Dealing With Job Search Depression

Dealing With Job Search Depression Im in Austin today, heading to San Antonio for dinner tonight My Depression Clouds Everything post continues to get comments (342 comments when I wrote this) it has taken on a life of its own, which is kind of depressing in itself (that it even gets any attention makes me sad). I got an email a few weeks ago that said: BTW Depression is sinking in Sad. In my original depression post I dont give solutions so perhaps I can throw out some ideas here. Im not qualified to give medical advice, but here are some Jason Alba ideas on combating depression in a job search: Move on from the job boards. Sure, get on job boards, but set up their agents and then just watch your inbox.   Dont spend much time looking for openings where everyone else is. Set up a nice office. My office was in my bedroom. My bedroom was relatively dark.   How can this be healthy?   Now my JibberJobber office is in a nice dedicated room, with a nice big window.   First thing I do in the morning is to open the blinds and let as much sun in as I can.   I love looking at the sky blue or gray or whatever for me its so much healthier than my dark bedroom! Dont watch TV. Especially the news. Most shows are, well, predictable.   My guilty pleasure is The Office but I watch it on Friday morning on my computer 21 minutes with hardly any commercials.   Im not saying to not watch your favorite show, but dont watch hours and hours and hours and yeah, really.   Jobless people watch that much TV especially while were depressed. Movies are okay, however!   Especially inspirational movies! Finally, the news?   NO.   OFF LIMITS. Get out of the house DAILY. You cannot maintain human sanity unless you are around other humans.   You dont have to talk to them (heaven forbid), but I think its good to be around other humans.   Dont like that?   Go outside and be one with nature, or sit on your patio and soak up the sun just get a change of venue. Exercise DAILY. I barely moved for months, which was not good for my joints or back.   From bed to Lazy Boy (sp?) chair my body went to pot, and I think Im still paying the price for being so sedentary.   Want easy?   (a)   Figure out a one mile walking route and do it daily (it should take about 20 minutes).   (b) Do some pushups.   Even girl pushups count ?? (c) Do some crunches.   (d) Calf raises and/or squats.   Do this regularly. Write. I found writing very therapeutic.   Start a blog, or start a journal, or buy a ream of paper.   Use writing as a place to reflect on your life, where you want to go, etc.   Do visualization exercises.   Its powerful. Read inspirational stuff. I cherish reading the autobiography of Hellen Keller, or Randy Pauschs The Last Lecture.   These books helped ground me.   I love a good Grisham novel, and I LOVE to read Inc Magazine.   There are certain scriptures that really hit home.   Find something inspirational and read it.   Read good, healthy stuff regularly. Volunteer. Volunteering is just plain good. I tried two places, got reject both times, and gave up.   I should have been more creative.   Find places where you can keep your skills sharp, or contribute to the good of humanity. HELP SOMEONE. Usually when they say volunteer in a job search I think about volunteering in a business setting.   Do that.   Beyond that, find someone who you can help in some way, big or small.   You can do it anonymously, or they can know, but when you HELP SOMEONE you feel so good!   So good!   Careful, you might become addicted to helping people! _________. What do you suggest?   The first nine are simply albaisms share your -ism with us! (since Im not close to a computer the comments might not get through until I approve them (that is only true for people who have never commented before). Dealing With Job Search Depression Im in Austin today, heading to San Antonio for dinner tonight My Depression Clouds Everything post continues to get comments (342 comments when I wrote this) it has taken on a life of its own, which is kind of depressing in itself (that it even gets any attention makes me sad). I got an email a few weeks ago that said: BTW Depression is sinking in Sad. In my original depression post I dont give solutions so perhaps I can throw out some ideas here. Im not qualified to give medical advice, but here are some Jason Alba ideas on combating depression in a job search: Move on from the job boards. Sure, get on job boards, but set up their agents and then just watch your inbox.   Dont spend much time looking for openings where everyone else is. Set up a nice office. My office was in my bedroom. My bedroom was relatively dark.   How can this be healthy?   Now my JibberJobber office is in a nice dedicated room, with a nice big window.   First thing I do in the morning is to open the blinds and let as much sun in as I can.   I love looking at the sky blue or gray or whatever for me its so much healthier than my dark bedroom! Dont watch TV. Especially the news. Most shows are, well, predictable.   My guilty pleasure is The Office but I watch it on Friday morning on my computer 21 minutes with hardly any commercials.   Im not saying to not watch your favorite show, but dont watch hours and hours and hours and yeah, really.   Jobless people watch that much TV especially while were depressed. Movies are okay, however!   Especially inspirational movies! Finally, the news?   NO.   OFF LIMITS. Get out of the house DAILY. You cannot maintain human sanity unless you are around other humans.   You dont have to talk to them (heaven forbid), but I think its good to be around other humans.   Dont like that?   