Why do Job Seekers Fail? Your success depends to a great degree on 10% of what happens to you and 90% on how you react to what happened. You can’t control the job market, you can’t control hiring authorities, you can’t control the economy, but you have 100% control over how you choose to react. It’s important to realize that often the best reaction is NOT to react! The following percentages represent why job seekers fail: 10% Not enough velocity behind the job search 10% Not consistently utilizing new resources 10% Weak networking efforts 10% Poor follow up 30% Poor interviewing skills 30% Negative attitude and negative expectations Most job seekers could succeed more if they just changed the way they think. This is a dedicated discipline that must be practiced daily. Ignore people who tell you “you can’t” and develop the attitude “watch me!” Ignore negative news – concentrate on something to enhance your career and job search Don’t allow yourself the luxury of staying in a bad mood more than five minutes When problems occur (and they will) immediately turn your focus to possible solutions Don’t dwell on what you have experienced in your job search to date. You can’t change what has happened in the past, you can’t change what you’ve done so far today, but you CAN change what you do from this moment forward. You must remain PROACTIVE and make things happen in your job search vs. REACTIVELY waiting for opportunities to knock on your door.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:14:51 +0000
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