25 May 09 Activity Plan for Those Who Lost Their Jobs

The fear of loosing a job is overwhelming every wise person. But the actual event is no tragedy, no matter how big a loss it. All the professional psychologists advice not to fall into the state of constant depression, but to work the way out of this dreadful situation. Everything depends on the level of motivation. There are two possible options for people that changed their status to unemployed: either to continue searching for another job in the sphere of prior employment, or seek luck in the fields that are unknown.

If you feel like you want to be involved in the same sphere you started in the simplest decision would be to call the competitors. Do not follow the standard procedure and submit your resume to the personnel department, but contact the authority directly, offering your services in a very polite manner.  All a good boss has to know about a future employee is professional experience Tell him about your professional experience, education, personal traits and features that will help an employee to develop and professionally grow making a contribution to the company. Be sure to stay business like and try to inform the future employer only about he/she has to know, any previous failure of yours can be used as an argument to lower your cost at the job market. According to the statistics, those who change their places of employment have more chances to be promoted than those who work there all their lives. The results of the research show that those who change work have more chances to be promoted than those who work in one company all their lives. Look for a place in spheres you feel comfortable with. If you get stressed out because of the constant strain and noise in a large company, look for a place in smaller ones. Another statistics shows that employees of the smaller, but fast growing companies get to the top of a career ladder faster than those who get lost among thousands of employees in a big company. If none of the mentioned above options work for you, start looking for a part time job. You have to realize that proposals will not be piling up in front of your door; you have to hunt for them. There is nothing more important than an ability to cover the bills. In this case all the possible variants are acceptable. You can get a part-time job of a freelancer or get employed by a company in terms of a contract. This is a convenient way for big companies to control the process. The employer is responsible for the project and works o it from the beginning to the state of completion.  This way you will have time to find a good full-time job.

Part-time job gives you an opportunity to cover your bills. In this case it doesn’t really matter if the job you are going to take part-time participation at is related to the field where you have previously worked. Be sure not to include this employment in your resume unless it really contributes to your list of skills.

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08 Dec 08 7 WAYS TO GET THAT JOB OFFER: 3) Let them know that you are trainable

If a job position does not necessarily require a high-level of expertise, the prospective employers will have other considerations for job applicants aside from the specific skill required.  If the job position allows for training, then other considerations come to play – like the personal traits, work ethics and the trainability of the new employee. 

There might be one applicant who has an expert level for the skill required, but if such may be seen to be non-team player, the employer may seriously consider the other applicant – though not having the expert skill but has the right attitude and work habits ideal for a healthy organization.

Most employers will try their chance with someone who is not difficult to manage and one that will not create issues & conflicts inside the organization. As long as he has the potential and is trainable, the hire would be worth it – rather than on risking on one who may be able to offer the required expertise but will disturb the harmonious dynamics of the organization.

Show them examples in the past when you were trained for another responsibility, and have responded well. Some organizations offer some short-term training programs, and if you have undergone such with your previous employers, make mention of these as well.

Higher educational pursuits as masters or doctorate degrees should be mentioned as a sign that you are self-motivated to learn new things – and that you are hungry for knowledge and very much willing to be trained.  Other short-term courses like those of vocational types are also worthy to mention here, especially that you are showing them that you are trainable and can accommodate whatever they will put in front of you. 

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