Don't be Lonely
First a note -- after using Blogger for five years, I finally figured out how to schedule and date a post any way I want, so I can quit putting the date on by hand. Boy, some people's children, huh? Now the post:
I mean it, there's no reason to suffer through a job search alone. First off, you have friends and family, right? Involve them in what you're up to. You never know who might know something helpful. If you are working the process, you can demonstrate that fact, and family who are probably worried that you're never going to find another job will see that you're doing your best, and stay on your side. Sounds better than having fights about your job situation, doesn't it?
Then there are outside groups. Any group you belong to, be it a club, a church, a service organization, or someplace you volunteer your time, has people in it who can potentially help you. If nothing else, volunteer to help out somewhere. Believe me, there are plenty of places with undone work lying about that you could help them get done. If nothing else, it gives you experience in an area you need experience in. Think about it: somebody gets some free help, and your career gets a boost, simultaneously. And you can use the fact that you're working in that sort of job to promote your ability to, well, work that sort of job. Right?
Being alone all the time leads to depression. Depression leads to doing nothing at all constructive. Doing nothing at all constructive leads to more depression. Eventually you may really end up living out of a box under an overpass. Or on expensive medications. Or institutionalized, or worse. So, if you're not already a part of a group, for heaven's sake join one. There's Toastmasters, for example, which will give you useful skills and let you meet some people you'll probably like. Or pick some other group, it doesn't matter. Just be sure to get out and do something useful each day so that you will be upbeat and feeling good about yourself when you go to interviews.
Interviewing is a subject worthy of entire books. That's why I intend to talk about it tomorrow. Hey, a book, a short article, same thing! ;-)
Steve
I mean it, there's no reason to suffer through a job search alone. First off, you have friends and family, right? Involve them in what you're up to. You never know who might know something helpful. If you are working the process, you can demonstrate that fact, and family who are probably worried that you're never going to find another job will see that you're doing your best, and stay on your side. Sounds better than having fights about your job situation, doesn't it?
Then there are outside groups. Any group you belong to, be it a club, a church, a service organization, or someplace you volunteer your time, has people in it who can potentially help you. If nothing else, volunteer to help out somewhere. Believe me, there are plenty of places with undone work lying about that you could help them get done. If nothing else, it gives you experience in an area you need experience in. Think about it: somebody gets some free help, and your career gets a boost, simultaneously. And you can use the fact that you're working in that sort of job to promote your ability to, well, work that sort of job. Right?
Being alone all the time leads to depression. Depression leads to doing nothing at all constructive. Doing nothing at all constructive leads to more depression. Eventually you may really end up living out of a box under an overpass. Or on expensive medications. Or institutionalized, or worse. So, if you're not already a part of a group, for heaven's sake join one. There's Toastmasters, for example, which will give you useful skills and let you meet some people you'll probably like. Or pick some other group, it doesn't matter. Just be sure to get out and do something useful each day so that you will be upbeat and feeling good about yourself when you go to interviews.
Interviewing is a subject worthy of entire books. That's why I intend to talk about it tomorrow. Hey, a book, a short article, same thing! ;-)
Steve
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