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HUMAN RESOURCES
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This pages was prepared
according to my experince that will help you look for your first job or if
you have had little experince in the job search. Keep it handy and refer
to it while you are looking for work. If you are not succeeding in finding
a job, look back through this pages to see how you may be able to improve
your job search. THE FIRST STEPS: DEVELOPING THE DREAM
… One of the first things to understand about looking
for your first job is that it’s not going to be your only job. This is
your first step and like the first steps we all took to walk, we first had
to crawl and we fell over a few times too. While you are pursuing a job,
you must retain your goal, your dream – that is your long term view.
What is the picture you have of where you want to be and who you want to
be ? If you think about it, you usually know or have an idea. Remember
that a career is your whole working life, which can be made up of
different jobs and changes in direction. Think about your education
and experience and you will start to get a good idea of what your
interests are and what you are good at. Think about your leisure interests
too, because it might be possible to follow these in your career. For
instance, if you like cooking, you might try for jobs such as a cooking
apprenticeship or confectionery maker. This will suggest the broad areas
of work you should think about. Depending on how well you did at school or
other studies or activities, it may also show how much study you would be
prepared to do for your job. Finding a job is a process
and an experince. It is your personel journey and you should, if possible,
keep a job search folder of the route you take. This will help you to be
organized, note your progress and avoid repeating mistakes. This web site
is a guide, offering suggestions to help you open doors, to make you aware
and to encourage you to take those first steps. You are just starting out,
so be kind to yourself and seek help from people who are able to offer it.
Whether this is a parent, guardian, a neighbour, your favourite teacher,
your community leader, talk to them about what you do best, what you like
doing and what you see yourself doing in three to five years. You will be
surprised at how generous and helpful some of these people will be. Don’t give up if someone thinks your dream is foolish, hard to achieve or out of your reach – many heroic stories of achievement are of people who have striven, sometimes against great odds ( poverty, racism, language and lack of education ), to achieve their dreams. |