Okay, this is the week you stop beating yourself up because you haven't got a job. Some say by this week you are now considered one of the unemployable due to the fact that you have been out of work for so long. I say that it's not true. If you start believing that lie then you might as well quit looking. Some have by this time. Others haven't, telling themselves that twenty weeks is not a long period of time. It really isn't. Once you start telling yourself that you will never get employment or that no one wants your particular skills then the game is over.
What is the alternative? You are probably asking yourself this question right now. Do you settle for any job that happens to come along no matter how hideous it is? Do you tell yourself that no matter what happens you will persevere? Do you change direction, hoping that something will come your way? All of these questions have been rattling around in my brain. I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at doing, but at this time can't seem to make the connection with a decent job.
So where do we go from here? I know I must persevere no matter how hard it gets, but I also know that God will hold me up and see me through whatever happens. I won't settle for a job that I know I can't do because it wouldn't be fair to my future employer or to me. Yes, I may have to change directions a couple of times. I have already done this once.
The hard part for me will be to reach out and connect with others, letting them know what I can do for them. All of the career advice columnists push this simple concept, but don't realize how hard it actually is to put yourself out there like that.
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