Mutual of Omaha's 245 foot Tiger stands 14 stories
Today it takes the eyes and prowess of the tiger to find that job. It takes the focus, direction, and attitude to land that position. When a tiger fails to catch a gazelle it looks in another direction and lands a wildebeest. It successfully provides sustenance for itself and its family.
Adjustments
In carving out a career one is accustomed to “ratcheting up” their expectations for that next position. Like the tiger, failure provides the need to “ratchet down” goals for that new position.
The housing market appears to be making a rebound but economists are saying this “Great Recession” could last into 2010 or more. They say the economic world is never going to look the same as it once did. The downturn in the real estate and housing industry is unlike any Arizona has ever seen and will not rebound any time soon.
Attitude
The key to resiliency is thinking in terms of more flexibility and learning to increase options. Attitude is all important. One needs to cultivate optimism in the face of negativity. Psychologist Martin Seligman advocates disputation, “You think of your mind as a courtroom where negative thoughts are instantly put on trial.”
Direction
Numbers of new jobless people are seeing this as an opportunity or gift, “I’m free to do something more meaningful with my life.” Some are moving into the nonprofit sector, others are starting a business, many are returning to college and scores of people are resorting to a “fall back” career where they worked long ago.
Job Fairs
Anybody looking to attend job fairs can look at the side bar link “Job Fairs”. At the Glendale Civic Center on July 14th there is a Health Career Fair and the High-Tech Career Fair. On July 20th Monster.com is hosting a “Military/ Veterans Fair at the Phoenix Marriott. Anyone that’s looked in the want ads has seen the Auto sales industry job fairs held on a regular basis. We’ve all heard Tex Earnhardt’s “That ain’t no Bull” ads but here’s one akin to that from the Midwest. “Who do you know that wants to buy a car?”
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