99SecondsCareer

We often encounter advice urging us to chase our dreams. 

But have you ever contemplated whether it's always the wisest choice? The appeal of pursuing your passion is undeniable, yet considerations like money and job security should not be overlooked. 

The excitement of a new job is often accompanied by a dose of nervousness. From mastering the office layout to meeting new colleagues, the first day can be rather overwhelming.

Changing jobs is ranked among the highest stressors in a person's life. But fear not, these jitters are perfectly normal.

I'll guide you through the essential phases to ensure you step through the office doors feeling confident and ready for the challenges that lie ahead.

How to cultivate a positive professional relationship with your boss while remain authentic and true to yourself.

Link to my book: https://www.schmied.be/ask-the-book

Not hearing back might have nothing to do with yourself, your experience, skills, achievements and so on. 

The longer the job-search takes, the more desperation might build up. Especially, when you apply and you do not receive any feedback. Your self esteem is deteriorating quickly, you doubt yourself. I am useless, I am wrong, I am not worthy and so on. A horrible place to be - but it doesn't have to be like that. 

Some learning might take a lifetime. Even 87 year old Michelangelo said “I am still learning.”

Oooo, you might say, these artists. I sit in my office all day long doing the same job, I learn nothing new.

Really? We often learn without realizing that we do

A 2 page CV contains between 500 to 1000 words depending on formatting, font size, and the amount of information you include. This is not a lot to convince your reader to read it all, that you can do the job and that you are trustworthy. On top of that, you want to be authentic and establish communication with the reader.

 It is no wonder that most people find it very difficult to write theirs, and that the only 2 out of 100 applicants are passing the CV-filtering and are invited to an interview.

We need to make each of the 500 to 1000 words count.

You see this in job advertisements, on social media posts and websites and you might hear it during a job interview. Here at company XWZ, we are like a family.

Is this good or bad?

Instead of looking at bosses and the many things they might do to make their people leaving them and resign, I want us to have a look at what good bosses are made out off

Some students have developed a rather clear view on their professional journey, others simply don´t know yet. Both of it is fine, we all approach life in different ways. For those, who do not know, I want to give you some thoughts about how to maybe find out. And those who do know, I want to challenge you a little bit.

Recruiters might put your CV aside once the see your age, regardless of everything else. This discrimination is still out there, even it is illegal in many countries, we need to deal with it. Reality is that a higher age for many recruiters is seen as an issue. You need to tell them, that with you it actually is not. Here is a list of nine arguments they might have against older candidates and how you could counteract them already in your CV: