I don’t know about you, but my parents always told me that if it hurts, then don’t do it. They saved many trips to the doctor’s office, and quite a bit of money, with this simple little saying or proverb. And, they were right! When I quit doing something that hurt, the pain went away. Of course, I was a kid back then and I didn’t have all the years of experience and wisdom that my parents did (not that I claim to have a bunch of wisdom now ).
What’s my point? Flash forward to adult life. Are you still doing things that hurt, but not taking the initiative to stop doing it or to approach it differently?
Take a job search for example? Do you know someone who has been looking for work for 3 months or more? Are they having a hard time getting interviews for jobs they feel they are fully qualified to do? Is the pocketbook taking a beating?
Now ask this question – Are they approaching the job search the same way week-after-week and month-after-month? Are they feeling the pain, but not doing anything different to eliminate the pain?
Just like there is a good way and a bad way to do most things, there is a bad way and a good way to job search. Here are some simple sayings that can help remove the pain from job search:
A wide job target is hard to hit.
The résumé is not a scrap book.
Résumé distribution is not clicking and waiting.
Job search networking is not just a job club.
The best résumé gets the interview – not the best candidate.
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