Keep Track of What You Do So Resume Updates Are Easy

Keep Track of What You Do So Resume Updates Are EasyKeep Track of What You Do So Resume Updates Are EasyOne of the reasons its difficult toupdate your resumeis because as time passes, your memory of accomplishments and day-to-day responsibilitiescanfade. If you struggle to remember your plans from last Friday, how will you recall the highlights from your year-end performance review? The trick is to write things down now, so that making updates tojob descriptions on your resumeis easy later on. Heres what you need to know. Why Track Your Work Making resume updates easier is just one reason to keep track of what you do, learn, and accomplish at work. Other reasons include acing your performance reviews and making powerfularguments for promotions and raises. It can also be helpful if you have to write a bio of yourself,whether for an event youre attending or another professional moment. Finally, unterstellung notes may make it easier to prepare for vorstellungsgesprchs, and acecommo n questions, such as What are your biggest accomplishments? and Describe a difficult work situation and how you overcame it. What Should You Track? Since you are not directly updating your resume, be expansive in what you log, however you choose to do so (more on that later). Here are some things to track New skillsIf you attend classes or workshops, note it down. Training sessions at work are also worth noting. Did you learn a new software program? Write that down,too.Awards and praiseDid your boss send around an schmelzglas to the team touting your work? Did you win salesperson of the year from your organization or get acknowledged by an outside group? Write down the date and substance of accolades and compliments. Projects and tasksThink of this as the day-to-day. Like doing the laundry each week, its both essential and infinitely forgettable. Write down at least thewhat(budget analysis for year-over-year projections), and consider includinghowyou accomplished a task, from ob stacles to successes. As well as being helpful when you update your resume, this can be valuable as you think through answersto common interview questions. Interactions with co-workers, managers, and people you superviseIf you manage people yourself, youll definitely want to include that on your resume. Other interactions with colleagues wont necessarily make it onto this document, but can stillbe quite helpful during interviews. (For instance, if youre askedquestions about teamwork.)ChallengesAgain, you may not want to include this information on your resume, but many interview questions will center on how youve dealt with difficult co-workers, projects gone awry, and other workplace challenges. If you have notes on that time your team missed the deadline for a big project, and how you recalibrated for the next one, youll be halfway to a sharp interview answer if youre asked about a time you hit a speedbump on a task. Accomplishmentsand results Whether its organizing an event, exce eding a sales quota, closing a deal, orsaving money, write down the big things you get done at work. Include as many specific, quantifiable details as possible, so you wont have to go into your email archive later for the information. How to Track Your Work This task is deceptively difficult. When you receive a compliment, you might think at the moment, Ill never forget this But if you dont write it down, you might. Here are some ideas for where to write down information Draft email ordocument Keep a running log in a draft email or a word processing document.Journal Or, perhaps you want to track your work using old fashioned pen and paper.Voice recorderIf writings a chore, you could use the voice recorder on your phone or another device to track your work. (Note This might be easy at the time, but potentially harder when updating your resume, since its difficult to skim through recordings.)ListDo you have an app on your phone with your grocery list or another list? Use that to t rack your work, too. Draft of your resume Create a version of your resume where you add informalbullet points as things happen. When youre ready to update your resume, the information will already be there - youll just need to polish the language.Paper or digital calendar Itmaybe helpful to use a calendar to jot down notes.Digital folder Consider keeping a folder where you save emails, performance evaluations, and other documents that provide helpful background. Wherever you track your work, make sure itllbe accessible even if you lose your ability to log-in to your work computer. So, if its a draft email, save it in your personal email account, not your work one. And put your digital folder in the cloud, not on your work computer desktop. Timing is also critical here. While its good to track events when they happen, that may not always be feasible. Consider setting a quarterly (or monthly or weekly) reminder to jot down some notes. Dont let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Ge t down notes as often as you can, with as much detail as you can. A typo-ridden sentence that doesnt contain the full picture (but will jog your brain later when youre updating your resume) is better than nothing. Even if your notes are fragmented or sporadic, theyll be helpful down the line.

