Dissatisfied with your job? Stop Believing the Myths!Written by Doreen Banaszak, www.getunslumped.com
According to recent statistics, 56% of work force is dissatisfied with their job. According to a recent Monster.com poll, 87%of respondents said they were dissatisfied with their job. If you are dissatisfied with your job, you are in a self-imposed career slump! Why are so many of us in career slumps? Bottom line…we are not doing work that satisfies us! No matter what our employer does for us, if we are not doing work we really want to be doing, in a way that fits our desired life-style, we will never be satisfied. What keeps us in career slumps for so long? The number one thing that keeps us in our slumps is that we believe “myths” we were told! 1.We believe, “I can’t make money doing work I love.” Yet reality gives us a ton of examples of people who are wealthy and happy doing work they do. 2.We believe, “In order to be happy, I need to find my purpose.” Yet reality shows us that there are plenty of people doing work they love who have no clue what their “true” purpose is. 3.We believe, “To get better, I must work on my weaknesses.” Yet reality shows us time and again that most successful people are those who focus on their strengths. 4.We believe, “I am a victim of outside circumstances.” Yet reality shows us people who get jobs they love when job market is supposedly “bad”. 5.We believe, “I have no choice.” Yet reality shows us people who believe they always have a choice and have built great lives and careers.
| | Discuss Your Accomplishments During the InterviewWritten by Michelle Roebuck
When preparing for your interview, you need to be ready to discuss your accomplishments. Surprisingly, many people are reluctant to talk about their accomplishments. But this is exactly what interviewer wants to hear from you.Discussing your accomplishments separates you from rest of people applying for job. It helps you stand out and show that you are more qualified than others. Remember, whole point of an interview is to sell yourself to interviewer. He or she needs to know that you are right person for position. Below are some of subjects you need to be ready to discuss during interview. Think of what accomplishments you made in each of these subjects. For last subject, which is about company you want to work for, make sure you do your research on company before interview. If interviewer asks you what do you know about their company, and you don‘t know what industry their in, their mission statement, who their customers are, then interviewer will probably determine that you aren’t right person to represent their company. Here are subjects:
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