Go outside and be one with nature, or sit on your patio and soak up the sun just get a change of venue. Exercise DAILY. I barely moved for months, which was not good for my joints or back.   From bed to Lazy Boy (sp?) chair my body went to pot, and I think Im still paying the price for being so sedentary.   Want easy?   (a)   Figure out a one mile walking route and do it daily (it should take about 20 minutes).   (b) Do some pushups.   Even girl pushups count ?? (c) Do some crunches.   (d) Calf raises and/or squats.   Do this regularly. Write. I found writing very therapeutic.   Start a blog, or start a journal, or buy a ream of paper.   Use writing as a place to reflect on your life, where you want to go, etc.   Do visualization exercises.   Its powerful. Read inspirational stuff. I cherish reading the autobiography of Hellen Keller, or Randy Pauschs The Last Lecture.   These books helped ground me.   I love a good Grisham novel, and I LOVE to read Inc Magazine.   There are certain scriptures that really hit home.   Find something inspirational and read it.   Read good, healthy stuff regularly. Volunteer. Volunteering is just plain good. I tried two places, got reject both times, and gave up.   I should have been more creative.   Find places where you can keep your skills sharp, or contribute to the good of humanity. HELP SOMEONE. Usually when they say volunteer in a job search I think about volunteering in a business setting.   Do that.   Beyond that, find someone who you can help in some way, big or small.   You can do it anonymously, or they can know, but when you HELP SOMEONE you feel so good!   So good!   Careful, you might become addicted to helping people! _________. What do you suggest?   The first nine are simply albaisms share your -ism with us! (since Im not close to a computer the comments might not get through until I approve them (that is only true for people who have never commented before). Dealing With Job Search Depression Im in Austin today, heading to San Antonio for dinner tonight My Depression Clouds Everything post continues to get comments (342 comments when I wrote this) it has taken on a life of its own, which is kind of depressing in itself (that it even gets any attention makes me sad). I got an email a few weeks ago that said: BTW Depression is sinking in Sad. In my original depression post I dont give solutions so perhaps I can throw out some ideas here. Im not qualified to give medical advice, but here are some Jason Alba ideas on combating depression in a job search: Move on from the job boards. Sure, get on job boards, but set up their agents and then just watch your inbox.   Dont spend much time looking for openings where everyone else is. Set up a nice office. My office was in my bedroom. My bedroom was relatively dark.   How can this be healthy?   Now my JibberJobber office is in a nice dedicated room, with a nice big window.   First thing I do in the morning is to open the blinds and let as much sun in as I can.   I love looking at the sky blue or gray or whatever for me its so much healthier than my dark bedroom! Dont watch TV. Especially the news. Most shows are, well, predictable.   My guilty pleasure is The Office but I watch it on Friday morning on my computer 21 minutes with hardly any commercials.   Im not saying to not watch your favorite show, but dont watch hours and hours and hours and yeah, really.   Jobless people watch that much TV especially while were depressed. Movies are okay, however!   Especially inspirational movies! Finally, the news?   NO.   OFF LIMITS. Get out of the house DAILY. You cannot maintain human sanity unless you are around other humans.   You dont have to talk to them (heaven forbid), but I think its good to be around other humans.   Dont like that?   Go outside and be one with nature, or sit on your patio and soak up the sun just get a change of venue. Exercise DAILY. I barely moved for months, which was not good for my joints or back.   From bed to Lazy Boy (sp?) chair my body went to pot, and I think Im still paying the price for being so sedentary.   Want easy?   (a)   Figure out a one mile walking route and do it daily (it should take about 20 minutes).   (b) Do some pushups.   Even girl pushups count ?? (c) Do some crunches.   (d) Calf raises and/or squats.   Do this regularly. Write. I found writing very therapeutic.   Start a blog, or start a journal, or buy a ream of paper.   Use writing as a place to reflect on your life, where you want to go, etc.   Do visualization exercises.   Its powerful. Read inspirational stuff. I cherish reading the autobiography of Hellen Keller, or Randy Pauschs The Last Lecture.   These books helped ground me.   I love a good Grisham novel, and I LOVE to read Inc Magazine.   There are certain scriptures that really hit home.   Find something inspirational and read it.   Read good, healthy stuff regularly. Volunteer. Volunteering is just plain good. I tried two places, got reject both times, and gave up.   I should have been more creative.   Find places where you can keep your skills sharp, or contribute to the good of humanity. HELP SOMEONE. Usually when they say volunteer in a job search I think about volunteering in a business setting.   Do that.   Beyond that, find someone who you can help in some way, big or small.   You can do it anonymously, or they can know, but when you HELP SOMEONE you feel so good!   So good!   Careful, you might become addicted to helping people! _________. What do you suggest?   The first nine are simply albaisms share your -ism with us! (since Im not close to a computer the comments might not get through until I approve them (that is only true for people who have never commented before).

When You Should Say YES! to the Counteroffer - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

When You Should Say YES! to the Counteroffer - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career You have been on the interviews, the hiring company has done its due diligence on you, you have done your due diligence on the company and the job offer is made! You like what you see in the offer, you have discussed it with your family and friends and you accept. Over the next week or so you schedule your drug test and your new company does the background check. Everything comes back “clean” and you are given the green light. You now take a deep breath and go in to resign. • 10% of the time, your boss will say, “Congratulations. We hate to lose you but wish you the best.” • 10% of the time you’ll be ostracized: “Go on, get out of here. How can you do that after all we have done for you?” • 80% of the time you will be hit by your boss with something like, “You haven’t told anyone yet have you?” “No,” you reply. “Good,” your current boss says, “then don’t yet. I will get back to you shortly.” Later that day or the next your boss tells you, “You have a lot of promise here. You have a future. You have worked too hard to let it go now. Your next promotion is just right around the corner. Your next pay raise is right around the corner.” OR, you may be told, “We hadn’t announced it yet, but you are scheduled for a promotion (and/or pay raise) at the end of the month.” What is happening here? The company realizes they can’t lose youTODAY! They need to keep you until they can find your replacement. In other words, 80% of the time that you are made a counteroffer, it is because the company wants you to leave on its terms, not on yours. They need to keep you, but only temporarily. The counteroffer is for the company’s convenience, not yours. At this point you really should ask yourself why you were looking in the first place. As a “headhunter” who is in the job marketplace each and every business day, I have found the following to be the TOP reasons why professionals like you are open to new opportunities: • Better work/life balance • Better opportunities for career advancement • Work that is more challenging or the opportunity for  more authority/responsibility • Better fit (skill sets, culture, boss, etc.) • Geographic locale reasons • Increased compensation So what is going to change if you stay? Anything? You see, the only time you should seriously consider accepting a counteroffer is if it is what I call a “scouting counteroffer.” The Army has a unit called the Scout Platoon. The purpose of this platoon is to be out front to gather information and conduct reconnaissance on the lay of the land, the situation, etc. So a “scouting counteroffer” is when you go to your boss, have a sit down, analyze the lay of the land and see what, if anything, can be changed to improve your situation. This is done, however, before you ever go on the first job interview because once you threaten to quit, you will forever be branded a “traitor” and your loyalty will always be in question. If you have a professional discussion with your company and boss and things are changed, you are working for a company that truly respects you and wants to keep you. If things don’t change, then it is truly time to move on and accepting a counteroffer after you resign is like dancing in a mine field. Even if you, the boss and the company work things out, you still might consider asking this one additional question: Why did you have to resign to get the things done you needed to get done?” (Increased pay, increased responsibility, great challenge, etc.) So, the only time to say YES to a counteroffer is when it is a “scouting counteroffer.” Never say YES to the “resignation counteroffer.” Remember, once trust is broken, rarely, if ever, can it be restored. Your loyalty quite likely will always be in question as long as you stay with your current company, and your professional brand can easily be irrevocably tarnished. __________________________________________ This blog is a condensed and modified version of job-hunting information featured in Skips next book in the Headhunter Hiring Secrets Series of Career Development/Management Publications,  Career Stalled? How to Get YOUR Career Back in HIGH Gear and the Land The Job You DeserveYour DREAM JOB!  Publication is scheduled for early fall 2014. Going on a job interview soon (or know someone who is)? Download Skips FREE publication entitled,  How to ACE the Job Interview!,  by clicking here.

