Burning Question Answered

Zak asks:

Is any job better than no job when things are begining to get tight?

Of course it is. Well, it depends on whether you can take the consequences or not – like being thrown out of your home, or losing your car, having your kids starve to death?

It could be a complicated question – but if things are tight then one has to do what one has to do. And there’s no shame in it. None at all. But you do have to be smart about it. And this is critical.

You’re NOT just throwing yourself into a position without a plan. You’re going to do the following:

View it as it is: an interim situation.

Make the best of it: view it as a learning experience, put your all into it.

Build confidence with it: do such a great job that you make yourself proud.

Be happy in it: you’re going to make friends, you’re gonna smile and be cheerful.

See who you can teach: you’re going to happily share what you know with others.

Build a record of achievement: you’re going to keep a log of things you got done – well – deadlines you reached, things you improved, you’re going to measure your performance.

Build a great couple of references – people who’ll rave about you.

And all the while – you’re going to be gathering your skills, confidence and determination to get back to the position you really want. You’re going to be making the contacts, building the skills – or getting/keeping up to date. You’ll be writing letters directly to people (decision makers) who hire people like you. You’ll be applying for jobs – but NOT just any job – the jobs you really want. And you’ll be learning to market your skills better than ever – by for eg. joining the Career&Success Community where you’ll find the best advice, and a support group of smart, like minded people to help you. Go to www.careerandsuccess.info for that. It’s, like, R30 pm.

Hope this helps Zak.