Hindsight is a wonderful thing! It provides us with the wisdom and honest criticism to evaluate our actions. Too deep or profound? Then let me ask you this? When you look back over the things you’ve done and the people you’ve met during your job search, what have you learned?
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You have just finished your interview…now what? You know you should write a Thank You note but what should you say?
Actually, let’s step back a second. Before you leave the interview you must ask a couple of really important questions!
1. What are the next steps in the process
2. What is your time-frame and if I don’t hear from you by then what is the best way for me to follow up with you?
It seems that companies are still laying off employees. We aren’t out of the woods yet and perhaps we never will be. The reality of today’s work is that it could endtomorrow, no matter how valuable you are or how secure you think your job is.
New York state, as well as other states, are having a difficult time balancing their budgets which is trickling down to schools and municipal services. In my town we’ve lost a bunch of full time firefighters and our school district is laying off hundreds. These are the kinds of employees who have become used to feeling secure. Who would have thought they would be in the ranks of unemployed? We NEED teachers and firefighters.
It just goes to show, no one’s job is safe any longer. The faster you realize this, the easier it will be to start taking steps today to proactively managing your career.
So what do you do if you think you will be next on the chopping block or you want to start being proactive?
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As I see it, if you are unemployed you have two choices…work or don’t work. It may sound overly simple, it may even sound cruel. Take all the emotion, unfairness, the economy “sucks” and other excuses/reasons out of the equation and that’s what you have, right? Why isn’t it as simple as this? Continue reading “You Have Two Choices” »
OMG! There is help everywhere! There are many quality resources for job search help online. I guess the trick is knowing where to start.
The best and the brightest career professionals contribute via Twitter. If you are looking for current information, get on Twitter and create a “job search help” list so you can easily track the information being shared. Or you can follow lists already created by some of the gurus (because they ought to know, right?)
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Have you ever interviewed for a job, thought you did an excellent job, and not gotten the offer? Or perhaps you entered a contest, let’s say a blogging contest, and not won? Not getting the job or not winning, could possibly be the best thing to ever happen. You know why? It forces you to try harder and be a better competitor next time. You have to remember, there is only ONE winner. You won’t quit. You can’t!