Patience

No one has ever said job hunting is easy.  Certainly not quick and requires a good deal of patience.  Depending on your goal, you may even need to make decisions to help get your in the right direction.  It may not be your end job that you apply to or even the job you want right now.

You need to make sure the company you want to work for matches you as well as you match the company's needs.

Patience is key but sometimes can be the biggest challenge depending on your current financial situation.  If you were laid off, you might have a small nest egg for the occasion.  If, as it does with us all, life happened and that emergency fund has been used for other purposes it can be very difficult to keep patient.  You just need to remember that it is important.

If you jump at the first opportunity then you may leave better on the table or just waste your time and everyone else's that is involved in your hiring and training.  However, you may be left with no choice other than to take something less ideal just to pay the bills.

I find myself short on patience some days.  It is a challenge at times to remember the end goal and that every thing will work out.