Activity Plan for Those Who Lost Their Jobs

The fear of loosing one’s job as always being overwhelming for every intelligent person due to both physical and psychological effects it can have in one’s life . 

But the real experience is not a tragedy, because no matter how great the loss may be to you, there is still room for improvement. The skilled psychologists advice that you should not fall into a perpetual state of depression, but to work your way out of this dreadful situation. 

 Everything depends on the level of motivation. There are two possible options for people that changed their status to unemployed: the options are either to continue searching for an alternative job within the sphere of your former employment, or to start looking for job in a new fields you have not worked before. 

 Remember the choice is yours to make and how meticulous you are about this will determine how fast you come out of this problem.

 If you feel like you want to continue working in the same sphere, you may decide to started with the simplest decision of calling or visiting the competitors’ company. In order to be attended to within the shortest possible time, I would advice you not to follow the normal procedure of submitting your resume to the personnel department, but contact the authority involved directly, as you try to offer your services in a very polite manner. 

All a good boss has to know about a future employee is professional knowledge and expertise. Tell him about your professional experience, education, special qualities and skills possessed as well as those features that will facilitate you as a worker to improve your service considerably and professionally, thereby strengthening the great impact you can contribute to the company’s progress.

Be certain to stay business-like and try to notify your future employer only about what he/she has to know. You need to remember that any previous failure of yours can be used as an argument to reduce your cost at the job market. 

 According to the statistics, those who change their places of employment have more chances to be promoted than those who work there all their lives. The results of the research show that those who change work have more chances to be promoted than those who work in one company all their lives. Look for a place in spheres you feel comfortable with. If you get stressed out because of the recurrent strain and noise in a big company, look for a place in smaller ones. 

 Another statistics shows that employees of the smaller, but fast growing companies get to the top of a career ladder earlier than those who get disoriented among thousands of employees in a big company. If no one of the mentioned above options work for you, start looking for a part time job. 

 You have to understand that proposals will not be piling up in front of your door; you have to hunt for them. There is nothing more of great importance than an ability to cover the bills. In this case all the possible variants are suitable. 

 You can get a part-time job from a service provider or get employed by a company in terms of a contract. This is a suitable way for big companies to manage the process. The employer is responsible for the project and works on it from the start to the state of completion.  This way you will have time to find a good full-time job.

 Part-time job gives you an opportunity to cover your bills. In this case it doesn’t really matter if the job you are going to take part-time participation at is related to the field where you have previously worked. Be sure not to incorporate this employment in your resume unless it really contributes to your list of skills.

 Thank you.

 

WHO AM I?

Having a greater knowledge of what one’s capability is, is one of the prerequisites of eventful living.  The act of asking insightful questions like this will undoubtedly open a wide vista for an individual to plan for whatever  he/she is aspiring to achieve in life. 

If you are able to ask yourself this question as often as possible, this will give you the opportunity of knowing “who you were, who you are and what you stand to become in future”.

Asking this question is a clear indication that you are a dreamer, who knows what stands your way of becoming someone great in life.

Who am I? is a question that gives you purpose of life, direction, vision and goals to what is achievable for every trying soul. As an individual you should cultivate the habit of asking yourself this leading question to serve as guide in your life engagement. Asking this question alone is not going to give you the required information needed to succeed in life but by providing answers to the question asked.

Provision of right answers without begging the question will go a long way in giving you insight of what the future holds for you. Begging the question involves not giving direct answer to the question or procrastinating away your time without any definite direction. DON’T DO IT!!!

Another aspects to take cognizance of are the likely skills that you are going to develop by asking yourself this question and answering it accordingly. 

The skills are Academic skills, Thinking skills, Interpersonal skills, Teamwork skills, Technical skills, Communication skills, Proper workplace behaviour,  effective performance and productivity disposition, good work ethics, obedience to rules and regulation, among others. All these will guide you  to your goals and objectives set to achieve in life.

• Academic skills will prompt you to work hard by facing your study as expected  of you (in as much you have goals you are targeting in life)
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• Thinking skills will propel you to think critically and positively before you embark on any job or disposition. By doing this you will be able to weigh the pros and cons of your action before doing anything at all
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• Interpersonal skills will make you relate with people with regards and respect for their personality. This on the other hand will open a new vista for you because people will love you for whatever you are doing and will be ready to assist you  when you need help. Empathy and positive regards is a virtue that everybody supposed to cultivate towards their fellow human being.
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• Teamwork skills involve thinking about any joint decision that has  to do with group work. Don’t isolate yourself from others, believe that “there is no I in group work”. Everybody has its own relevance in group work and you must understand this fact. This will assist you in developing good communication skills.
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• Ø  Communication skills involve ability to communicate effectively to bring about positive results. Good communication skills can go a long way getting message across to your fellow human being without any problem.
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• Proper workplace behaviour is another opportunity you can derive while developing yourself to meet up with the challenges of purposive lifestyle, when you ask yourself a probing that can prompt you to go extra mile to be an achiever.   
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•  Having developed all these virtues will make you understand and exhibit good work ethics. Good work ethics involve working towards setting and achieving corporate goals. Understand and stick to assignments until the results are achieved. You will also imbibe the habit of loyalty to your organisation. 
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 Ask yourself this question, provide answer to the question and look out for people of high integrity and fashion your life alongside the way they fashion theirs in a way that are profitable to them. Look out for how to improve yourself on daily basis. Do your best and pray for God’s guidance.

Build your tomorrow, Build your life, Build your Future; because there is no destination called FUTURE! It starts NOW!!!

On a final note, take enough rest and be cheerful.