(1) Create some experience
(2) Include a Killer Cover Letter
(3) Sell your skills (not your experience)
(4) Tailor your resume to the Job Description
(5) Network
(6) Apply speculatively
(7) Research the Company and the People
(8) Prepare for the Interview
This is a weird, right? Shouldn’t we looking at what you hate about your job? No, because we know you hate the job so we’re just exploring those things that you love so that you know what you want to “take with you”. These will be critical elements to look for in your next job. If you name more than 3 things that you love about your current job, I would re-think how much you hate it
This is a horror and anyone who tells you it is a nothing event, doesn’t know what they are talking about. When things are done to us, they cause us pain – or at least, grief – and as a result, we should understand that we will all journey through an emotional cycle of five phases: Shock, Anger, Rejection, Acceptance, Healing. This is what’s more commonly called The SARAH Curve.
As Job Seekers, we easily fall into the trap of simply thinking that Desire + Action = Result. The missing ingredient in that recipe, however, is Right’ness or being correct in the Desire, the Action and consequently, the Result as well.
In this instalment, we talk about Right Action to achieve the Right Result.
Job Seekers tend to fall into the trap of thinking that Desire + Action = Result. The missing ingredient in that recipe, however, is Right’ness or being correct in the Desire, doing the right Action(s) and consequently, getting the right Result.
In this installment, before we look at the actual search for employment, we talk about the issue of having the Right Desire to get the Right Result.
A very small percentage of people rarely encounter rejection. That may seem strange but it’s true. Others meanwhile, the vast 99.9% of the population, seem to face get turned down with some frequency if not regularity. That’s the reality of life. The key is what happens next.
With job application, big job or small, for a full time role or for a project or task, if there is a possibility of not getting selected then you need an SOP (standard operating procedure) for that moment when you are told that you didn’t get chosen.
It seems so obvious and basic but it is much better to be an hour early and wait, than to even be 1 minute late. There is zero reason to be late for such a critical meeting, and yet job applicants are often late. In many cases, even if you are on time at the interview location, there is the administrative need to register with security to get into a building then there may be the need to fill in some form, all of which takes time. You need to allocate enough time ahead of the appointment, to be able to go in immediately you are called.
