The place of preparation in the pursuit of your dream job
“ By failing to prepare , you are preparing to fail ” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Scores of unemployed graduates are focused on submitting job applications and getting invited for job interviews with hopes of landing their dream jobs . This is well and good . However , there is also the tendency to wile away time while on a job hunting drive . Many unemployed graduates simply hope that their efforts at landing jobs will one day pay off and that they will receive a job offer some day .
Some are crippled by a sense of frustration , disappointment , failure , shame and hopelessness in the face of exerting considerable amounts of efforts with nothing to show . There are also those who wile away time watching television , socializing and basically engaging in a variety of entertaining activities . For these two classes of people , many opportunities may pass by without their notice and for those that come to their notice their lack of preparation disqualify them .
Talk of the job seeker who has submitted a couple of job applications and who gets shortlisted for an interview , but simply flops as a consequence of a lack of preparation prior to the interview . Think also of the job seeker who successfully sails through the recruitment process and is offered his or her dream job , but is fired within the probation period because of unsatisfactory performance . You certainly do not want to be found in any of these unpalatable circumstances . An incisive mind once noted ; “ Success happens when opportunity meets preparation .” I will be sharing briefly on two major fronts of preparation unemployed graduates should consider while in pursuit of their dream jobs .
Continually prepare for interviews : As a job seeker on a job hunting drive , one of your preoccupations ought to be ensuring that you are adequately prepared for job interviews . It is great to commence making preparations upon receiving an invitation for a job interview , and by all means do so . However , it is even greater and better to be in perpetual readiness for job interviews . You perhaps might have had occasions where you were invited for an interview on short notice and consequently had to make some kind of preparation with alacrity for such an ‘ impromptu ’ interview . There is a way ill-preparedness affects your confidence level and delivery-performance at interviews and you certainly don ' t want to blow your opportunity to make a positive first impression on your interviewees . There have been occasions where I ironed my
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