5 Tips To Bring Your Best Self To Work Every Day

5 Tips To Bring Your Best Self To Work Every Day Do you ever get the sense you are just going through the motions at work? The term burned out has a basis in reality. It happens to people who go to work everyday, do whats necessary to get the job done and just never seem to feel good about their accomplishments. The truth is you owe it to your company, boss and yourself to be the best you can be when you sit down to do your job. If that seems to be a tall task at this moment, you might want to take a gander at the following five tips you can follow to bring your best self back to life. Take a Vacation How many times have you gone on a vacation, only to return as stressed as when you left? Theres actually an art to strategically taking vacation. Your employer has allotted you vacation time because they realize everyone needs a little time away from the office to be motivated to come back to being highly productive. The next time you are feeling burned out, you should tell the boss now is the time to hit the road and get a little relief from the stress of everyday life. Find Time for Rest If you find yourself neglecting your needs, maybe you should consider finding a little me time. Me time refers to time you can set aside to do the things you truly enjoy. Far too often, people neglect themselves. They work too hard and play too little. A small but important step you can take to separate from work and get more rest is to leave your phone in a different room when you go to sleep. Having a tech-free bedroom helps you get a better nights rest. Live a Healthier Lifestyle If you find yourself dragging into work everyday, it might be what you’re doing outside of the office every day that’s causing how you feel at work. The best cure for feeling sluggish, which stands to affect you drive at work, is to change your lifestyle a little. Focus on things like what you eat and how you’re exercising. Some changes you can make are finding more time for yourself to rest get exercise regularly eating better Mind Over Matter At times, everyone is guilty of underestimating themselves. The reality is everyone has a little extra in the tank if they know where to find it. The next time you feel like calling in sick and pulling the covers over your head, you go looking for that extra gas. The pride you will feel by applying your mind over matter will likely create the extra fuel you need to take a big step forward at work. Learn to Control Your Emotions A lot of people have a tendency to see the glass half empty when in fact its half full. It really is matter of getting too emotional and overreacting to things that really dont matter that much. If you can learn to control your emotions, youll likely find yourself operating at a more even level. The best you can be is the person who is always on top of things because they cant be shaken. Dont fret feeling a bit out of sorts. It happens to everyone. If it motivates you to make changes, you should know the most successful people are the ones who know how to keep things light and get things moving in the right direction.   Your best self is as close as making a few powerful changes!

