CAREER ADVISOR

If you are spending most of your time at home in front of your computer, it's time to shake up your routine. Applying online is by far the easiest way to apply for jobs - but it's NOT the most effective. When you’re in a job search for more than six months -your daily routine is set on automatic pilot. This week, spend 75% of your time networking, setting up informational interviews and marketing yourself directly to hiring authorities. Rather than sending emails, pick up the phone and have conversations. Leave a voicemail that shows your target how it will benefit them to call you back. Get out of your house and force yourself to interact with people who are working. You NEVER know who can open a door that results in your next job opportunity.

MUST READ
When you log into our Career Portal,  in addition to the proven 16 step process listed in the Three Phases of a Job Search, there is great information contained in our Library. Click on the Library Tab on the Career Portal Home Page and you will find several folders FILLED with great resources to assist your search.

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URL: www.thrpartnerscareercenter.com

TIP FOR THE WEEK
Position yourself to be on the offensive vs. defensive in your search. As your feet hit the ground each day, do all you can to progress your job search. DO SOMETHING every day, even if you are just completing small steps in your search. Daily actions will help you build momentum and momentum will result in interviews and job offers!

Get Back Out There

When you are knocked down, the most natural thing to do is get back up! The same holds true for the disappointments you experience throughout your job search process. When you get knocked down or even knocked out of the interviewing process, you need to get back out there!

How you respond to setbacks and failures is one of the most important decisions you make each day. Successful people fail more because they try more. Job Seekers who are doing nothing have no setbacks or disappointments, but they also have no chance of finding a job! It's always a better choice to fail at doing something than to excel at doing nothing!

All job seekers get knocked down and rejected, but it is how fast they get up that counts. The only time you fail is when you have not learned anything from the experience. There is always an opportunity to learn from every failure, rejection or disappointment. In your job search adopt the following attitude: SO WHAT -NOW WHAT - NEXT!

Someone else's opinion of you does not have to be your reality! When you don't get hired for a position, that does not mean you are not talented or qualified, it merely means you were not a fit for this particular opportunity. If another job seeker is more successful in their job search, chances are they have heard "No" more than you. Each "No" gets you closer to someone saying YES.

If you find yourself lacking motivation and your job search is in neutral, the best advice I can give you is "GET BACK OUT THERE TODAY!"  Your next employer is sitting there, waiting to hear from you.