Chart comparing stay-at-home moms and working moms sparks outrage

Chart comparing stay-at-home moms and working moms sparks outrageChart comparing stay-at-home moms and working moms sparks outragePeople on social media are furious over a viral Facebook post detailing the differences betweenworking momsandstay-at-home moms. Shared by conservative Christian blogger Lori Alexander ofThe Transformed Wife, the flowchart, titled Should Motzu sichs HaveCareers?, explains a day in the life of each type of mom.Her life is falling apart. She doesnt feel like shes a good wife or motherreads the outcome for the working mother, who apparently comes home exhausted after being away from home hours every day and feeds her kids fast food dinners. According to Alexander, the working mom also spends her weekends cleaning and running errands instead of being with her children.The stay-at-home mom, on the other hand, has a life thats fulfilling. Her husband and children rise up and call her blessed It must be due to her nutritious and delicious homemade dinners, along with the fact that she teaches about Jesus all day long.The controversial chart is receiving a lot of criticism by both working moms and stay-at-home moms alike. This is so grossly oversimplified its appalling, writes one woman, while another says, I was a SAHM for 16 years, your list is completely delusional and an embarrassment to all mothers. ALL moms need to feel supported fulfilled and worthy.Many of the 2,5000 responses are women sharing their own experiences and urging others to stop mom-shaming. Some days my life is more like the career woman you described. Other days its not, commented one working mom. However, you have shamed all working mothers, even those who might not have a choice WE ARE ALL MOTHERS AND WE SHOULD STOP SHAMING EACH OTHER.Alexander, who is a mom of four, has been attacked in the past forher unpopular opinions. Earlier this year, she wrote a similarly divisive post titledMen Prefer Debt-Free Virgins Without Tattoos.This article was originally published on Fatherly.

14 strategies to accelerate your personal growth by 1,000%

14 strategies to accelerate yur personal growth by 1,000%14 strategies to accelerate your personal growth by 1,000%First, personal evolution is a choice.Its bedrngnis genetic.Its an overall approach to life.Its a mindful understanding of how the internal and external influence and shape each other.Second, dont mix up causes with effects.Most people believe, for example, that confidence is a cause of success. A comprehensive meta-analytic review paints the opposite picture, showing that confidence is a byproduct of positive choices.Heres what youll find in studying fruchtwein psychological subjects mountains of conflicting data on both sides.Psychology is complicated.So, youre left with a choice.You choose the data that either enables you, or the data that justifies mediocrity.What Ive found as a PhD student in organizational and motivation psychology is that fruchtwein people, even psychologists, prefer the data that justifies mediocrity.We selectively attend to what we believe is tr ue. As the elendorious Dan Sullivan has said, Our eyes only see and our ears only hear what our brain is looking for.At the deeper subconscious levels, we see only what our assumptions and beliefs allow us to see.Our behaviors match our personal standards and expectations.We get in life what we believe we deserve. As Dr. David Hawkins explains in his book, Letting GoThe unconscious will allow us to have only what we believe we deserve. The mora we hang on to our negativity and small self-image that results, the less we think we deserve If we have a small view of ourselves, then what we deserve is poverty. And our unconscious will see to it that we have that actuality Here, again, youre left with a choice.You can focus on the mounds of data that suggest the subconscious mind cannot be changed. If such welches the case, then some people are born with the golden ticket while others are not.Or, you can choose to focus on the mounds of data which suggest the subconscious is highly fluid and flexible.When determining which data to examine, though, its important to look at the source of that information. To quote Darren Hardy, Never ask advice of someone with whom you wouldnt want to trade places.Ask any highly successful person or high performer and what will they tell you?I was just born this way No.You will not hear that.You WILL hear that response, though, from armchair philosophers and ivory tower researchers.But you wont hear that from the people actually performing at the highest level.Rather than an obsession on a fixed and immutable nature, you will hear a story of nurture, practice, and transformation.Youll hear about ups and downs.Youll hear about inflection points.Youll hear about faith.Youll hear about risks.Youll hear about making hard choices.Youll hear about consistency.Youll hear about giving up lots of other things to become excellent.Heres whats cool, though.More and more research is confirming what the highest performers in the world already kno w.Your belief in either being fixed or fluid determines your ability to learn and grow.The expectations of those around you shape your performance and perceived identity.The genes in your body are either activated or deactivated based on environmental signals and behavioral patterns.Your brain is highly plastic and malleable.