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I found a very depressing site the other day. It came up when I googled the phrase “I hate my job.” It’s full of people complaining about what they do for a living. And it’s more than just venting. Much of it is not only hostile, it’s hateful. Very few seem to be doing anything about their circumstances except finding fault. Are they expecting to walk into the office one day and find a significant change has taken place?

Individuals such as these are one reason why I teach people how to find their perfect job. When you understand the science and psychology behind what’s involved in the search, you begin to realize it’s not only possible to achieve it, but it’s do-able in a short period of time because you are the one controlling - through your mental attitude and ensuing choices - both the process and the outcome.

The most common reason some people fail to make a change is fear – usually fear of change combined with landing in the same miserable type of environment. It’s like the person who’s been dating a long time and always winds up with a jerk. Pretty soon you just leap to the conclusion that that’s the only thing around and don’t realize that’s a fallacy. A shift in perspective and you can say, “Hey, maybe the problem isn’t something else. Maybe the problem is me.”

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So there you are, sitting at your desk working on an important project, when the phone rings. And you pick it up. It’s a recruiter, who introduces himself, his firm, and asks if you have a minute. What do you say? “Thanks for calling, but I’m happy where I am.” And hang up the phone? WRONG ANSWER!!!!

Why? Because you just cut yourself off from knowing what’s moving and shaking in your industry, which means you just cut yourself off from hearing about unadvertised opportunities that could potentially leverage your career.

You’ve just made the decision to limit your options. And if you don’t have access to information, you can’t make an informed decision, can you? Read more

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Many times people delay looking for a job because they’ve got a week-long vacation planned or they have to have some minor surgery that will require them to miss a week or two. They think that employers will be so turned off by this, that they’re better off waiting to even start their search. Lemme give you an inside tip….

Employers are people too!

Yes, it’s true, they really are.

Let’s say you start applying for jobs, but your vacation is within the next month. Put your cell phone on your resume and make sure you bring it with you on vacation. If you will not have access to your email on vacation, you can include a sentence in your cover letter that indicates the dates that you’ll be out of town, and that it would be better to contact you by cell phone. You don’t need to say that you’re going on vacation (it’s none of their business), but providing them information about your whereabouts helps them plan. What you don’t want to have happen is for them to send you an email request for an interview, and they take your silence to mean that you’re not interested in the position.

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