There are only so few reasons why you find it difficult to get a job
1) Your skills are not specialized, and there are thousands of others with exactly the same skillset, all looking for a job
2) Your salary expectations are off the scale - You are asking way higher than the average in your field or position
3) Your Industry is Dying - Your skills are obsolete
4) You are old - a lot younger people are competing for your job position, and asking a lot less
5) The job has a preference for youth - front liners, and you have passed that eligibility age
6) There is a freakin recession and generally the entire economy is laying off people
Life is a really tough battleground... for those who have jobs and become too complacent with the present comfort... , you will eventually be dislodged from your seat by some of the reasons above
Actually, even for those holding on to their jobs, the work-life situation is dire...
You get overworked, finger pointed, humiliated, wrongly accused, treated with disrespect, overshadowed ...
All the problems that weigh heavily on the employed, there is really little joy going from unemployed to employed... although it addresses the bare necessities ..
I guess there really is one ultimate solution (besides committing suicide ) to address both problems - of employment, and unemployment
and that is to be running your own business...
Easier said than done , which is what most of you will be saying .. which you are by no means wrong
However, being a winner always require these characteristics
1) You have to be smart ( note that I am not referring to any academic paper qualifications here )
Smart means, able to observe the environment and react accordingly to your benefit....
You have to be able to know what are the possibilities for your next move, and sort them to which to prioritize
I will give you an example:
I am now jobless. I have stuff to pay for. I have tried applying for jobs, but no results.
What normal people do:
Send in existing resume to jobstreet,
Send in existing resume to paper advertisements,
Send in existing resume to headhunters..
What a smart person will do:
Understand what each job requirement is really asking for, by understanding the company business..
Customize each of your resume to fit that expectation
Don't include stuff that will give them doubts..
Just add fuel to the fire..
Make sure to print your cv on a different type of paper (to stand out)
Send your cv via a better quality envelop (to stand out)
or Hand Deliver your application, dress smartly.
Be sure to talk to the HR manager if possible, and be remembered.
Do a follow up call, try to arrange an interview..
2) Get friends to recommend you for positions in their company
If it comes down to it, offer them some incentive if they can get you in
3) Soup up your Resume, to make sure it looks different from the rest ... attach charts, graphs, stuff that will give a wow factor
If possible, try calling to speak to the Hiring Manager, and ask to come by to deliver.
It creates a stronger impression, then do follow up calls
If you are desperate, you cannot do the easy stuff, what everyone else is doing. It's just a waste of time.
If all that fails, work on some quick business ideas for quick income.
Forget about building a website, marketing, etc. It's just too lengthy.
Use existing popular websites - Mudah, Lelong..
Do bogus posting, see what sort of items and what sort of prices evokes a buyer response...
Then go out, source for such products cheaper than the market asking price..
Open a store, be a specialist in your area to be recognize as a specialist in your field..
Also, lower all commitments immediately
- Cut off non essential bills, services..., you need to conserve as much money as possible
Have a car ? Sign up for Uber Malaysia. They are taking in drivers, freelance.
Life is really tough... never get complacent, even if your situation is 'ok' for now..
This post has been edited by addedworth: May 27 2015, 05:06 PM
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