Amazon the magic path of intuition
People who define their best next job title will beat out every candidate who presents themselves as a Swiss Army Knife with transferable skills.ĭuncan: You suggest that people out of work should “calendarize.” What exactly is that practice, and what’s its value?īarnett: The least sexy app on your phone has the power to create the most successful job search of your entire career.
We recommend you make the most important decision to speed success. Drop all the old habits that lead you on a wild goose chase, surfing random job listings and wasting precious time. Then you’re ready for an “emotional rescue” by adopting positive daily rituals to keep you sane and help restore the confidence and focus you need to start the search. What’s in your heart and in your mind is ageless.ĭuncan: What are the first two or three things you recommend be done by someone who just lost a job?īarnett: It’s best to vent all the anger and resentment as quickly as possible.
If age is the problem, then intuition, inspiration and intensely brilliant ideas are the antidotes. People filled with fire and passion, ideas, and constant forward motion to solve any issue in the workplace are ageless. If you’re telling yourself you’re not going to find a job because you’re too old, you’ve already given up on the idea that you can outshine the competition.ĭuncan: You can cure ageism when you’re more positive, effective, motivating, likable, attractive, smart, fun, inspiring, generous, confident, strong and approachable than candidates of any age.īarnett: Two words: Betty White. How can older job seekers deal with ageism?īarnett: Ageism is a prison in your own mind. Fire the “No” Police and you’re one step closer to reclaiming your mojo and the essential confidence you need to win again.ĭuncan: Much of our society seems to be focused on Millennials and Gen Xers. You’re always just one human being away from getting the right opportunity. These self-defeating bad cops stay in your head as long as you let the anger and sadness of job loss mix with fear.
Rodger Dean Duncan: You advise job seekers to “Fire the ‘no’ police.” What does that mean? He’s author of NEXT JOB, BEST JOB: A Headhunter’s 11 Strategies to Get Hired Now. Rob uses a baseball analogy to sum up a job-seeker’s challenge and opportunity: “With the right strategy, candidates have the power to get ahead of any other candidate by over-delivering and to ‘steal second base’ before the first pitch is even thrown.” A seasoned headhunter, Rob has discovered, hired, and led hundreds of talented creators and senior executives for MTV, Audible/Amazon, CBS Radio and other companies. One result is that it’s arguably more important than ever that workers sharpen not only their work skills, but also their job-seeking skills.Īn excellent resource in that effort is Rob Barnett.