3FE: Lock The Job – I Just Can’t Get A Job

Are you tired?  Have you been looking, and looking, and looking for a job with absolutely no luck?  Have you now arrived at the point of hopelessness?  Do you go to people with your head held low, begging, “Mann, I need a job!  Can you please, please, please just get me a job?”

Have you arrived at the end?

Don’t give in to failure.  Don’t give up to lost opportunity. Don’t resign yourself to a fate that you don’t want to claim, for there are always possibilities.  And just to be clear we must differentiate between an opportunity and a colossal fraud.  There are always opportunities, possibilities, but you must beware because some opportunities are designed to take advantage of you, and rob you of your dignity, your pride, and of course the last bit of your hard earned money.

Just this week on the news a couple was being interviewed who spent their last bit of money driving to what they believed was an opportunity for a job in construction in Missouri.  They were responding to an ad on Craigslist.  The job, offered by a subcontractor called Black Sparta LLC. promised two years of work. When they arrived in Missouri, there was of course no job, nothing. 

This is just the tip of the iceberg.  If you use critical thinking skills and your own personal power of discernment you can insulate yourself form harm. It’s okay to spend money on opportunity, on hope.  In fact, you must do this if you’re to make a change and prepare yourself to lock the job. The question is what will you spend your money on, and are you ready to use what you learn to maximum effectiveness? 

You can get a job.  This is without question.  You can compete against others seeking the same job, and you can win.   We simply need to answer some very fundamental questions.  What can you do? Have you done enough? 

What steps have you taken to Lock The Job … consider it before you answer, and when answer, answer truthfully?   

Have you answered truthfully?  But as you consider your answer consider your brand.  Think about your presentation layer.  Think about your presence online, and the presence you provide in your resume.  Have you truly taken into account everything you bring to the negotiating table?  And if you have considered it critically do you present in such a dynamic fashion that you will absolutely BLOW THE COMPETITION AWAY!!!

The era has shifted and the promise of opportunity is rising.  Oh I know, it may not look like it just yet, but it is indeed changing, and changing for the better. Look closer.  In the Information Technology field alone the unemployment rate has been consistently below 5%, going even as low as 2%.  YOU CAN GET A JOB!  You simply must be ready to stand against your competition and guarantee your win, that you will be the candidate chosen to either Lock The Job, or Lock The Promotion.  Stop … right now … think and consider.  Look in the mirror and see yourself.  Know the image you see, know your own picture, define the truth of yourself and ask with utter sincerity, are you ready?  If you are not ready, then it is time to get ready right now!  Invest in 3FE: Lock The Job and guarantee your opportunities for the future.

The Aspiring Critical Thinker,

D.S. Brown