Fear Can Too Easily Sink You
Job Search Attitudes is the topic of tomorrow’s Job Search Boot Camp Show, and Brian Massey, author of The Market For Me, is our guest. By day Brian is a conversion scientist. By night (and this weekend!), he volunteers to give advice to job seekers. So, we are very honored to have him on the show to talk to us about his top tips around attitude and job search. He’ll share some concepts from his presentation “10 Job Search Attitudes that will get you more interviews at the places you want to work” – which you might want to take a peek at on slideshare.
I look forward to asking Brian what he thinks about what I consider one of the biggest attitude hurdles for most folks… and that is fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of rejection and fear of financial strain.
Last night I gave a presentation at a local church. Afterward a woman came to speak to me about how fear recently crept in and sabotaged a fabulous job opportunity. She’s in sales, and the hiring manager asked her what territory she would like. She froze. She said a feeling of self-doubt and fear that she might not be able to handle the job flashed through her. In that moment, she hesitated – she hemmed and hawed – she blinked when she should have been steady and fearless. They didn’t make the offer – they chose someone else.
In today’s market, the talent pool is deep, and fear can too easily sink you to the bottom. Your attitude is everything, and you can’t afford to stay in fear.
Fearless minds climb soonest into crowns. –William Shakespeare
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Angela Loëb is an author, speaker and career coach. Along with partner, Jay Markunas, she helps people gain clarity and develop successful strategies for career transition. Through their company, Great Occupations, they help job seekers and career shifters by offering seminars, webinars, tele-coaching events and individualized coaching services. Listen to them on The Job Search Boot Camp Show & check out their upcoming event The Job Search Boot Camp Webcast Series. Find out more about their services at www.greatoccupations.com.
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