How Persistence Can Help You in Your Job Search and in Your Life
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By Dr. Barbara Seifert, LCSW, CPC, NLP
My dog Bailey, a black Labrador retriever, has a habit that can be really annoying for me, but I’m sure it is great fun and exercise for her. She loves to play with a tennis ball with me throwing it up in the air for her to catch. This can go on and on for hours, with her catching and me throwing. If I try to stop, she is relentless and will bother me until I throw the ball for her. She is persistent. This got me thinking that, while it can be an annoying trait in my dog, it can be advantageous for us personally.
Persistence can be a great quality to have when you are in job-search mode or when you have a dream or a goal that you want to reach. The key to persistence is to not give up, even though you may feel discouraged or feel like throwing in the towel. The definition of persistence, according to Webster, is “to continue steadily in any business or course.” If you look up persistence in Roget’s Thesaurus, you will find the following: continue, last, endure, go on, remain, seize an opportunity, and permanent. These are all positive words with positive meanings that can be applied to a job search or in goal-setting. The bottom line is to never give up, no matter what. So, how do you keep persistent, especially when things are not going the way you want them to? Here are a few steps you can take: more
How to Solve the 10 Biggest Career Reinvention Mistakes – Part II
Tags: Career, Career Change, Career Reinvention, Job, Job Hunt, Randi Bussin, The Work at Home Woman, Work
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By Randi Bussin, CCMC, CPBS, MBA
Part Two: Mistakes Six Through Ten
In the first part of this article, we reviewed how not having a plan, or taking the time to self-reflect, or choosing to reinvent for the wrong reason can lead to major problems. Here, we’ll discuss five additional considerations to help ensure a smooth transition to a new career. Remember, preparation is the key to all of these points.
6. Changing careers based solely on financial considerations. It is tempting to want to explore certain fields because of the salary and other benefits associated with them, but “money” should not be the primary reason for selecting a new career path. Remember the expression, “money can not buy happiness?” I recently blogged about this topic, following research that was done with C-level executives. Although they stated that money was not their prime motivator when switching careers/jobs, they often forgot to consider other intangible rewards. To read more visit: Are You Planning Your Career Change Carefully? more
How to Solve the 10 Biggest Career Reinvention Mistakes
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By Randi Bussin
Part One: Mistakes One Through Five
Career reinvention can be a difficult and lengthy process, especially if you are unprepared. Before you begin your career reinvention, consider these commonly made mistakes and how to solve them. Avoiding these potential pitfalls may help make your reinvention as smooth and successful as possible.
1. Quitting your job without having a plan. A successful career reinvention can take months, even with a clearly defined strategy. Without planning, you may find yourself in limbo for a significantly longer period of time. Don’t take the leap until you have clearly determined what steps you are going to take to change careers and how long you expect to be without a paycheck. more
How to Prepare for a Career Change, Job Loss or Self Employment
Tags: Career Change, Job Loss, Self Employment, Work
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Maybe you’re ready to make the leap and start your own business. Perhaps the company you work for is down-sizing and thus having layoffs. No matter what the reason, by preparing yourself ahead of time you can help to ensure a smooth career transition.
Network Now: Don’t wait to start nurturing relationships, continuously cultivate old and new relationships. Get involved is some social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn where you can manage your professional and personal contacts with ease.
Join a business group or take a class where you can expand your reach and learn some new skills. When the time comes to make the transition you will be able to easily approach your contacts – and remember it’s usually not who you know, but who your contacts know that matters. more
How to Search for a Work at Home Job
Tags: How to Work from Home, Work at Home, Work from home
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Many people want to work from home, especially moms that want to be readily available for their children; but they don’t know where to start. Just like any other job search, you will need to put in some time and effort, but once you do, you’ll be happy to find that there are a lot of work at home opportunities out there. Here are three tips to get you started with your work at home job search.
1. Search Major Career Job Sites. Start by searching the major career sites like Career Builder and Monster using the terms: “work at home”, “work from home”, “home based”, “remote”, “virtual”, “telecommute”, and “telework”. Because companies are trying to save money in this tough economy more and more businesses are hiring people to work from home. more