About Writer As a Licensed Psychologist and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Dr. Bola developed emotional coping strategies and job search skills for a wide range of clients and has served as a recognized Vocational Expert in court. Visit her at: http://www.unemploymentblues.com
Job Seeking Secrets: Time Management There is an old adage that "Looking for a job is harder than working." How true! The rigors of job search are magnified by the turmoil we experience: lack of self-confidence, humiliation, financial pressure, and the undercurrent of emotions that color all we do -- fear, anger, depression, anxiety,... Similar Editorial : Job Seeking Secrets by . | Source : Resume Writing Tips
Job Search Secrets: Containing Anxiety It hangs from the ceiling above your bed while you toss through the night hours. It waits inside the door of every employment office you enter. It dogs your footsteps as you pound the job search pavement. It lounges in an empty chair as you crawl through another desultory interview. It sits on your ... Similar Editorial : Job Search Secrets by renfield. | Source : How to Write a Resume
Employment Issues: The Night Worker In the process of musing about our perennially awake world for my Social Psych blog, I started to think about our present work world and how its operations have changed the lives of millions of workers.I manage a 24/7 emergency crew (mental health). We handle callers from early evening ... Similar Editorial : Home Employment by . | Source : How to Write a Resume
Unemployment Blues: Staying Active Unemployment is depressing: financial pressures stress you out, looking for work is humiliating, and your fragile self-confidence reels under the blows of indifference and rejection.It becomes harder to get up in the morning, to take care of yourself, to be supportive and loving to those... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by renfield. | Source : Resume Formats
Unemployment Blues: Emotional Damage Control Looking for work is a roller-coaster ride: high with elation when you think you've found a great position, low with discouragement when you realize that someone else was offered a job you wanted.Most of the time, you fall somewhere in between, your mood cycling from cautious optimism to... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by . | Source : Sample Resume
Unemployment Blues: Dump Those Tapes Every time something doesn't go quite right (rather frequently for some of us), we start berating ourselves. We can be the soul of courtesy and forgiveness to those we care about and then turn and savage ourselves in the most brutal fashion. How many times have you told yourself: "I'm an absolute... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by . | Source : Resume Writing Advice
Job Search: Accepting Judgment Applying for work is stressful, no matter the circumstances. Even if you are already working, and merely looking to see what else is out there, you still want to be offered the position. If you realize, half way through an interview, that you would be miserable working for this company and you would... Similar Editorial : Job Search Tip by pmegan. | Source : Resume Writing Advice
Job Search Secrets: Make An Organizer None of us ever feel that we are going to be out of work for very long. We jump into looking for work in as many directions as we can think of, confident that we will find a suitable position quickly, and move on with our lives.A few weeks pass and we see that we have been pursuing leads... Similar Editorial : Secrets Of Self by Han Ming . | Source : Professional Resume
Unemployment Blues: Staying Afloat The unemployment checks are running out and there is no potential job in sight. The wolf is knocking at the door and you need to survive.Here are five tips to keep you afloat.1. Ignore your ego and get everyone on board. You hate letting your children see you as less than com... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by renfield. | Source : Resume Templates
Unemployment Blues: Assessing Personal Value A week out of work is a vacation. You can sleep late in the morning, revel in your newly found free time, shop when the stores are empty, and get around to those chores you have been putting off for too long.Three weeks out of work and you are still relaxed. There is a new and better pos... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by renfield. | Source : Resume Templates
Interviewing Skills: How To Present Your Work History Your work history becomes a key focus in a job interview, usually right after the requisite pleasantries of whether you had difficulty finding your way, comments about the traffic and weather, and an offer of coffee or water.As you settle back in your chair, trying to look a lot more rel... Similar Editorial : Job Interviewing by renfield. | Source : Resume Templates
Job Interviewing: Taking Care Of Yourself Looking for work is generally a miserable undertaking. No matter how much education and experience you have, you are in a powerless and vulnerable position.You spend days preparing for an interview, trying to build up your self-confidence, create a relaxed, competent demeanor to disguise... Similar Editorial : Interviewing an Author by Sunil Kumar. | Source : Resume Objectives
Unemployment Blues: Reframing The Pain In addition to the anger and fear generated by job loss, there is the total emotional devastation of being figuratively thrown on a pile of human debris. Regardless of the reason you are no longer working - company losses, relocation, outsourcing - the process hurts!You are being given n... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by renfield. | Source : Resume Objectives
Unemployment Blues: Mourning Your Job Loss To lose a job, for any reason, is to lose something of value. Even work we didn't particularly like meant something to us. It gave us some type of identity, money, sometimes prestige and power. Loss of work leads to a general emotional loss. While it doesn't jolt our world as much as losing a spou... Similar Editorial : Unemployment Blues by renfield. | Source : Resume Objectives
Job Seeking Secrets: Organize Your Attack Looking for work is an energy-devouring ordeal, often leading to running in circles and not getting anywhere. A systematic approach can help you focus on your goal, avoid wasting the energy you need to conserve for interviews and employer contacts, and lower your stress level.Some resour... Similar Editorial : Seeking Initiative and Innovation by Jim McCormick. | Source : Resume Writing Guide
