searched over and over using different key words in different areas of the Journalism and Communication fields I would like to go in for over four hours.
After clicking, searching, and basically gluing my eyes to the screen, I said to myself, “Wow, did I just waste all that time searching and didn’t discover anything? I could have been doing something to take my mind off the stress of lookingi for a job. . . especially on a Friday night when looking for a job is the last thing on all my friends’ minds.” I figure, from all the skills, requirements, and experience needed listings on every job opening that I read, I should at the very least know what employers are looking for and how I can improve myself by learning those skills. Is it a bit sneaky to find out what they want and then make yourself exactly what they want? I don’t think so.
Hmmm, I’m having the strange urge to go do some more searching now.