By Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter
How do you know when you need to cancel your job search in your respective field that you’ve graduated from and move on?
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How do you know when to stop looking for a job in your field, the field you graduated in and move on? This is a complex and very sad question for me.
I don’t know how inexperienced the questionnaire is, but it shows me that they are inexperienced. I just want to say that I feel very sad that the university did a poor job of preparing this person for the job. It’s not that they don’t know what it takes to do the job, it’s that they haven’t been taught how to find a job.
So, let me start by saying that you probably know your field very well. You probably know what it takes to be a great manager (I would extend this to people at all different career levels). You probably know how to be a great manager. You probably know what it takes to be a great business leader. You probably know a lot of different things that will help you function professionally. . . And you don’t necessarily know how to find a job, and you don’t necessarily know how to interview. No one teaches you how to network well, and as I’ve said many times, the skills needed to get a job are completely different than the skills needed to get the job done.
So, it makes me very sad when I hear this question because I really try to coach people to become effective professionally, and in doing so, I try to help them with skill development around their job search. No one has ever done this for this guy. So, my answer is you are not ready to give up.
No one guides you to the interview. No one is writing your resume for you. No one teaches you how to network. No one can help you overcome your social inhibitions. No one is your ally in this job search. You might have written a resume, sent it out, gone to some interviews, and someone would hire you. They didn’t use those words. They’ve already sent you that message.
This is not the case. You need to learn how to apply for a job as effectively as you know your career. I will repeat it.
You need to be effective in your job search just as you need to be competent in your career.
So, for those of you who are considering giving up on your job search, regardless of your experience level, I want to encourage you – it’s time to double down on your efforts. It’s time to really push yourself. Hire a coach!
Ask for help. You need to find a career coach. (BTW, I do career coaching. I don’t do it out of a vested interest). But you already know what you’re doing isn’t going to work, right? So, you have to do something different.
You have to learn from the mistakes you make. You need to understand what is not set up to be most effective in your environment. . . Usually, that’s you. You are not fully prepared.
So now may not be the time for you to give up. Now might be the time to understand the flaws in your game and improve them so that companies will actually want to hire you.
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About big game hunter Jeff Altman
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