Positioning Your Personal Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Positioning Your Personal Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Having taken on this new role of blogging on the Personal Branding Blog (thank you again Dan for the opportunity!), I naturally have been looking at many of the other personal brands that are out there. A few names come to mind very quickly when you think about strong personal brands: Robert Scoble, Guy Kawasaki, Steve Jobs (the only non blogger), Jonathan Schwartz, Gary Vanynerchuk. Seems to me when you think of these individuals you also think of some attribute(s) about each of them. Essentially that’s the position they occupy in your mind whenever you think of them. Take Robert Scoble for example â€" I think blogging, I think Microsoft, and I think Video. So what does your Personal Brand stand for? But as I review them I also do a review of my own personal brand and where I want to drive my own brand. Early on I purposely chose Buzz Marketing but decided to niche-ify it with applying it only to Technology â€" hence my blog Buzz Marketing for Technology was born. I went from wide to narrow. Is it too narrow? Ask Gary Vanynerchuk and he would say no â€" “I don’t care how small your niche is … find what you want to do every day and DO THAT! (see Garys Web 2.0 Expo video ) Is your brand growth oriented or more of a value play? Buzz Marketing is more growth than value and I am sure you would prefer more value in this economy. Recently, I got a call from a good friend who just got laid off and I did a quick review with him of his personal brand. He is a consultant that does cost reduction efforts. Great but in what industries, in what parts of the company I asked him â€" where won’t you provide those services? What economic value were you able to create with those services â€" was it growth, customer intimacy or just cost reduction? Either way you craft your brand I believe you need to continually refine it, keep these things in mind and test. Prune your brand every 6 months and be sure to have a clear objective (see last post on How to create a Personal Brand by becoming a Thought Leader ) 5 Tests for your Personal Brand Is your brand objective still relevant? Do you need to re-articulate it? Is your brand a growth or value brand? Should you shift direction? Is your brand wide or narrow? Should you narrow /widen it more? What industries won’t your brand play in? Should you include/exclude more? Where in the company won’t your brand play? Should you include/exclude more? Author: Paul Dunay is the Global Director of Integrated Marketing for BearingPoint a Management and Technology Consulting firm and author of the blog Buzz Marketing for Technology.

Unpaid freelancers site incurs righteous anger from entire world - Debut

Unpaid freelancers site incurs righteous anger from entire world - Debut Ohoho, this ones a doozy. So a new web community for freelancers called Freesist announced themselves to the world yersterday #freelancers Join the revolution. Join @freesist . Sign up to our pilot at https://t.co/drLV6rt376 â€" Freesist (@freesist) 4 December 2016 Revolution! Yeah! That all sounds fine and dandy. Until you see their selling point is, which is pretty much the polar opposite of revolution. Heres whats written in their Twitter bio: Freesist lets you find freelancers willing to work for free. Wait, what?! So essentially, this is a site for people to use to hire freelancers and not fairly compensate them for their hard work. Naturally, this struck a chord with a lot of people who have mortgages, bills, ethics, souls etc. and they werent happy. Here are just some of many valid concerns they had about this idea. We like this guy. Pay your writers, people! @freesist this abysmal idea will fail, and I wont rest until it does. Writers are already paid shit-all. Disgusting attempt. â€" Ian Morris (@IanMorris78) 5 December 2016 The cheekiest part is SOMEBODY ALREADY TRIED THIS ONCE. @NaomiGabPhoto @freelancerclub I remember this one, now defunct: https://t.co/VnxpizNWKS â€" Ian Morris (@IanMorris78) 5 December 2016 Shes right you know. @freesist Go f*ck yourself. There’s another word for what you’re doing. It’s called Slave Labour. â€" Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) 5 December 2016 Which makes this whole revolution thing an interesting choice of language @freesist this sounds like quite a shit revolution â€" helena horton (@horton_official) 5 December 2016 Not to mention it devalues everyones skills @freesist yeah, Ill just take these skills Ive built up over a decade, that pay my bills, and give away my time. â€" Glitcher (@G1itcher) 5 December 2016 Its a fair question @freesist Have supermarkets signed up to your fab idea? Cos if Im expected to #workforfree Im gonna need free food. #Freesist â€" Laura Marcus (@MissLauraMarcus) 5 December 2016 This is how Freesist tried to justify it We all want things for free! NO? why not sharing? give a free gig and receive another from others! @freesist â€" Freesist (@freesist) 4 December 2016 But that was soon shot down too @freesist how are you going to enforce this sharing? â€" Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia) 5 December 2016 This pretty much sums up the rest of the comments. @freesist Delete your account â€" Bjørn Thomassen (@bjornthomassen) 5 December 2016 Guys, guys, guys. Weve been over this. Never sell yourself short. Perks, incentives and skill swapping is one thing, but when it comes to keeping the lights on even just treating yourself for your hard work money, it seems, is everything. The way youre rewarding for all the learning and hard work youve done should be up to you. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY Download the Debut app and  get Talent-Spotted by amazing graduate employers! Connect with Debut on Facebook and Twitter

