How many people do you know that hate their job Wholesale Joejuan Williams Jersey , but have been doing it for YEARS? Do you know why? Because finding a better job is hard work. I hate to be the one to tell you this, but somebody has to. Finding the job you want "ain聮t gonna be easy".
People would actually rather stay where they are and be miserable than take the time to find something better. Too many people give up because "life" gets in the way and inertia slows.
These people will always have an excuse:
+ It聮s just not the right time right now... + My husbandwife is in the middle of a big project and... + My son and daughter are in college now and... + We just bought a new car and... + The job market just isn聮t?good right now and... + I am a little nervous about the economy and... + Yadda, yadda, yadda...
I understand that life happens and that many of the reasons that people give for not changing jobs are valid, but I also know that just by changing a few things in your life Wholesale N'Keal Harry Jersey , you can carve out the time needed to make your life better.
If you follow the 6 suggestions and ideas in this article, you will get where you want to go a lot faster. So let聮s get started.
1 First And Foremost, Get Your Personal Life In Order As Best You Can.
Before you start looking for a new job, be sure that your personal life is "in order" and prepared to accept what it takes to find a new job. You are going to need a lot of quality time and support at home in order to find the job you want.
Place your job campaign ahead of all other personal priorities. Make a commitment. This doesn't mean ignore your family by any means, but it does mean that some things will need to be sacrificed. If you have a choice between working on your resume and going to you son聮s concert Wholesale Stephon Gilmore Jersey , go to the concert. But if you have a choice of watching Monday Night Football or working on your cover letter, well you get the picture!
2 - Set a target amount of time you will spend on your job search each week and stick to it.
As with so many other things in life, you get out of it as much as you put into it. I've seen books entitled, 20 Minutes to a Better Resume, and so on. I'm sorry Wholesale Julian Edelman Jersey , but if you really want a great cover letter and resume, you have to spend a lot more than 20 minutes to make it right. Even a half hour to one hour a day is better than nothing.
3 - Begin gathering facts, figures and accomplishments about your career to date.
Dates of employment, job titles and responsibilities, salary progression Cheap Danny Etling Jersey , major achievements, special skills that make you unique, educational background, including any courses you've taken since college or high school. Be sure to include any training your company has provided or courses they have paid for. Get it all down on paper because you'll need it to write your resume, cover letter and on interviews.
4 - Create your own personal portfolio.
When advertising agencies are looking for new clients Cheap Duke Dawson Jersey , they always show you their "portfolio". This usually includes copies of their finest work, achievements and the great results their campaigns achieved.
You also have a product to "sell" - it聮s you! Consider that you are your own company. It聮s called "ME INC." As president of ME INC. you need to create a product that your prospects (in this case a potential employer) sees value in and is willing to "buy" (literally and figuratively).
A good portfolio will visually demonstrate and support your abilities during an interview.
Anything that is not proprietary, confidential or property of previous employers should be kept in your portfolio. This works particularly well for artists, marketing personnel, architects Cheap Sony Michel Jersey , designers, etc.
Some of the things you might want to include could be catalogs, brochures, letters of success, anything you created like ads Cheap Isaiah Wynn Jersey , PR, reports, patents, products, etc. Any successful "before and after" campaigns work particularly well.
5 - Create a list of companies that you think you'd like to work for.
Get the address Cheap Derek Rivers Jersey , phone number and the name of the CEOPresident if possible. You can get this information from the ads you cut out from the newspaper or from your local Chamber of Commerce (they usually have a list of member companies that might be helpful).
Many local business journals publish annual "LISTS" editions. These usually list the top 10-25 companies in different categories including the largest private and public companies, largest Advertising and Public Relations companies, largest non-profits, etc. Creating this list helps you focus your energies on a smaller group of target companies. This is a "rifle" approach versus a "shotgun" approach.
6 - Get organized and be ready for the months ahead with these final 6 suggestions