- - - If you want to radically advance in your life, you can.You can even make quantum leaps or radical jumps in your personal and professional evolution.Growth need not be linear. In fact, the universe doesnt work in a linear way. Weve just been brainwashed and trained to think linearly because of the public education system.Consider these words from Napoleon HillWhen riches begin to come they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years.There are clear inflection points in the growth patterns of people who excel at the highest levels.Its never linear.Its not 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Its not that you go from first grade to second and on to third.When you get really good at learning, you become adaptive. You become flexible in new and difficult environments. This requires mindfulness of context, a clear purpose for where youre going (at least to a certain point), and the confidence to successfully navigate your new environment.Once youve developed these skills, you can jump into radically new environments. You can surround yourself with totally new people, and connect dots and relationships quickly and deeply.You can learn and do things youve never done before, and gain high level performance quickly.As Jim Rohn has said Dont join an easy crowd you wont grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.With that backdrop, heres a quick overview of the fundamental principles and strategies for never plateauing, and continually making 10X leaps of growthKnow you can changeSet the kind of goals that will make something of you to achieve them. - Jim RohnKnowing you can change and evolve is essential to growing.However, having a growth mindset is an effect, not necessarily a cause. Like confidence, it is the byproduct of positive experiences and performance. Once developed, the growth mindset will propel and accelerate your forward progress.But dont wait until you have a growth mindset to departure moving forward. Actually, it is by moving forward that your beliefs about yourself will change.Make a positive and goal-directed choice and youll increase in your confidence.By moving forward, even a few steps, youll begin to develop hope and positive expectancy for your future.You do this enough, youll come to believe you can change.You make this your lifestyle, youll expect radical change in yourself, often. Youll stop putting caps on what you can do.Thus, you need to begin pursuing stuff you really want. You need to set goals that will require you become someone incredible to achieve them.Then, start taking steps in that direction. Those behaviors will reshape your identity.Train your brain to learn effectively and efficientlyYou need to learn HOW to learn.The fruchtwein successful people out there are also the best learners.They learn with a purpose.They take time every single day for learning.They develop habits, rituals, and routines to increase and accelerate their learning.They immediately apply what they learn, even when its uncomfortable.They teach what they learn to others.They begin thinking in terms of frame-works, and how the new things they learn fit within the whole. Theyre even open to re-conceiving the whole if new information warrants it.The better you get at connectivity, or connecting stuff together, the faster youll learn. Its the connections between things that really matter.You have to alter and reshape your brain. Theres no way around it. You need a new brain. And luckily, as the science is continually showing, your brain can change.So change it.Turn it into a learning machine.Feed it the best informati on.Shock it with intense and expansive experiences.Be an active, not a passive, learner.Dont be lazy.Define your goalsYou dont have to have it all figured out.But you need to want something if youre going to proactively get it. Otherwise, youre living reactively.Youre a creator.Thats why youre here.To learn how to create.To watch as you and your environment become one. And thus, to end the conflict between the inner and outer.So you must define what you want. Decide the type of person you want to become. Decide the type of brain youll have. Decide the type of life youll have. Decide the type of world youll create.Then, once defined, let it go.Dont over-attach yourself to it, or youll be inorganic. Youll force things, rather than operating from power.Once consciously created, you can expect your goals to occur.Remind yourself of those goals, dailyPrivate victories precede public victories. - Stephen CoveyIn order to reshape your subconscious expectations, youll need a daily habit of rewriting those subconscious expectations.Your brain and subconscious are most flexible first thing in the morning. Youve just slept and recovered. Youre primed.But also, how you start something really matters. Days are expensive. If you start a day-off poorly, that performance will shape your confidence. Again, confidence is an effect, not a cause. It boosts momentum. But positive choices must be the driver.So, in order to have confidence throughout your day, you need to start well. Its very, very difficult to reverse negative momentum. As youve probably experienced when you start a day poorly, its really hard to turn around.So start excellent. Put yourself into a peak state. Mentally create your dreams and goals. Every single day.Then, perform your highest priority behaviors BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.Well-known author, Jeff Benedict, interviewed many CEOs and other successful people. He found some very important themes.Highly successful people give themselves 35 hours of uninterrupted work, first thing in the morning.No meetings until after noon.No email or distractions.Just you, putting first things first.Begin by reminding yourself of where youre going. Expect that your goals will happen becauseyour subconscious expects ityour behavior matches it, andbecause your environment facilitates itRemove all distraction and low-level energy from your environmentIf we do not create and