Companies are beginning to hire again.
Between November 2009 and November 2010, the total number of job openings rose 32%, according to the Labor Department.
Lots of people are out there looking for jobs. People who are unhappy with their jobs but were afraid to leave as well as the unemployed.
Between December 2009 and December 2010, recruiters saw a 17% increase in applications per opening, according to the Corporate Executive Board.
Job boards and job postings generating thousands of unqualified applicants are being replaced by focused recruiting and increased use of social networking sites.
A recent WSJ article stated, "nearly 80% of respondents said they plan to increase their use of job-board alternative methods this year, such as employee referrals and other websites like Facebook or LinkedIn".
What do you want now? What is your perfect position? What five to ten companies might have that position?
Be Ready for Action.
Get your resume current. Does it reflect the value you bring to an organization? Is your resume aligned with where you want to go rather than only where you've been?
Check out your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles. Are the keywords you're using reflective of what you want now as well as what you offer to your current or future employer? Are your posts consistent with your professional image?
Continually nurture your personal brand.
It's much easier to take advantage of trends and opportunities if you're not feeling alone or overwhelmed.
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What exactly do we mean by INTENTION? The working definition is "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions". "The Act of Making a Choice" In other words, to have in mind a purpose or a plan to direct the mind and to focus our aim.
Lacking intention, we sometimes stray without meaning or direction. But with it, all the forces of the universe can align to make even the most impossible, possible.
Where is your focus in your life or at work right now? Are you focused on what you want -- your possibilities, opportunities? Or on what’s wrong--your problems, limitations, constraints?
What do you want for yourself and your career? Both now and into the future.
My intention is to transform the conversation around the career of your dreams from fear and doubt, to hope and possibility. Consistent actions and results will follow!
Highly effective people invest little energy on their existing problem situations. Instead, they focus their attention and energy on their desired outcome or on what they want instead of their problems. They consistently see opportunities where others don't and get through and around obstacles that may stop moderately successful individuals.
A key reason for their ability to do this is that they direct their attention and see the world from what they want and align their energy and resources toward getting that. This is one of the most important organizing processes you can learn.
And it can be learned.
Begin by asking yourself or others questions which direct your mind, attention, and energy from a set of obstacles to a set of choices.
Given the unknowns and sometimes craziness of life, there’s never been a more important time to have clarity and excitement about what you want and where you're going. Setting your intention is the first step.
When should you set an intention? How about every day? Even many times a day? Your intention could be to work less and make more, or to find a new career that you are passionate about. It could be to get healthy and physically fit, or to spend more quality time with loved ones or alone.
What is your intention? Are you satisfied going to work every day at a job you hate? Isn't it time that you began doing the work that makes you want to get out of bed every morning, excited and ready to go?
A week into the New Year, only 1 of 4 people are maintaining their New Years resolutions. That's a pretty high fail rate in only a week.
What are the problems that make it so difficult to keep those New Years resolutions and get the results that we thought we wanted only a week earlier?
Here are a few of the most common problems along with some suggested solutions that can help those resolutions stick.
As you create the vision, take the time to close your eyes and see what a day in the life is like already having your goal. What will have changed? Notice any changes that do not resonate with your values and update your vision.
As you envision what a day in your life is like, having already achieved the resolution, notice what steps you took that were most productive in creating your goal. Use those insights as you develop your plan.
What are some problems you've experienced or are experiencing? What creative solutions have helped you around your obstacles?