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Welcome to "Great Tips for Jobseekers!" Issue Six
It's September, typically the time when the job market begins to pick
up so as you come back from holiday you may well be feeling ready for
a change of job or even career. If so, read on. Don't forget to
invite your friends to subscribe to "Great Tips….!
In this issue
* Working abroad (or in the UK if you're from outside Europe)
* Keeping motivated during your job search
* Redundancy
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Working Abroad
I'm often asked for help with working abroad. These requests often
come from non-EU citizens wishing to work in the UK but I'm also
asked for advice about working in the US and in the southern
hemisphere.
The rules about working abroad are complex and I can't go into detail
here. The basic thing to know is that without an automatic right to
work (i.e. a work permit / green card, citizenship or residency
rights) you need to be able to demonstrate that you have sought after
skills not easily available in the host country as well as needing to
be able to qualify on a number of other (usually economically
related) criteria.
This excellent website offers plenty of up to date information about
immigration and working abroad: www.workpermit.com
Good luck!
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Keeping motivated during the job search process
Have you noticed how much harder it is to maintain momentum while
looking for a job? If you're in a job already then time is at a real
premium and you probably want to use your relaxation time for
anything but looking for work! Moreover, nobody's depending on you
like at work where your motivation is driven to a large extent by a
desire not to let your colleagues down.
Motivation comes down to setting measurable and achievable goals.
Don't make it a big goal like "Get a new job" – that's far too
vague. It's your objective not a goal. Your goals should act as a
stimulus to do something that day or week. Maybe it's about
contacting a certain number of recruiters for a conversation to see
if they can help you? Maybe it's to network with a certain number of
people to discuss your career change ideas? Maybe a goal will be to
apply for a given number of positions in a two week period or to get
your CV ready. Whatever the goal you set yourself. Make it realistic
and achievable and don't forget to reward yourself for completing the
task before creating the next goal task.
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UK only) or by telephone. Contact me, Nick Gendler by emailing
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Redundancy
Many people fear redundancy and try to hide it during the job search
process. Don't be embarrassed or ashamed about redundancy remember,
it's the role not the person that is no longer required by the
company. There is no stigma around redundancy these days. With
companies becoming flatter structures and undergoing ongoing change,
it is simply a fact of business life that employers and employees
will move in and out of mutual suitability. Just as when you are
resigning you are actually saying "this company no longer offers what
I need", so when people are made redundant , the company is
saying "this person no longer has the capabilities we need". That's
not saying your capabilities are of no value, just not to that
particular organisation.
Redundancy is just one of a number of ways that people leave
companies. It doesn't mean you are no good so don't be afraid to be
up front about it. Think of the advantages: the compensation and
time gives you the opportunity to think carefully about what you want
to do next, so that when you are being interviewed you can assure
that the potential employer that you have thought carefully about
what you want as your career moves forward. It also means you are
likely to be more quickly available than other people who may need to
work their notice.
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Thank you for reading "Great Tips for Jobseekers!" Please send us
your comments and questions. We're particularly interested in any
areas of job search that you're keen to know something about and if
it's likely to be of general interest we'll write a piece for the
newsletter.
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