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Stop Grumbling, Whining and Being Unhappy About Your Job. Get

In the highly professional and business world that you are in, you are constantly called upon to hone your professional skills and attitude. All too often, there is a mismatch between what job you seek and what you ultimately get. In other cases, it is the problem of losing interest and shuffling many jobs to 'land' up with the right one.

With the increasingly complex business environment and the highly competitive atmosphere, have brought in its wake, the absolute need for qualified workers for any business to succeed. A thorough understanding of the skill sets that you possess and the direction in which you want to deploy your skills and mental abilities can enlighten you in identifying the most appropriate and desired job. In order to make a correct self-appraisal, you need to look deeper into you ultimate goals, ambitions and your innate abilities and skills. Once you have made a complete analysis along these lines, you can easily know and secure such a 'dream' job, with consummate ease.

To begin with, you need to make an objective evaluation of all the skills and abilities that you possess. Every minute aspect of your inner capacities and skills must be studied in detail. For e.g., you might be a rather successful sales manager or executive, but there could be a deep longing and ability in you to design jewelry. Your parents may have objected to your taking up designing jewelry and consequently you may have suppressed this desire, never giving it the fullest expression. Knowing your true and deepest desires will help you to understand your innermost wants and abilities.

You will know your areas of weakness and strengths by assessing your ambitions and goals and evaluating your current level of skills and attitudes. You will then have to identify those areas where you need to sharpen your skills by way of more training or specialized studies or whatever, so you can achieve your goals and ambitions. Next, you can explore whether your current job can provide you those opportunities; if not, you could start looking for them.

Mind Map is a great tool for giving form and structure to your innermost goals and desires. You can graphically represent all the skills and abilities in your scale and weigh them against your ultimate goals and ambitions that you wish to achieve. Mind Maps serve as high points for exploring your innermost layers of thoughts and desires. By recognizing those areas for functional improvement and excellence, you will have a clear idea of where to usefully spend your resources and time.

Mind Maps help you to understand your inner personality and align your mental and physical resources along those lines. They help you to see the association between several aspects of your self and the working life, and provide a road map for achieving your ultimate ambitions. They light up your path to help you realize your full potential in the easiest and comprehensive way possible.

About the author: Dr. Vj Mariaraj is a Mind Map enthusiast and has been using Mind Maps for the past twelve years. He has created over 5650 Mind Maps. To learn more about mind mapping send an email to freemindmap@aweber.com . He is the founder of BusinessBookMindMap.com that creates Mind Map Summaries of Businees Books. To learn more visit http://BusinessBookMindMap.com/mind-map.php?go=12

Author: Dr. Vj Mariaraj


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Tips on finding a Job!

 

Below are tips to help you with any job search.

 

Network: Most people find jobs through word-of-mouth. Talk to the people you know, including relatives, friends, professors, and former co-workers.  Let them know that you are looking for work; ask their advice; seek out introductions to people in the field that interests you.

 

Customize: Create a custom version of your resume for each job or industry that interests you. Your resume is usually an employers first contact with you. Make sure it highlights your skills that relate to the job that employer is seeking to fill.

 

Know yourself: Identify your skills. Work on communicating them effectively. You need to be able to lay out your skills, and explain how they relate to the job you're seeking. 

 

Organize and prioritize: Make a list to help keep track of your job search efforts. Preparing a list also helps you to organize your priorities and keeps you focused on your goal -- finding your perfect job.

 

Do your homework: Read the newspaper and trade journals to remain current on developments in your field of interest. Knowing the latest trends and mergers will help set you apart from other candidates in an interview. 

 

Practice, practice, practice: Preparation is the key to a successful interview. Know your skills and be ready to illustrate how they relate to the job in question. Practice with a friend to get comfortable with your responses and to formulate strong answers to questions you might not anticipate. Remember you are selling yourself so practice being a great salesperson.

 

Follow up: Follow up on all leads as soon as possible. If you don't, your competition may. Try and fallow up at least once to twice a week. You want to stay fresh in their mind and at the same time show how much you want the job. And, following an interview, always send a thank-you note the same day.

 

Keep your head up: Looking for a job can feel like a job in itself.  Don't let it get you down. With patience and hard work, you will find the right job.

 

Last but not least: Dress the part! Always dress professional. Now, you may not want to wear a 3 piece suit when applying for a position as a forklift operator but at the same time never apply or ask for an application wearing shorts, T-shirts,  flip-flops...and so on. Be well groomed, wear nice clean cloths and always remember that you only have one opportunity to make a first impression.