Laura George began her human resource management
career in 1989. She currently owns LHG Consulting, Inc., which
provides human resource expertise to small business. www.lhgconsulting.com
They swirl all around us, those worrisome thoughts, such as, “The
economy is bad… I’m too old… It’s
too hard to learn a new job skill… they won’t
pay enough…” The author of this very helpful
book, Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting: Attract the Work You Want
shows how filling your time with negative thoughts can attract
negative energies and - of course - negative consequences into
your life. This is the first step in finding the job that
you want: clear away the negative so as to attract the positive.
Any creation, any plan, design, or scheme, whether for business
or for hobbies, is in essence a kind of magnet. This magnet
will attract constructive or destructive forces to it according
to your design and intentions. Perseverance in all the phases
of a plan will assure that the constructive forces are attracted
to it, and will continue to be attracted to it. The more you
concentrate on - and work toward - the positive results, the
more powerful the magnet becomes. And the actual work is
important because if you quit working toward the positive results,
the forces drawing the results will evaporate.
To accomplish what you want, Laura George’s book offers
you these important general categories where she:
- Gives a 4-step process for identifying the qualities you want
in a job.
- Shows how to decide if a company’s energy is right for
you.
- Discloses how to turn negative emotions into positive ones.
- Tells how to infuse your resume and interview with your positive
energy.
- Helps you to stay focused and upbeat to draw that perfect job
to you.
- Debates the big step -- is it time to start your own business?
Good interview and resume tips include: Don’t send your
resume out to anyone and anywhere it won’t be read, as
this will diffuse your efforts and waste your energy. Target
your audience and send your resume where it is applicable to
your experience and skills.
Before writing your resume, calm down, breathe deeply, and
meditate. Clear
your mind of all negative emotions and thoughts. Close your
eyes and visualize yourself in the job that you want, making
the salary that you desire, surrounded by a good work environment,
and people with positive attitudes who recognize your worth. Imagine
yourself possessing the qualities that will make you the perfect
fit for the perfect job. In your meditation, see yourself
becoming the person that you want to be. This is one well
known way to infuse good energy into your job search. Then,
when you begin to pinpoint the best places and people to send
your resume, all of that good energy will go with it, and attract
good results.
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In the interview, try not to appear needy (or nervous), which
could ruin your chances. Concentrate on a calm, confident demeanor. Remember
to listen attentively to the questions and to answer them thoughtfully
since some questions may even be intended to trip you up. Avoid
clichéd answers. It’s best to be prepared
for all sorts of questions about your education, experience,
and background. In the interview study your resume, and
prepare by using the author’s practical advice.
As for the salary, stay flexible and use the word “negotiable.” This
keeps the amount in negotiation, giving you a chance to prove your
worth in the interview to possibly get a higher salary offer.
Never give up. Stay positive and constructive, even if you
get hired for a position for which you are overqualified, or even
if you don’t get hired. Rejection is simply a way to
learn how to be more prepared for the right job for you. Someone
somewhere wants and needs you and your skills.
Pay attention to the importance of perseverance, which is your
willpower to not give up (which seems obvious - but many of us
still need coaching and encouragement for that). Then, don’t
forget that your plan is a magnet, and perseverance attracts the
constructive forces, while work keeps the constructive forces active
on building the plan. But actively working toward your goal is
what keeps the magnet active, attracting those forces. If
you do not sustain both, then literally, it’s not just that
the “doors of opportunity” will not open, the doors
of opportunity will disappear from your reach.
So it’s up to you to create opportunities to open the doors
to your own success. It’s good to know that you have
that power; and now, with this book, you have the tools to put
that power into practical application. So why don’t
you have the job that you want yet? I highly recommend that
you read this book - and then, you will have the keys in your hand.
Marie-Claire Wilson, author of the Spiritual
Tarot: The Keys
to the Divine Temple, is a bilingual writer and poet. She has been
a practicing medium for 28 years using direct clairvoyance, the Tarot,
numerology and palmistry. For an appointment face-to-face or phone
readings call: 404-847-7330. www.marie-claire.tv |
