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Resolutions in the Job Search Just Don t Work
by Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.New Year's Resolutions in the Job Search Just Don't Work!Let me explain about why I thinkresolutions to find a new job don'twork. New Year's resolutions aretoo ephemeral! They are a signalthat something needs to change withina person, but the dedication to changeisn't really there. It's a lot ofwishful thinking, isn't it? How to make a resolution work for you?Here are my tips.1. Write them down. Refer to them often. Make any small changes as you move along.2. The...
F E A R in the Job Search
by: Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.
Fear in starting a job search is a four letter word! Like any other four letter word, the word itself can create more fear, and some- times self-loathing!
Look at the fear when it applies to a job search.
Fear of others.
Fear of change.
Fear of rejection.
Fear of being seen as inadequate.
Fear of taking action, (procrastination in disguise).
By looking at the fears expressed, they revolve around failure. It is not failure in the person looking...
Depression and Procrastination Twins In the Job Search
by: Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.
Let me examine these two mental states. My definition of procrastination is that a person delays and delays actions that are required by a job or actions necessary to accomplish something in every day life.
Depression is a mental state that almost freezes a person into no action at all.
While procrastination can be overcome by a change of behavior and attitude, depression has its core issues of lassitude, feelings of hopelessness, anger and of giving up....
Do People Really Take Jobs for Money
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by: Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.
Money motives in American culture appear to be what drives a job seeker to accept a job. Why work if it is not for money?
The intangibles count more than money! What are these intangibles? Pleasant co-workers, interesting tasks to do, fair management, health benefits, retirement plans, etc. Money seems almost an extra perk that goes with the other things that can't really be measured.
And money paid to someone who is unhappy in their job is like paying...
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone in the Job Search
by: Marilyn J. Tellez, M.A.
Most everyone these days knows what a comfort zone is. My definition is the place, environment and tasks that we have learned to do and feel comfortable with--a comfort zone.
Lots of people feel devastated when they have lost a job as their comfort zone no longer exists. In other words, the time, place, co-workers, tasks which have been performed on the job don't exist any more. It's an uncomfortable place to be in. There is no sense of direction.
However,...
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