Yesterday, I had a very interesting experience with a career coach. I had an appointment set with her and got a call at the time. While talking, she immediately noticed my positive attitude and my eagerness to learn – it felt awesome to hear the validation that I am indeed still positive. That these life experiences have not changed my personality and they have not made me a bitter person.
I got some good tips from the career coach on how to approach job applications and what to consider when applying. Apparently every job has over 100 applications and according to her, most of them are just applying for the heck of applying. She spoke with recruiters and 100s of applications yield 2-3 candidates. I found that insane!! Imagine, having to fight through the rubble of 200 applications to get noticed. We also talked about how automated systems have completely changed the way hiring happens. Kinda sad in my opinion!
Have you been through a rough hiring process?
What has made you most nervous about job search?
I would love to hear from you and possibly share some comments.
Thank you to the lady who emailed me yesterday regarding my previous post on layoffs. I totally agree – it is a painful process especially if you have been working at the same place for years! but I was also told that its best to let your emotions take the time to get expressed. DO NOT suppress your emotions – let them flow. If needed, get therapy or medical help but please do not internalize the stress. Stress does some awful things to your body!
Look forward to hearing from you all.
Till then…
your soul sister <3