Time for some tough love my friends...
Even though you may be unemployed, for whatever reason, doesn't mean you can stop working. Your work just changes.
When people become unemployed there are a lot of emotions, especially if it was not their decision. A lot of people have lost their jobs, and that makes for large hiring pools for the jobs that are out there. That means you have to do a little more work than you may have had to do in the past.
Unfortunately, I see a lot of unemployed professionals doing the bare minimum and even some of the unemployed professionals on CareerScribe do not put in all of their career information. They are not sharing their profile with potential employers. Instead, they are falling into the same rut as most professionals.
You have the tools to win!
There's only so much other people can do for you. What you need to do is document your career. Brag about yourself. Think of all the great things you've done in your career and how much you helped those companies you worked with, even though those thoughts may make you a little angry right now. :)
The funny thing I've seen is the some of the more successful people who have great jobs have the best CareerScribe profiles. Do you think this is a coincidence? I don't.
So really, when I see CareerScribe profiles of people who need jobs because they are unemployed and they are only at 50%, I would hope that would serve as a motivator. Get out there, populate those career profiles and share them!!! You're more than a resume. Show more.
And...tough love is still love.
Even though you may be unemployed, for whatever reason, doesn't mean you can stop working. Your work just changes.
When people become unemployed there are a lot of emotions, especially if it was not their decision. A lot of people have lost their jobs, and that makes for large hiring pools for the jobs that are out there. That means you have to do a little more work than you may have had to do in the past.
Unfortunately, I see a lot of unemployed professionals doing the bare minimum and even some of the unemployed professionals on CareerScribe do not put in all of their career information. They are not sharing their profile with potential employers. Instead, they are falling into the same rut as most professionals.
You have the tools to win!
There's only so much other people can do for you. What you need to do is document your career. Brag about yourself. Think of all the great things you've done in your career and how much you helped those companies you worked with, even though those thoughts may make you a little angry right now. :)
The funny thing I've seen is the some of the more successful people who have great jobs have the best CareerScribe profiles. Do you think this is a coincidence? I don't.
So really, when I see CareerScribe profiles of people who need jobs because they are unemployed and they are only at 50%, I would hope that would serve as a motivator. Get out there, populate those career profiles and share them!!! You're more than a resume. Show more.
And...tough love is still love.
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