Jul 24 2004
So, what steps should you take to ensure employment when times are better or your attitude has improved?
- Are you willing to accept a simpler lifestyle to increase your career options. If so, you would have more career options to explore.
- Identify your career “wants” and “needs” which are not negotiable. Convey these to everyone – parents, their friends, college alumni, the barber, etc. Your needs might include working for a good cause and a short commute.
- Don’t underestimate the value of training. Use time effectively to train for your new job or career. Also select one or two experts in your chosen field and ask, “What should I read? What workshops should I attend? Would you mind if I shadowed you at work?
- Get energetic and passionate! Do an intense, two-week job search. Most people who do their job searches sporadically, perhaps answering one ad per week and telling close friends they're looking, are unlikely to succeed. By compressing your job search into two weeks, you're more likely to:
- Implement it (you can endure almost anything that will be over in two weeks). Only apply for jobs for which you are qualified.
- Receive encouragement within the first few days, because you're making many more inquiries.
- Receive multiple job offers simultaneously.
- Implement it (you can endure almost anything that will be over in two weeks). Only apply for jobs for which you are qualified.
- When you receive the offer, be sure to negotiate wisely. Determine whether you even want the job.
- Make the job fit you - tailor the job to your strengths.
- Remember Lot’s Wife! Always look forward – shed the bitterness and move on.