control our environment, our environment creates and controls us. - Marshall GoldsmithYou and your environment are two parts of the same whole.To change one is to change the other.You cant expect rapid growth if youre continually surrounded by low-level energy.Your biology and psychology are shaped by your external conditions.If you change your surroundings, your biology will change. This is the new science of epigenetics. As biologist Bruce Lipton has saidThe environment determined the fate of the cells, not the genetic pattern. So if cells are in a healthy environment, they are healthy. If theyre in an unhealthy environment, they get sick.Study the craft of the top performers in your fieldCompetition is a brilliant thing.At its core, competition is nothing more than collaboration.Most people have been trained to be consumers, not creators.So, rather than examining information in an active way, most people consume information in a passive way.Rather than examining how something was made, most people just indulge themselves.They arent students of life.Ryan Holiday explains that every creator eventually has an experience where the magic disappears.Every brilliant creation or innovation was done according to a process by a person.You can learn that process.You can become that person.There is no magic.And then, you can begin competing with the best in the world. Because you take the best products/ideas they give you, and you proactively respond to them.You then create something better and expect others to proactively respond to what youve created or innovated.Its not ab out maintaining power or prominence. Its about growth and evolution.Invest heavily in your personal developmentBecoming a super-learner starts with developing yourself.This means continually developing your mindset.Continually taking in the best information from the best books and resources.Although you prioritize learning through doing, you also prioritize gaining wisdom, knowledge, and strategies from books. You learn through your own experience AND the experience of others.Your heavy investment in your own personal development is what sets you apart.Most people are working on their jobs. Youre working on yourself, so you can do different and better work.Dont just read books.Go to conferences.Join organizations.Pay for travel and other transformational learning experiences.Books and information arent enough. And books and information are certainly not the only form of personal development.The more money you invest in yourself, the more committed youll be to your dreams.The more mo ney you invest in yourself, the more subconsciously youll believe you deserve.The more you deserve, the more youll desire to help others. Its not about you. Youve crossed your point of no return. You already know your future is being PULLED forward in a brilliant way.Your goal now is to develop the skills and abilities to help as many people as possible.Once you have sufficient hope, you then have the ability to help others in an inspired way.Be a giver, dont fear others stealing your best stuffTaking makes me feel like Im dying. Giving makes me feel like Im living. - Morrie SchwartzIn the brilliant book, Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch Albom details his experience meeting with his old professor, Morrie Schwartz, just before Morries dealth.That book has sold over 14 million copies.The core lesson from that book is When youre giving, youre living. When youre taking, youre dying.When you have an abundance mentality, you operate FROM gratitude and giving.You give, give, give. Because you L IVE when you GIVE. Thats what it means to be human.And naturally, you receive a lot. And when you receive, you are extremely grateful and appreciative.Recently, I was at the Genius Network Annual Event. At that event, Joe Polish asked Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi to share some of their greatest insights into starting and scaling a business.Both Tony and Dean talked about how, at the beginning of their careers, lots and lots of people would copy/steal their work.Of course, this continues to happen now.But they are less concerned about it.However, back in their beginning stages, theyd see people who would literally, word-for-word steal their presentations, ideas, etc., and it would really bug them. Theyd invest a lot of energy into trying to stop con-artists and thieves from stealing their work.Admittedly, Ive been heavily bugged when certain individuals steal some of my favorite ideas. And Im not talking about Steal(ing) Like An Artist. Im talking about straight thief-ery. Like tot ally plagiarism.What Dean said, though, was very important.Eventually, he got to the point where he stopped caring.Hed tell his team, when they saw someone literally stealing his presentations and materialGuys, dont worry about it. He wont be around in 46 months.And that was usually the case.People who arent creators, but instead are thieves and imitators dont have the WHY to make it through the storms.They arent coming from the same place.Because these people are driven by WHAT SUCCEEDED, rather than a deep WHY, they will eventually shift their focus onto something else.Put simply, its not helpful to worry about all this stuff. Especially in the internet age where stealing is becoming a cultural norm. Instead, just give give give.Give the best stuff you can.Never stop creating.Never stop giving.And dont worry about what you cant control. Yes, people will steal your stuff. Yes, people wont like you.Who cares?Keep giving to the people who you are trying to serve.But give effectivelyI n his book, Give and Take, Adam Grant details decades of research on giving and taking.He found that people who constantly