Introvert

Career Blahs

Did I ever tell you (you as in “all you millions of imaginary blog readers existing in spacetime”) that I was/am a career counselor?

Well, that’s as good an intro as I can come up with to introduce this exchange of emails:

Here’s the question: I am a graduate and searching for job for a year…being at home i have become so lazy that i feel to much tired and rejected always…i want to overcome this and become what i want…please help with some advise or something to avoid this.

And here’s my cliche, er, answer:

A lot of my ideas may seem like clichés, but here goes anyway. First, action begets action - the more you sit around the more tired you’re going to feel.

Volunteer somewhere - at a hospital or clinic or homeless feeding station. You must have something regularly scheduled to give you a sense of purpose and a reason to get out of bed.

Second, instead of “searching for a job” work on building a referral network - go to friends, neighbors, associates with your resume. Instead of asking for a job, say “I’m trying to determine my best course and I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to give me your advice and any information you might have.”

Everybody loves to give advice, ask them if they know anyone else you could speak with and contact those individuals as well. This approach to job hunting is a job in itself and attitude is EVERYTHING. But if you keep this up, sooner or later someone will connect you with the right person or company with the right job for you.

Best wishes,

Hal Warfield

Of course, then the question comes up, “what’s an introvert doing counseling others on their careers?” Remember that Introverted doesn’t mean anti-social; it means we draw our strength and find renewal by turning inward rather than outward.