Dare to
ask where is the way? The road is on your feet!
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Theme song of television show Journey to the West
Everything is online
In this age of information,
everything can be found online. Companies build their websites, set up channels
on social media platforms, and people can easily access all the information
about their products and services. This is the way for the job seeker to get to
know and understand the company’s business.
Besides traditional job
advertisements in the newspaper, many Internet platforms provide information about
job opportunities from companies all over the world.
Some platforms, like LinkedIn,
build a bridge between individuals and companies. You can view the job
opportunities provided by the companies and apply via simple operations through
the LinkedIn App. Alternatively, you can also register and post your
job-seeking information for others to view and contact you by.
Your information on the Internet
is then important if you want to increase your chances of getting a job you
want. Do build up a good profile for yourself and present yourself well across
different platforms.
Networking
When you have a problem, what
will you do?
A. Look for advice from the Internet (DIY: do it yourself)
B. Look for advice from family and friends
C. Look for advice from a paid consultant
Obviously, human nature will make
you select C after options A and B have been exhausted. When a company
advertises a job vacancy, it follows the same logic: nobody could solve the
problem the company had so employers had to turn to the job market to employ
you. However, this is only after they have failed to find people from “family
and friends”, i.e. existing staff and other people they know.
This is the importance of
networking. Try to get known to more people, let them know what you are doing
and what you would like to do. This way, others may help introduce you when
there is a job opportunity that suits your skills and interests. Of course,
this is a bonus to your job searching effort. First and foremost, you need to
build up your reputation so that other people are inclined towards helping you.
If you do not behave with a good attitude, constantly job-hopping, at the end
of the day, your friends will try to avoid you.
Break out of your zone of discomfort
Business magnate Elon Musk was
the richest person in the world as of December 2021. He was born in a rich
family in South Africa but had a miserable childhood from both his family and
his secondary school. His mother was a victim of domestic violence since her honeymoon
with his father. His father was "a terrible human being... Almost every
evil thing you could think of, he has done." In secondary school, he was a
target for bullies for a long time.
This tragic childhood forced him
to leave the place for Canada, where his mother was born, once he turned 18.
After one year in Canada making a living by doing odd jobs, he moved to the
United States for his university studies. From then on, he became a millionaire
and then a billionaire.
He decided to go to the United States
because he once travelled there during his childhood and got to know that there
was such a heavenly place compared to South Africa.
When you feel uncomfortable at
your current job, try a new life at a different place. Do some research and
make a short visit to those intended places, it may give you a better life.
Get out of your comfort zone
This does not mean you should
stick to your comfort zone. The outside world is risky, and staying where you
are familiar could be tempting. Millions of years ago, those who were curious
about the external world were likely to be killed by tigers, lions, or snakes
during their adventures. Only the genes of those that remained in the protected
zones could be passed on to the future generations.
Most people fall into this trap
and never try a different life. Comfort may kill you in the sense that you
prevent yourself from potentially getting a better life. Stability is good
because we don’t need to make excessive effort to make a living. However, in
this ever-changing world, there is nothing that will remain the same forever.
When you are eventually forced to change, you may not have enough time or the
capability to learn a new skill set to adapt to the new world.
Start from the dream you had
Do you remember your dream of the
future when you were a teenager? “Yes, that was childish,” you may say. If we
can measure the size of a dream, it would be biggest when you were young. As
you age, this dream becomes smaller and smaller.
This is because you gain a
clearer understanding of the world as you grow older. You come to know about
competition and learn where your boundary lies. Day by day, your original
ambitions get diminished by the cruelty of reality. You gradually lose your
passion to explore the outside world, to pick up skills for your ambitions.
But your dreams are where your
future starts. Your dream will guide you to the future. Your future is
somewhere that is unpredictable but better than the present. It would be tragic
if you still lead the same life you lead currently 10 years later.
Look around yourself, there are
people younger than you, there are people older than you:
●
Now you are at the age
of 25, your colleague now is at the age of 35, do you want to be living the
same life 10 years later?
●
Now you are at the age
of 35, your colleague now is at the age of 45, do you want to be living the
same life 10 years later?
●
Now you are at the age
of 45, your colleague now is at the age of 55, do you want to be living the
same life 10 years later?
Your future starts from your
heart, starts from today. Think about the future, think about what you can do,
revive your dreams, your new job is under your feet now.
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