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THE JOB SEARCHThe search for a job or career must go beyond reading the employment ads or waiting for that call back. It is essential to acknowledge responsibility for our own career and job. Each of us has to look at the search for a job or a career as a job in itself. That means devoting hours of time studying, meeting, writing, calling, searching, visiting and exploring every opportunity and every road to an opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to succeed. And finding the right job only means now you can get paid as you continue the process of looking to build your career with the next job. So, now we understand and acknowledge responsibility for ourselves and to ourselves; no blame games when we lose our job; no self-pity (well, maybe a little). The essential point is adoption of a personal commitment to renewal, shifting our perspective from what was to what lies ahead, what needs to be done, and how we go about moving forward aggressively. That attitude is absolutely critical in coping when confronted with job or career difficulties. That starts with the marketing action plan. |