Hello, and welcome to this 1st episode in a small series I’ve called: “Professional Development - Job Hunting and CVs”!
In the last episode, I suggested that you should prioritise time to work on your CV and keep yourself updated about vacancies.
Even if you’re perfectly happy in your current job!
So, in this and the next episode, I’ll delve into the CV and job-hunting sphere.
When I speak to my clients, they often tell me that they think they ought to look for another job. But they just don’t feel they have the time because they’re so busy with their current job. And they’re exhausted at the end of the day, so they don’t get it done.
Or, occasionally they see – or are pointed towards - a relevant job vacancy, but they find it hard to find the time to apply because their CV has not been updated in a long time and they know they really need to put some work in, in order to present themselves well.
And they often tell me this with a slightly embarrassed smile. If you recognize this there’s nothing to be embarrassed about it. As you can hear it happens to many people and it’s totally natural.
And I’ve certainly had that experience myself. That when I was in the most need of a change – I had the least energy to pursue it.
We are so engrossed in what we’re doing in our daily life – performing in our current job – that CV writing and looking for other jobs seem to end up at the bottom of the to-do list.
But then I discovered that our energy levels and what we think we have time for are a strangely fluid thing! I also spoke about this in episode 7 (the one I called “Are You Ready to Take Action in Your UN Career?” and which you can find on www.barbarakandersen.com/7).
You can make time for applications and CV writing. If you decide it’s important.
And maybe more importantly, if you decide that it’s something that you want to do because it will develop your career and professional life and make it more interesting.
I have identified 5 reasons why you should be open for opportunities and scanning the job pages – even if you’re perfectly happy in your current job...
Read the full show notes at www.barbarakandersen.com/8.
Hello, and welcome to this 1st episode in a small series I’ve called: “Professional Development - Job Hunting and CVs”!
In the last episode, I suggested that you should prioritise time to work on your CV and keep yourself updated about vacancies.
Even if you’re perfectly happy in your current job!
So, in this and the next episode, I’ll delve into the CV and job-hunting sphere.
When I speak to my clients, they often tell me that they think they ought to look for another job. But they just don’t feel they have the time because they’re so busy with their current job. And they’re exhausted at the end of the day, so they don’t get it done.
Or, occasionally they see – or are pointed towards - a relevant job vacancy, but they find it hard to find the time to apply because their CV has not been updated in a long time and they know they really need to put some work in, in order to present themselves well.
And they often tell me this with a slightly embarrassed smile. If you recognize this there’s nothing to be embarrassed about it. As you can hear it happens to many people and it’s totally natural.
And I’ve certainly had that experience myself. That when I was in the most need of a change – I had the least energy to pursue it.
We are so engrossed in what we’re doing in our daily life – performing in our current job – that CV writing and looking for other jobs seem to end up at the bottom of the to-do list.
But then I discovered that our energy levels and what we think we have time for are a strangely fluid thing! I also spoke about this in episode 7 (the one I called “Are You Ready to Take Action in Your UN Career?” and which you can find on www.barbarakandersen.com/7).
You can make time for applications and CV writing. If you decide it’s important.
And maybe more importantly, if you decide that it’s something that you want to do because it will develop your career and professional life and make it more interesting.
I have identified 5 reasons why you should be open for opportunities and scanning the job pages – even if you’re perfectly happy in your current job...
Read the full show notes at www.barbarakandersen.com/8.