Posted under Career Planning on December 31st, 2007
One of the many frustrations I encounter with candidates is the over-emphasis on resumes. Many candidates approach the resume as the “holy grail” of job search – the “silver bullet” of employment woes. Skill assessment, identifying interests and strengths, employment histories, are viewed as time-wasters until the “real” work of writing the resume begins.
With the advent of a new year, many people take stock of life situations, including employment, and find them lacking in some respect. Jennifer Remling, a former recruiter, is touring the country interviewing people who have successfully made career changes. Her statement today on the MSNBC site:
“If you don’t stop and take time to ask yourself why I’m unhappy — if it’s the actual job, the company, the day to day activities — then you end up in a vicious cycle … always moving from job to job searching for greener pastures but you just end up on different grass.”
Isn’t our life’s work important enough to garner some time and attention? Especially when you look at it in terms of hours: If we are all going to spend 2000-3000 hours at work this year, what is a couple hours spent identifying what makes us happy?
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