Tag: #Losing your job

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CV preparedness in a downturn – don’t worry you can still achieve your goals.

Regrettably, lost your job during this current pandemic. That dream job you craved has now gone, or coldly taken away. All I would immediately say is don’t despair as you are not alone. These are undoubtedly sad and challenging times, but try to maintain your positive aura, and avoid feelings of despondency. Most of all, ensure that your CV is ready to go. Don’t wait until the downturn to take hold, prepare and up-to-date your working copy of your CV that can be tweaked or adapted when the need arises.

No job, no furlough, no recruitment, no opportunities, there are many who fall into this position at the moment, so remember that you are not alone. The current situation is not of your doing, nor can this momentous change last forever. It will be how we embrace the middle ground, and ready ourselves for next venture that will help us. Remember out of an economic downturn new opportunities will arise and ideas that could ultimately suit your own skill set in pastures new. That said, set against a background of closures and business administrations it is hard to see when your income stream will arrive, you still have bills to pay and this can become an immense worry, particularly if your savings are limited. (Let people know early if things are going to be difficult, avoid the ostrich syndrome with your head deep in the sand, communicate effectively so that plans can be put in place)

Tell yourself that I am the best at what I do., I can and I will succeed. There will be numerous people chasing a small job supply. So ensure that your CV stands out from the crowd, and has been tailored to your strengths. Don’t allow a gap in your CV to become a problem, as there are many in the same situation, and continuity will not be possible if the vacancies are not there to be filled, and anyway you have the answers.

Be yourself, be proud, focus on your goals, know your subject and most of present yourself with confidence. If you keep trying you will succeed. Although difficult as we all have emotions, please don’t take rejection heart, accept that opening wasn’t for you. Also keep pursing opportunities, don’t wait for application responses.

You can do it. But foremost get that CV updated before you relax.

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Which ocean are you focused on?

Last week I bumped into an old colleague who was previously a member of the Board of a local charity that I support as a Trustee. Himself, a retired school teacher, but now a counselor and active Life Coach. He asked “How I was doing, and whether I had got back into work?” During our conversation he said that I ought to read a book on on ‘Red Ocean, Blue Ocean’ strategy, which could help me to rediscover myself.

Generally, the premise of the strategy is as follows:

“Red oceans represent all the industries in existence today – the known market space. …Blue oceans, in contrast, denote all the industries not in existence today – the unknown market space, untainted by competition. In blue oceans, demand is created rather than fought over.

Original Author: W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne”

However, this can equally be applied to our working environment and education. This might offer a source of positive outlet and realization during this current Worldwide pandemic. We can all say in hindsight that I wish I had invested in Bitcoin in 2010 buying $1000 at 0.08 per BTC (valued in 2020 at approximately $8,800 per BTC), or I wish I had won the lottery, as then money would not be an issue. In reality 99% of us are in the what next chapter, and hope that it is not me being made redundant next week.

So what I need to review is how do I get from the here using my transferable skill-set, identify new opportunity and the work sectors of tomorrow. Having foresight and self- belief, along with confidence, are going to be key attributes in moving from the ‘red to the blue’. Indeed, we have to decide whether we a risk taker, or are we risk adverse, which will without doubt influence our ability succeed a successful transition.

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