give can become exhausted and burned out.HOW you give matters, not just the fact that youre giving.If you sprinkle giving throughout your week, such as doing 10 minutes of service here and 10 minutes of service there, youll likely burn out.This type of service also doesnt have a big impact, both for you or those who receive your help.Often, those who give in this way do it out of fear. Or, they give impulsively.Whatever reason for their giving, its not done intentionally, and it can actually lead to their downfall.According to the research detailed in Grants book, the most effective strategy for giving is by chunking. You set aside a few hours on a given day to truly help.In this way, you are going deeper in your giving. Its not getting in the way of your own priorities. Youre also showing self-respect, which garners respect from others.Yet, youre still giving. Youre helping very much, and making time to do it. Youre just not running faster than you have strength. Youre doing things in wisdom and order.Also, youre not giving for the sake of giving. Youre giving to make an impact.Give in the ways that you actually can give.If you have expertise, do what you can to help in that way.Make a huge impact in your giving.Chunk it.People will seriously appreciate you.And youll make huge progress in your relationships AND in your contribution AND in your skill development.Youll also maintain your sanity.Be a brilliant receiver, take full advantage of your situation, and graciously give leistungspunkt where its dueWhen you invest in yourself, your skills, and your relationships, youll find yourself in some brilliant situations.People will help you a lot.And youll need their help to succeed at the level you intend to.Take full advantage of the help awarded to you.Embrace all the help you can get in moving toward you goals.The best thing you can do is be an incredible learner. When you have mentors, for example, they get a lot of joy when the people they teach actually UTILIZE and APPRECIATE what they teach.When youre getting help, apply and utilize everything youre getting. Become the perfect case study.Then, give all the credit back to those who helped you.Dont take any of the credit to yourself.Youll end up getting tons of credit anyways, because youll start getting insane results in your work.But give all the credit where its due.This will keep your relationships in harmony.It will keep you humble.It will keep you learning and growing.When you start to succeed (and you will), double down on your fundamentalsIf you consistently apply the principles listed above, you WILL become successful very quickly.Youll find yourself in new and difficult situations. Youll quickly adapt to those situations.Youll begin doing work that matters and has a big impact.Youll develop abundant mentorships where people invest a TON in you, because yo uve invested a ton in yourself and into them.Its at this point that most people plateau.Sustaining success, and going beyond success is nearly impossible for most people. Hence Greg McKeown, author of Essentialism, questions, Why dont successful people and organizations automatically become very successful?One reason, obviously, is ego. As Abraham Lincoln has said, Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power.Becoming successful has lots of benefits.Its also VERY distracting.You can quickly find yourself managing relationship and high-level projects, and never actually DOING THE WORK that got you there.You lose your sense of urgency and purpose.Maybe, just maybe, you begin to believe your own press. One thing any good mentor will tell you never to do.Dont believe the headlines.Always be a student.Always be an underdog.Never stop learning.Always take on bigger goals that require you to become someone more to achieve.Especially when you become successful, the noise to signal ratio will go way way out of whack.Lots of people will be seeking your attention and help.Its in those moments that youll have to be very honest with yourself.Why are you really doing this, again?Oh yeahThere was a reason beyond just being successful.And you can get back to that purpose very quickly.You just stick to your fundamentals.You simplify.You really do become an essentialist, where you say NO to most things.You remain VERY selective about the projects you take on and the people you collaborate with.You dont get caught up in the desires for fame and other distractions.You keep first things first.You keep your family first.You keep your core values first.You keep your core practices for getting clarity - such as morning routine, journal writing, learning, and fitness - first.As you keep these things first, youll have clarity where most people plateau and lose theirs.Youll be able to take your progress and compound it. Youll take what y ouve learned about HOW TO LEARN, and apply it to bigger and bigger endeavors.And unlike most people, youll remain grounded.Youll remain on a foundation.You wont lose your mind.You wont be derailed by success.You wont plateau and become satisfied with the results of your past.Youll keep pushing your own boundaries and keep evolving.Give yourself plenty of time alone - Time to reflect, meditation, create visionConsequently, youll need plenty of time to yourself.All along the way.To connect with your why.To retrain your subconscious.To develop your skills.To continue learning.To continue creating vision.To continue getting clarity, and regulating your emotions.To keep yourself healthy, since you are your 1 asset.Ready to upgrade?Ive created a cheat sheet for putting yourself into a PEAK-STATE, immediately. You follow this daily, your life will change very quickly.Get the cheat sheet hereThispostfirst appeared on Medium.

