EmploymentCrossing CEO, A. Harrison Barnes, discusses the importance of maintaining a healthy perspective when searching for a job:
Opportunity is out there. Itโs just waiting for you to take the initiative and grab it. Sometimes you need to look to find opportunity, but there is an abundance of it. You can find opportunities through many sources: past employers, past coworkers, friends, family, โฆThe list goes on and on. It is simply a matter of perseverance and having the confidence to put yourself out there.
Confidence mixed with perseverance is the perfect recipe for success in your job search.
2. People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I donโt believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and, if they cannot find them, make them. -George Bernard Shaw
3. Experts Predict โฆ The American economy may fall into such dire straits that it may become impossible for anyone to obtain a loan. The time may come when everything needs to be paid for in cash. Imagine if the situation became so dire that the few jobs out there didnโt pay well. Or that even those professions known for bringing in six figures or more saw their incomes cut significantly. If people rode bicycles because they couldnโt afford their cars anymore, and the roads went unrepaired. And imagine that your country was at war on top of all this.
4. How bad does this sound to you? While this may be where some are predicting our economy may be taking us, the fact is that what I am describing is already happening in many places around the world today.
5. One of the Largest Mistakes People Make When Thinking About Their Job Search Isโฆ Failing to maintain their perspective! People do not realize how many opportunities there are in the market, how much they are capable of, and how much they can personally achieve. What they are failing to factor in is their potential.
6. You May Not Realize Thisโฆ Regardless of the sort of job you are seeking, you can find it. There are probably lots of people out there who think otherwise. You may think otherwise. It is important to remember your personal potential and put that into perspective in your job search.
7. No Matter How Dire Your Current Situation Might Seemโฆ You are literally surrounded by a smorgasbord of opportunities. If you are not taking advantage of them, you are missing out in a major way. However, sometimes you have to seek out the opportunities or create them yourself. This is crucial in terms of your success.
8. There Are Opportunities All Around. You may not be aware of all the opportunities that exist. Understand that the only thing preventing you from taking advantage of these opportunities is your perspective.
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11. Opportunities- Go Resume Crazy! -You can send your resume to employers that you have already sent your resume to. -You can send your resume to employers who are not hiring in your city, just to see what happens. -You can send your resume to employers who are not hiring all over your state, just to see what happens (you can use EmploymentAuthority.com to do this).
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15. Shift Your Perspective! When you shift your perspective, you will see opportunities that you might otherwise have missed. When you keep your perspective open and make yourself aware of the potential out there, you will see that the world is wide open for you, no matter what the experts might say.