Helping Your Network to Help You (Find A Job) - CareerAlley

Helping Your Network to Help You (Find A Job) - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Its all about people. Its about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges. Mike Davidson, Olympic Swimmer Author Byline: Jessica Holbrook Hernandez is an expert resume writer, career and personal branding strategist, author, and presenter. Author Website: http://www.greatresumesfast.com Remember the infamous scene in Jerry McGuire where Tom Cruise is standing in a locker room, begging Cuba Gooding Jr. to stop shooting his own career in the foot? You know the line: Help me help you! Many of us have family and friends who dont really understand what we do for a living. I personally have a cousin who cant explain her own husbands job. We often recognize that those around us dont really appreciate our professions, but in some cases it seems easier to just let them say Oh, he does computer stuff, or Shes some kind of an accountant. However, not explaining what you do to those closest to you can come back to bite you when it comes time to search for a job. Lets say youre a Web designer and your aunt lovingly refers to you as a computer guy. Your aunt may also know that her next door neighbor is a computer guy. Suppose that, in trying to help you out, she badgers her neighbor and finally convinces him to talk to you about a job. Its very nice of her to be looking out for you; but unfortunately, if the neighbor runs a company that manufactures microchips for cell phones, this contact might turn out to be a waste of everyones time and energy. If youre looking to transition your career into a different field or different type of company, you need to be particularly proactive about letting your network know what youre looking for. The same is true if youve been using your degree to work in a company known for something else. For instance, if youre an accountant who works for the local hospital system, your contacts need to be clear that youre looking for accounting positions and not medical ones. Communication is the key to helping your network help you with your job search. Letting your contacts and references know specifically what youre looking for will optimize the chances of their connecting you to something useful. As your job search progresses, you can send your contacts e-mail updates about places youve applied or interviewed. That will help them mentally connect the dots about the types of positions youre targeting. It may feel awkward to regularly remind your network that youre still looking, but its much less embarrassing than having to get yourself out of a situation that a well-meaning contact never should have gotten you into! Article courtesy of the Recruiting Blogswap, a content exchange service sponsored by CollegeRecruiter.com, a leading site for college students looking for internships and recent graduates searching for entry level jobs and other career opportunities. What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to find the opportunities that help you grow your best career. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search

Charity Resume Writing Boston MA

Charity Resume Writing Boston MADid you know that you can apply your knowledge of charity resume writing Boston MA to landing a job in the charity sector? A lot of people think that if they want to be hired, then they have to come from a position with a non-profit. This is not always the case though.Do you know what the leading private organizations in the charity sectors are doing? Do you know what the most successful and most innovative charities are doing? Do you know where these nonprofits work? Of course you do, and you can apply your knowledge of charity resume writing Boston MA to get a good job with one of these organizations.You see, the majority of the leading non-profit organizations are involved in charity or charitable giving. This means that they want to give something back to the community. They know that this is a great way to motivate people to get out of poverty. Some of these organizations go so far as to help clean up a local community after an earthquake or flood , so that people who were displaced from their homes can be able to get their lives back together. It is amazing how far these organizations will go to help.But, it doesn't end there; an effective charity resume also has to be a convincing one. What's so great about being a charity volunteer is that you are given the opportunity to help people. You get to work alongside people who are just like you, working hard for the same goal. You get to learn the skills that you need to make a great impression on potential employers.When it comes to determining what it takes to get a job, many think that all they have to do is get your degree and experience. That's not always the case. Many people go into a job without any training or prior experience, but as soon as they leave, they are completely overwhelmed. They look for an opportunity to learn as much as possible about their new employer. If you can provide a chance for these individuals to do this, then you have something very valuable to offer.Of course, charity resume writing Boston MA has to be simple. The more information you can put on the first page of your resume, the more likely you are to get an interview. But, don't get too overbearing when it comes to answering the phone or trying to make a good impression on someone in person. Remember, you are trying to get them to give you an interview.Career fairs can be a good way to get interviews, but if you have no prior experience or training, you might have to do some convincing. Often, you have to prove that you can be trusted with information, and that you have enough personality to be a good employee. You don't want to come across as too pushy though, because there is nothing worse than a person who is desperate to get hired.Going into a charity position without a lot of experience or education is a huge mistake. By putting in the time and effort to learn as much as you can, you will come out of it a much stronger candidate.