3 Tips for Getting What You Want in the New Year
Hello Dear JobsBlog Readers,
We are rounding out an amazing year of growth, loss, and change in the world of technology. As a part of the people that make up this workforce, I wanted to reflect on 2011 and starting 2012 - another year full of possibilities and products.
As citizens of the high technology world, this is a chance to think about what you will do in the New Year and what part you will play:
1. Recommit yourself to your job. Maybe you have been thinking the grass is greener but are generally happy with your job. Either recommit yourself to your job – doing the best work possible with a positive attitude - or recommit yourself to finding a job that will get you to do your best work with the best possible attitude. Sometimes the grass isn’t always greener and I think as a whole we need to be thankful for what we have been blessed with. This is a trait often forgotten in this world of tumultuous talent change. If you’re not there personally, you can take steps to get there.
2. Keep yourself marketable. Complacency is another thing that is so easy to fall into. As we all know the economy is something that is uncertain. Equip yourself with what you need to be marketable – a class, a programming language, a mentor. You know you’re marketable when you meet the requirements for jobs you are interested in and get job interviews and offers if you choose to take it that far. Don’t let comfort and loads of work block you from taking care of yourself and your future.
3. Choose your attitude – I hinted about this earlier. Your attitude towards life and work – you control it and it controls the outcome of your work, job, and sometimes life. I’m not saying to view the world with rose colored glasses but be aware that you control your happiness. Sometimes keeping up with Joneses and getting to the next level are not what you are really looking for. Reexamine what your top priorities are and reinvest your time, energy, and attitude to those things.
Here’s to a happy and successful New Year and may 2012 bring you and your families’ great joy, hope, and true happiness.
-Eugenia
1 Comment
Allison said:
Great positive advise to start the year!!
Question though: What if what you want is to start a position you've already been offered but hasn't been finalized yet? I ask, because I received a verbal offer for a PFE position 3 months ago, and have had nothing but problems with the v-recruiter(s). To date, my first req was botched, cancelled, and recreated - but no one has contacted me to even re-fill it out! The hiring manager wanted me to start in December, and doesn't seem to be making any better headway. So I've now been out of working, waiting, for 10+ weeks. What can I do to get this going?