by Marsha Petrie Sue
Economic downturn, pandemic, and other factors have left many people jobless. It doesn’t matter if you were laid off, furloughed, pink-slipped, given walking papers, displaced, Riffed (Reduction in Force) or discharged – you don’t have employment. So, what can be done?
- Most importantly, stay hopeful and positive. Keeping energy up provides the stamina to be focused.
- Be creative in putting together your resume. Adobe has several interesting templates. List the benefits of your skills, not just the features.
This virtual setting creates stress, reduces loyalty, and erodes confidence. A positive focus creates strengths, recognizes problems, and addresses solutions.
Times are tough. The economy is down and unemployment is up. Trusting others is down, blaming is up. Optimistic outlooks are down and fear is up.
Some people have been put on this earth to get your goat, to push your buttons, and to make you lose control. Have you developed communication tools that help you maintain self-control? Or do you allow others to pull the strings that light the fuse of anger? Have you learned to hide your goat? Because they can’t get your goat if you don’t tell them where it’s tied up.
Are you serious about taking control of your job, getting promoted and making more money? It may be time to change the way you think about what you have accomplished and how you share successes with others. Do you catch yourself with any of the following?
