Comments on: Put Forth Positive Thinking and a Positive Image in Your Job Search http://blog.execsearches.com/2009/07/09/put-forth-positive-thinking-and-a-positive-image-in-your-job-search/ Tips for job seekers and recruiters in the not-for-profit sector. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tamara http://blog.execsearches.com/2009/07/09/put-forth-positive-thinking-and-a-positive-image-in-your-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Tamara Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:50:03 +0000 http://blog.execsearches.com/?p=49#comment-37 Most people remain out of work mainly because they do not look hard enough. Hard enough means a full time job. A full time job is 40 hours a week and that includes the full gamut of job searching. Most people I meet who are over 40, look for a job like they did 10 or 20 years ago and expect to find one again the same way that they used to. New job search skills have to be gained and utilized. The second reason why most people remain unemployed is that they don't know how to articulate their skills and abilities to the employer. Job seekers need to have the attitude of what is in it for the employer, rather than what is in it for "me." Why? Because the job market is literally flooded with job candidates looking for work. Telling an employer what you can do for them will help you to rise above the herd. Most people remain out of work mainly because they do not look hard enough. Hard enough means a full time job. A full time job is 40 hours a week and that includes the full gamut of job searching.

Most people I meet who are over 40, look for a job like they did 10 or 20 years ago and expect to find one again the same way that they used to. New job search skills have to be gained and utilized.

The second reason why most people remain unemployed is that they don’t know how to articulate their skills and abilities to the employer. Job seekers need to have the attitude of what is in it for the employer, rather than what is in it for “me.” Why? Because the job market is literally flooded with job candidates looking for work. Telling an employer what you can do for them will help you to rise above the herd.

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