Job Hunting Tips #5 Creating a Sense of Security

Written by Virginia Bola, PsyD


In a time of economic downturn, international turmoil, company restructuring and corporate mergers run amok, thousands of people are either out of work or fearful of losing their jobs.

Is there, then, such a thing as job security?

No job, in itself, is totally secure. Governments cut back, unions have periods when they have no work available for their members, directors and CEOs are forced out, self- employment ventures fail. Evenrepparttar most coveted and powerful position inrepparttar 101443 world,repparttar 101444 Presidency ofrepparttar 101445 United States, only lasts 4 or 8 years.

Your only job security lies in self-security. Knowledge and appreciation of your value as a worker: your skills, your competence, your personal qualities, can buildrepparttar 101446 sense of security you crave. A true understanding ofrepparttar 101447 process of finding work,repparttar 101448 resources available, andrepparttar 101449 personal networking which capturesrepparttar 101450 hidden job market, leads to a sense of self-empowerment. The job you are performing may not last until retirement butrepparttar 101451 prospect of losing it can be transformed from a negative, anxiety-laden situation into a self-affirming, positive opportunity for growth, movement, andrepparttar 101452 chance to turn your life in new directions.

Here are 10 Tips to help you build a sense of security:

1. Write down all of your skills, experience, knowledge, and personal qualities.

2. Re-read your list daily and before each and every interview untilrepparttar 101453 information is ingrained and at your fingertips.

3. Expand your network by contacting everyone you know, not to ask for a job but to identify other people to contact who might know of a position.

Job Hunting Tips #6 Assessing Your Personal Value

Written by Virginia Bola, PsyD


A week out of work is a vacation. You can sleep late inrepparttar morning, revel in your newly found free time, shop whenrepparttar 101442 stores are empty, and get around to those chores you have been putting off for too long.

Three weeks out of work and you are still relaxed. There is a new and better position waiting out there and you just need to get around to finding it.

Six weeks out of work and you are getting anxious. Fifty resumes have vanished into a black hole andrepparttar 101443 telephone refuses to ring.

Twelve weeks out of work and panic starts to set in. You review your recent efforts to find work and seem to be doing allrepparttar 101444 right things. You start to doubt yourself: Am I too old? Are my skills outdated? Arerepparttar 101445 industries I know all dying? Are there any decent jobs out there? Is there something wrong with me? Does nobody need me?

Take a deep breath and remind yourself that no matter what optimistic spinrepparttar 101446 government trumpets, it is tough to find a good job when new job seekers exceedrepparttar 101447 number of jobs created. A 5 to 6 percent unemployment rate means that every job which arises has potentially eight million applicants! Then sit down and look at yourself from a new perspective.

1. You haverepparttar 101448 personal qualities employers are seeking, such as persistence, loyalty, energy, independence, enthusiasm, responsibility, punctuality, maturity, empathy, flexibility, sincerity, and tolerance.

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