Comments on: Keep Your Chin Up! How To Stay Positive During a Long Job Search http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/keep-your-chin-up-how-to-stay-positive-during-a-long-job-search/ Your Friendly Singapore Headhunter Agency Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Chenofsky Singer http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/keep-your-chin-up-how-to-stay-positive-during-a-long-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Lisa Chenofsky Singer Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:30:17 +0000 http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/?p=264#comment-111 Jenny Thanks for the focus on staying positive during one's job search. Taking time to combine new ideas, data and possibilities enables us to reflect, integrate, plan and envision our future. When we do not take this time, we make quick decisions that may not be to our best advantage. These snap decisions can detour us and affect our career, our satisfaction and, ultimately, our resilience. Read more @ http://www.chenofskysinger.com/index.php?learn-resiliency-in-face-of-career-hurdles-2 Best, Lisa Jenny
Thanks for the focus on staying positive during one’s job search. Taking time to combine new ideas, data and possibilities enables us to reflect, integrate, plan and envision our future. When we do not take this time, we make quick decisions that may not be to our best advantage. These snap decisions can detour us and affect our career, our satisfaction and, ultimately, our resilience. Read more @
http://www.chenofskysinger.com/index.php?learn-resiliency-in-face-of-career-hurdles-2
Best,
Lisa

]]> By: Rick Gillette http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/keep-your-chin-up-how-to-stay-positive-during-a-long-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Rick Gillette Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:54:47 +0000 http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/?p=264#comment-110 Good day, I was laid off on 4/27 - and have managed to apply for new work and get interviews by indeed keeping a semi-normal work schedule M-F from 7AM - 4 PM in working my network and making new job connections.. However, I do have to post my opposition to your statement that even part of out "identity" is tied to our work. This il-advised concept alone probably is the single most cause of depression in those people who mistakenly identified who they were with what they do. If one cannot find something in the way of work within their current career line, they should be open to revert to past skills, or manage to learn some new ones. The object is moving the family financially forward. My suggestion would be if you cannot find work that will advance your career, then accept a job that will take care of the finances until things improve. There is absolutely no shame in that! Please do not make the mistake of thinking what you do, is any part of who you are. You are a creative and resourceful human being... We do what we have to do, because we are adaptable and know how to survive economic downturns and temporary reversals... Have a really great day! -Rick Gillette - Mesa, Arizona Good day,
I was laid off on 4/27 – and have managed to apply for new work and get interviews by indeed keeping a semi-normal work schedule M-F from 7AM – 4 PM in working my network and making new job connections.. However, I do have to post my opposition to your statement that even part of out “identity” is tied to our work. This il-advised concept alone probably is the single most cause of depression in those people who mistakenly identified who they were with what they do. If one cannot find something in the way of work within their current career line, they should be open to revert to past skills, or manage to learn some new ones. The object is moving the family financially forward. My suggestion would be if you cannot find work that will advance your career, then accept a job that will take care of the finances until things improve. There is absolutely no shame in that! Please do not make the mistake of thinking what you do, is any part of who you are. You are a creative and resourceful human being… We do what we have to do, because we are adaptable and know how to survive economic downturns and temporary reversals…

Have a really great day!

-Rick Gillette – Mesa, Arizona

]]> By: Sunil http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/keep-your-chin-up-how-to-stay-positive-during-a-long-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Sunil Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:25:11 +0000 http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/?p=264#comment-109 Very happy to read the article. I practice the same approach. Your article strengthens my will. Very happy to read the article. I practice the same approach. Your article strengthens my will.

]]> By: Jenny Ho http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/keep-your-chin-up-how-to-stay-positive-during-a-long-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Jenny Ho Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:27:10 +0000 http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/?p=264#comment-108 Yes Bonnie. Most of us spent at least three quarters of our lives attached to our jobs and we became walking zombies when we lose them. Thanks for your insights too! Best regards Jenny Yes Bonnie. Most of us spent at least three quarters of our lives attached to our jobs and we became walking zombies when we lose them. Thanks for your insights too!

Best regards

Jenny

]]> By: Bonnie Strutton http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/keep-your-chin-up-how-to-stay-positive-during-a-long-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Bonnie Strutton Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:50:54 +0000 http://www.jenny-the-headhunter.com/?p=264#comment-107 Thank you, I enjoyed your insightfulness. One thing I woud add to this as you are very correct that people tend to identify themselves by their work. Work at not being defined by what you do but rathr who you are as a person. If you are seeking meanng through your life in your title or company association, remember, it is not a personal relationship that you have with the company. It's a business relationship, that's it. If you have a family, define yourself by how they hold you and regard you. Take compasion on somone with less and help them in anyway you can. Give of your self to organizations who will benifit from your skills. Soon you will find that there is a terrific person who is defined by who he is and not by his company position. You will acheive that esteem by serving others. As the saying goes, Tough times don't last, Tough people do. Thank you, I enjoyed your insightfulness. One thing I woud add to this as you are very correct that people tend to identify themselves by their work. Work at not being defined by what you do but rathr who you are as a person. If you are seeking meanng through your life in your title or company association, remember, it is not a personal relationship that you have with the company. It’s a business relationship, that’s it. If you have a family, define yourself by how they hold you and regard you. Take compasion on somone with less and help them in anyway you can. Give of your self to organizations who will benifit from your skills. Soon you will find that there is a terrific person who is defined by who he is and not by his company position. You will acheive that esteem by serving others.

As the saying goes, Tough times don’t last, Tough people do.

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