TURN JOB SEARCH BLUES TO JOBSEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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Year-end and Christmas holidays are
just round the corner. Normally, this period is filled with joy, parties,
feasting and gift-giving. And if you are feeling miserable about your current
job, being under-employed or worst still, unemployed, these festivities may
mean little or nothing to you. You may also have been bypassed for a promotion due to
you or did not get that bonus that you were looking
When you are in the jobsearch queue, it can be quite depressing and gloomy at this time of the year.Don’t feel discouraged! It’s not the end of the world yet.
The sun still rises, rain still pours from the sky in the late afternoon and your
family, workmates and friends are still around, laughing with and smiling at
you. Don’t hoist that white flag just yet. Turn your jobsearch blues to
opportunities! Here’s how to do just that.
1. Companies and Government Organisations Are Still Hiring
1. Companies and Government Organisations Are Still Hiring
Many believe that orgnisations/employers
stop hiring or slow down the pace of hiring during the year-end festival period.
This is a myth. The close of the year can actually bring increased urgency to
hiring. Many employers do want to fill their vacancies and get their staff
ready before the year ends.
2. Great Opportunities for Networking
Those endless Christmas parties, year-end
company functions, potlucks and get-togethers are great and wonderful
opportunities to network. Seek out events and meetings organised by your
professional/trade associations, neighbourhood clubs as well as gatherings with
family, friends, workmates and even school/university alumni. Feel free to pass
your name cards around and don’t be shy about your career move/plan. However, please
pay attention to your social behaviour and etiquette. People [and these can be
your future “bosses”] are watching.
3. Jobsearch is a Learning Journey and
Opportunity
It is very difficult to see and understand
that unemployment, layoffs and even firings can be a good thing. It can be a
blessing, too. “How can it be?” you may ask. There can be no growth without
change, including painful change. Always look forward. The grass is greener
over the other side. Getting fired can ignite the fire within a person to
pursue one’s passions and chase that dream.
Job hunting can be a time where you can
take stock of yourself and focus on your real worth – make an inventory of your
best qualities. You may realise that you need to upgrade your job skills, polish up
your resume, and have a personal image make-over.
4. You Are Not Alone in Your Jobsearch Journey
Job search or job hunting has become part
and parcel of one’s work life. On an average, a person changes jobs five times
during one’s work life.
Many resources are easily and readily
available to job seekers, both online and in person such as the Jobs Bank,
employers’ and recruiters’ websites, job boards, professional career
advisors and resume writing specialists, and employment strategy consultants.
Colleagues both current and former, family and friends, school/university chums
and even your Member of Parliament [MP] will lend a helping hand when
approached.
5. Be Proactive in your Community and on
Social Media
Now is the perfect time to offer help as
well as ask for it. Volunteer yourself at community events and
professional/trade associations and such proactive volunteerism can earn you
good testimonials and new achievements on your resume. Be active and contribute
professionally on social media especially Linkedin and Facebook. Research studies have
shown that such activities can reduce stress, improve your health and increase
your self-esteem.
Sound like it is a win-win for everyone.
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