Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Handling Job Search Stress

Science Industry Business Library (SIBL), Manhattan New York, 13:00

Renee Lee Rosenburg gave a presentation entitled "Handling Job Search Stress."
It was fun and informative. She spoke about the power of positivity.

12 Suggestions for Achieving a Positive Job Search

  1. See yourself as capable to succeed, not as a victim
  2. Value the depth of resources, strengths and talents you bring to the table
  3. Present your unique strengths clearly and passionately
  4. Avoid falling prey to believing the current media stories
  5. Identify inpirational models. Find contemporary mentors actively involved in living fully
  6. Be flexible and adaptable toward change and learning. Prepare and practice a positioning statement that demonstrates you are a person who is successful in learning new skills.
  7. Ask youself, "What am I passionate about?" Go for it with enthusiasm
  8. Have confidence to succeed. Create an affirmation visualizing your success.
  9. Maintain a sense of humor. Laugh frequently
  10. Remain current, take classes, attend meetings,
  11. Create a targeted resume and pitch
  12. be proactive, determined, resilient, persistent, focused and stay positive


Nine P's for active job search

  1. POWER: the three C's: 
    1. Choice
    2. Control
    3. Confidence
  2. PURPOSE: determine your passion
  3. PREPARE: Update appearance, mindful nutrition, new skills
  4. POSITION: Develop a strong, memorable position statement
  5. PLAN: Set achievable goals, stay open to possibilities
  6. PRO-ACTION: Take small action steps, be curious, explore
  7. PARTICIPATE: Connect to create active involvement and to be remembered.
  8. PEACEFUL: Create calmness and feelings of relaxed acceptance
  9. POSITIVITY: Focus on creating positive thinking mindfulness

Famous Quotes

What is important is not what happens to us, but how we respond to what happens to use 
- Jean-Paul Sarte 

My foot went out from under me and I said to myself, "It's a slip not a fall"
- Abraham Lincoln

He who has lost confidence can lose nothing more 
--Pierre-Claude-Victor Boiste

 

Renee can be reach by phone at +1-212-924-2117. Her websites are listed below:

  1. Retirement Tutor
  2. Positivity Pro
  3. Five O'Clock Club