6 Personal Fears Holding You Back From Your Dream Career

6 Personal Fears Holding You Back From Your Dream Career6 Personal Fears Holding You Back From Your Dream Career Are you fed up with making less than youre worth or feeling unfulfilled at your current job? Youre not alone. According to a survey by Mental Health America and the Faas Foundation, 71 percent of respondents said that theyre looking to change employers.The survey also found that 45percent of respondents said they rarely or never get the money they deserve and 44 percent believe that they are always or often overlooked. If youre one of the many people thinking about a change to move into your dream job , you might hesitate to take the plunge. After all, change can be difficult. Instead of letting the following fears hold you back, its time to start becoming aware of them and how you can push past each one to finally create a career you love.Its common for people to stay at a job they dont enjoy because of uncertainty or fear of the unknown - not knowing what the future holds after making a career change can be scary. To curb your fear of uncertainty, plan ahead - dont jump in right away. Start by using a planner like this Growth Mindset printable from Happiness Planner. Use it to create a step-by-step plan for getting to your dream job, making you feel more confident and certain in the changes that need to happen.No one wants to leave a stable job and chase their passion only to be greeted with rejection. You dont have enough experience, you might worry about hearing. The first step in eliminating this fear of rejection is to accept that you will inevitably face challenges throughout your journey - and everyone has to start somewhere. Be realistic about what you can do right now. If youre making a total career change, you may need to go back to school first, or leave a comfortable management position for an entry-level assistant job. When youre realistic about where you are and what you have to learn, youre less likely to e xperience that rejection youre so fearful of.Perhaps your dream career is with the company youre already at - but you cant seem to get to the position you desire. Your fear of rocking the boatmay be whats holding you back - an experience that is especially prevalent among women. I feel fruchtwein women are taught and encouraged to just go with the flow. If there is a process or protocol at work that they disagree with, or they have an alternative solution, women arent encouraged, and often not confident enough, to offer solutions or suggestions to these things. Instead, they just go with the flow, says Sarah OBrien Hammond , a top recruiter in New York City.How do you move past this fear? Find your voice and share your ideas. Hammond suggests, Men offer solutions and encourage change all the time and we need to be as vocal as men. We need to be raising our hands more often, speaking our mind and encouraging the right changes to better position us as women to be successful.Most pe ople dont like change and the feeling it brings. You have a routine - its familiar and familiarity makes even a bad job manageable . Embarking on a new career will undoubtedly change your routine - for example, it might require more hours away from your family or a smaller paycheck - and thats enough to hold even the fruchtwein ambitious career climbers back.Rather than letting this fear of change take over, find ways to embrace it. Think about other times in your life when significant changes occurred, and see that you were, in fact, okay when it was all over. Use this as inspiration as you anticipate and analyze what the biggest changes will be during this transition. The sooner you become aware of these changes, the better you can accept and prepare for them.If youre in a low-level position, it may be hard to imagine yourself in your dream career, for fear that you lack the necessary skills, attitude and experience Many times, well feel drawn to a position or project and stop ourselves, making the excuse that we dont have the experience or education to pursue a path that seems to be calling to us, says Kristen Knepper , executive coach and consultant. But this fear doesnt have to stop you from moving into your dream career. Instead, Knepper suggests, Understanding how your experience and education translates to a career change or promotion is key to creating confidence within ones self, and then demonstrating that confidence to decision makers. Dont be afraid to use transition jobs and informal experience to demonstrate your point. This means considering how your experience can help you make the first step, and then using each move after that as leverage for the next one. Making a big decision, like pursuing a dream job, is going to be met with some judgment, whether its from your family, friends or co-workers. There will always be nay-sayers, but remember that reflects their attitude and mindset, not yours. In many cases, they may be jealous of your move or frustrated that theyre stuckverzierung in a job they dont like.Dont let that discourage you. Find a community of like-minded individuals that understand what youre trying to achieve and can offer up support. Look for Master Mind groups and networking opportunities where you can build a circle of people who lift you up and encourage your aspirations. Acknowledge your fears and use these ideas to push past them. Your dream career is only a few chess moves away, so consider how you can get there, prepare for big life changes and education needs and then advocate for yourself with confidence.

