Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Job Search Wisdom: What Goes Around Comes Around

It 's true ... Need a job in the worst way right now ... especially if you are unemployed. Therefore, you should not spend every waking hour turning every stone to find one?

No. ..

Look at your job search like a marathon, not a sprint. For best results seem more like a turtle instead of a jack rabbit.

This perspective helps to burnout, depression and procrastination. Once these negative feelings show in your job searchtake action and become less compliant.

Sometimes these negative feelings are so painful that some job seekers will be bummed out:

Drinking more ... Happy Night Happy Hour is every night ...
Stay up late at night, and then try to get the day after 4 hours of sleep
Watching too much TV
go overboard on the personal fitness
Clean the garage or working on the car ... to avoid the apology job search

You can learn a lot on that date and portBlame. But as easy as it moved away from the field, you can get back on track with the simple pro always out of it a few times a week.

If you shift the focus away from you, your burdens lighter, and your self-esteem gets a boost. Soon, your motivation is restored, and you wonder why distracted.

Here is an exercise that will help those outside yourself when you feel discouraged by, because your job search going nowhere fast.Write down all the activities going on in life. This may be the father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, grandparents, provider, homemaker, volunteer, friend, neighbor, missionary, teacher, writer, chief scout, soldier, etc.

When you start your day, ponder these important roles of life and wonder what can I do this week to give to anyone in particular as I like to do?

Here are 5 ideas:

Call someone out of the blue just to see how things go, andexpected nothing in return.
Participate in a local network meetings and try to work to provide support for other jobs in difficulty.
Meet someone for breakfast or coffee.
Ask your spouse / significant other on a date. Make it a habit every week.
Volunteer for a service project in your community or in your community.

True Story: Jim loves his job as a financial consultant for a large insurance company. His job requires weeks of work 55-60 hours ... and nightand Saturdays. balance between work and life of Jim from the balance was under a toll on his family. Despite his demanding program Jim looked for another job with little success. He felt trapped, discouraged, and lost.

One Saturday his church a short service project done at the chapel in the morning and asked Jim if he could help. Just what Jim needed ... more time away from his wife and children. For some reason I could not say no. After all, it was only a few hours. He alsoliked the people, would have been hung.

So off to the service project was Jim. At the end of this short, Jim met briefly with his friend, Rick, who just so happened producers have a great job as Purchasing Manager with a local large. They talked about non-work related stuff, like Rick suddenly asked Jim how his work was. Jim told his story and said he was actively trying to make a change. To the surprise of Jim, Rick has alsoto tell him that his company has a turnover Rep. Jim invited to dinner with him on Monday and take a tour through the eyes of the factory.

In short, Jim Rick met for lunch and found the factory tour, when it was over, Rick introduced him to his general manager. A meeting was scheduled with GM and a week later, Jim was offered the job. He accepted and went on a long and rewarding career with this company to enjoy. Jim had absolutely no idea, everybody woulddone simply by participating in a service project.

What has to search for your job?

Often, when our worries aside for a short period of time and focus on others, where the opportunities are. The majority of our blessings in life come through other people. Sometimes we are the donors and, sometimes, there are the recipients of this process. In both cases ... all benefit. Finally, what goes around, comes around.

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