Slash-and-burn layoffs are a common, if unfortunate, occurrence in today's economy. When it happens most are unprepared for the emotional and financial devastation.
Whether you want to run a Fortune 500 company or take in sewing from home, here is some basic advice for job hunting:
You are responsible for your own career advancement, no excuses.
What do you want? You have to know what you're searching for before you can find it. Maybe, for example, you need a certain (higher) salary. Or perhaps, you want more control over your time. Or more variety. Or more opportunities to learn. Whatever your priorities, identify them clearly.
Many people think that if they do a good job, their bosses will reward, promote or recognize them in some way.
Wrong. You have to make your achievements known. It's all about tooting your own horn.
In the search for career advancement, some steps will be particularly onerous. For example, perhaps you don't like to make cold calls.
Live with the discomfort. It may not be pleasant and you may not want to do it, but the alternative is mailing your keys to the bank and saying 'Come take my home.'
The same is true for the small-business owner. You have to hunt your kill every day. And if you don't, you may not eat.
Those who are extraordinarily successful know how to organize their time.
We all have the same number of hours in the day, but how we choose to spend them directly impacts our success. Don't say you're busy - everybody is busy. Maybe you have to wake up two hours early. Before you do anything for anybody else, get up and focus on some very specific steps toward your goals.
And take 10 minutes each night, before you go to sleep, and decide on the one thing you must accomplish tomorrow.
We have young clients who say no one will hire them because they don't have experience, and we also have older clients who say nobody will hire them because they're 50 or 60 or older.
Everybody thinks they have it the hardest. Here's what we tell them: You only need one job, it definitely exists, and you have to believe it exists. Now let’s get busy and find it for you!
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