8 things the most successful job seekers always do

8 things the most successful job seekers always do8 things the most successful job seekers always doJust as the most skilled practitioners of a particular trade or occupation tend to follow a set of best practices, so, too, do those who arehighly successful at seeking employment.The good news for those who are looking for work is that these habits andactions can be learned, practiced, and perfected.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIf youre searching for a new gig, or youre planning to start a job hunt in the next few months, here are eight things you can do toemulate the most successful job seekers.1. Tailor your resume and online profiles to the match the lage youre seekingCarefully read the job listing and any other information you can find about the role or the company. Then echo that language in your resume, your cover letter, and your LinkedIn or other profiles. Your resume is not a tattoo, nor is your LinkedIn profile, says an article from The Muse. Treat them as living, breathing documentsthroughout your job search (and career).2. Use your networkSending your resume into cyberspace over and over again is not going to help you stand out in todays job market. You need a more personal touch. Look on LinkedIn or elsewhere for friends or acquaintances who have connections to the company to which you have applied. Thenreach out to them to build rapport and express your interest. A good word from a key person may make the difference between success and failure.3. Focus on your first impressionThis advice comes from another The Muse article, which suggests that you try tobe the gold standard of first impressions, whether your initial meeting is face-to-face or virtual. Now is the time to think about your body language, your handshake, your cover letter opening lines, and your resume bullet points. Let it sink far, far into your brain that you are competing with people who are killing it on first impressions. Why not flip the script and be the one everyone else is intimidated by?4. Practice with a friendIf youve made it to the bewerbungsgesprch stage, dont go in with a fly by the seat of your pants attitude. Do your research and come up with some questions the interviewer is likely to ask. Then find a trusted friend or family member- preferably someone with experience as hiring manager- toandrang a mock interview and provide honest feedback. It may be a bit awkward at first, and their input may be tough to take, but if it helps you nail the interview, it will be worth the effort.5. Be specificIn both your resume and any interviews, dont be satisfied with clichs and standard phrases. Sure, youre a people person and hard worker, but so is everyone else applying for the job. Provide examples from your career that prove you possess those traits. This will serve dual purposes of giving your potential employers confidence in your abilities a nd providing interesting stories about you that they will remember when theyre trying to decide who to hire.6. Provide a portfolioDo this by adding relevant information to astrong but simple personal website, but alsoconsider bringing printed materials to an interview. The average person will bring a business card or a copy of their resume to an interviewa stand-out candidate will bring a portfolio folderthat includes their cover letter, resume, printed recommendations, and examples of past work, if relevant, says an article from The Balance Careers. Although it takes some extra time to print and organize these materials, you might be surprised at how far it can get you in the interview process.7. Track your effortsIf your job hunt lasts for weeks or even months, you may start to forget when you applied for which positions. This can be detrimental, especially if it leads to missed deadlines or opportunities. An article from CareerCast sayscareful tracking can help you rememberto sen d thank-you notes or follow-up questions to potential employers at the right times. Another great byproduct of tracking your efforts is the ability to create an audit trail of interactions you had along the way for each opportunity, the article says. That could help considerably the next time youre looking for a job.8. Stay positive and be patientIts a clich, but its also truelooking for a job is usually a marathon, not a sprint. As you start the process, expect it to take longer than you would like. Be patient with yourself and with the companies that receive your applications. Dont let an apparent lack of progress get you down. Positive people make a much better impression than woe is me types when it comes to interview time. Remember that, and keep on smiling.There is no silver bullet to ensure job search success, but if you follow these eight best practices, you should put yourself in an ideal position to land the gig thats right for you. Learn, practice, and perfect these skill s, and youll find that youre as much of an expert at seeking a position as you are at completing the tasks of the job you love.This article originally appeared on Flexjobs.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

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