Boost Yourself for Employment
Are you having trouble getting employed? Are you worried something will prevent you from being employed? This brief guide will show you how you can boost yourself for employment.
Boost yourself for employment
Many of us have something that we fear will be a barrier to employment. Maybe it’s being indecisive, maybe you don’t socialise too well with large groups of people or maybe you have a disability that you fear will limit the work you can do. Whatever it may be, it is important to overcome these insecurities and know how to use your weaknesses to your advantage for employment.
There are two types of these “weaknesses”. First, is a general weakness you feel may negatively impact your ability to get employed; the other, is a specific weakness or inability you feel may prevent you getting employed in specific jobs. Whatever it is, remember you are not the only one. Try not to focus on these so-called weaknesses and concentrate on identifying your strength. By doing so you can better understand yourself as a person; relate your strength to the jobs at hand; and a thorough self analysis and self understanding is your best weapon in employment.
Employers look at you from six general perspectives to determine your employability:
Dependability: Are you dependable? Can the company rely on your to work to your best abilities?
Attitude: Are you easy to get along with? Do you have a can-do attitude?
Ability: Why are you the best for the job? What skills can you bring the company?
Network: Are you able to work with your colleagues? Can you attract the right kind of people to the company?
Presentation: Are you dressed in a respectable manner? Do you take yourself seriously or can you be adequately presentable to clients?
Motivation: Are you self-motivated? Are you motivated enough to work to the best of your abilities?
It is through these six perspectives that you must find your strength in each, and also know your weaknesses in each so you can overcome them. It is essential that you are very honest with yourself and you do not try to justify your abilities too much. If you cannot be honest with yourself, you can’t expect others to be able to depend on you.
Once you have identified your strength and weaknesses in each of the above, it’s time to develop a plan of action to your barriers to employment. Be aware of the common attitudes you may come across and you must learn to defend yourself from them:
