No More Excuses
HAPPY NEW YEAR! It has taken me a few days to get out from under the piles of work I accumulated while on my Christmas break. I am not sure it is better to take time off or just keep working. If I take time off, I typically have twice as much work for twice as much time. I then have to put in "off hours" to get things done. Whine...Whine...Whine - ok I will stop since everyone has the same battles.
Back to Job Searching....well the new year is hear so you have no more excuses on why you haven't started job searching. You had other people in your corner on why not start the search before or during the holidays. Now they are over and it is time to get busy....NOW!
What do you do first? Great question. First things first and this is in your activities. Don't do anything until you figure out where you are going. Don't just put together a resume and send it out in hopes someone will "plug you in" to their company. This may happen but probably with either the wrong company or the wrong job. So think, ask and try out new pathways.
Think about what you really want to do next in your working life. Think about trying out a new job. You don't have to keep it forever just try it on for size. Once you have a couple of ideas, start thinking about what you are doing in your current job that has given you the skills needed for this new endeavor. Start writing down some of your responsibilities, activities and successes from your most recent jobs. Begin your personal marketability analysis on YOU.
Ask others what they think you should do next. Having their opinion may help you decide on your own. This is true because when you start verbally discussing your options and have someone to "bounce them off of" it becomes an exercise in by definition. An exercise helps to build up whatever you are exercising. You are building up your skill at figuring out what is next.
Lastly, you need to experience some new environments and jobs. This will help you determine if your ideal job is really what you are looking for. Try and visit the type of places you want to work. Observe the people and place in action. Envision yourself there doing one of the jobs. Is it what you thought it was or do you want to consider another one? This activity will help design your next job.
DON'T LET THE JOB COME TO YOU! Most times if you don't search out a new job, the ones that find you may not be really what you are looking for. This is not the case all the time but many times it is. Don't be a passive searcher, be active. It is the only real way to do it. If you stumble through life, life will happen to you instead of you to it.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
Back to Job Searching....well the new year is hear so you have no more excuses on why you haven't started job searching. You had other people in your corner on why not start the search before or during the holidays. Now they are over and it is time to get busy....NOW!
What do you do first? Great question. First things first and this is in your activities. Don't do anything until you figure out where you are going. Don't just put together a resume and send it out in hopes someone will "plug you in" to their company. This may happen but probably with either the wrong company or the wrong job. So think, ask and try out new pathways.
Think about what you really want to do next in your working life. Think about trying out a new job. You don't have to keep it forever just try it on for size. Once you have a couple of ideas, start thinking about what you are doing in your current job that has given you the skills needed for this new endeavor. Start writing down some of your responsibilities, activities and successes from your most recent jobs. Begin your personal marketability analysis on YOU.
Ask others what they think you should do next. Having their opinion may help you decide on your own. This is true because when you start verbally discussing your options and have someone to "bounce them off of" it becomes an exercise in by definition. An exercise helps to build up whatever you are exercising. You are building up your skill at figuring out what is next.
Lastly, you need to experience some new environments and jobs. This will help you determine if your ideal job is really what you are looking for. Try and visit the type of places you want to work. Observe the people and place in action. Envision yourself there doing one of the jobs. Is it what you thought it was or do you want to consider another one? This activity will help design your next job.
DON'T LET THE JOB COME TO YOU! Most times if you don't search out a new job, the ones that find you may not be really what you are looking for. This is not the case all the time but many times it is. Don't be a passive searcher, be active. It is the only real way to do it. If you stumble through life, life will happen to you instead of you to it.
Let's Get Started!
Jeff
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