What a difference a day makes. Only the day before, all seemed right with the world. You were still a part of the team. Then it was time to surrender your keys, give up your employee badge and take the banker’s box with your personal belongings. It’s your worst nightmare and you can’t seem to wake up.

When you lose your job, you not only lose that steady paycheck. You also lose your identity. The work you do becomes a part of your identity. When you meet someone, nine times out of ten, their second question is “Where do you work and what is it you do?” When you are out of a job, you become an outsider, no longer part of the office network. You begin to question your worth and abilities.

It can be lonely out there! Fortunately, there is an increase in career and job centers opening up across the country. These centers offer support and networking opportunities so you don’t have to go it alone.

It’s taking longer on average to find jobs. Only the lucky few are finding jobs within a few months. With the high numbers of unemployed and less available opportunities, your job search could last for years.
Searching for a job over a long period can be depressing. As more time passes between interviews and the less your phone rings, the worse it gets. You feel as if no one will ever hire you again.

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The NFL Super Bowl is next Sunday. Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints are getting ready to lead their team to victory. I hope like, me you are ready for the game. Since the Conference Championships on January 24, both teams hunkered down to work on their game plan. Planning and scheming to attack their opponent’s weaknesses for the chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Do you have a game plan for getting your next job?

What is a game plan and where do you start?

According to Bill Walsh, arguably the greatest football coach of all time, “to game plan is to conceive an offense, a defense, and a system of football that is basically a matter of rehearsing what we do prior to the game”.

This makes a lot of sense; in order to succeed in finding a job, you do need a game plan.

There is no denying it. Finding a job in today’s tough economy is not an easy task. There are hundreds of applicants competing for a single position. To get to the head of the line, you have to be well prepared.

Marketing yourself with a game plan – To succeed in today’s job market, it helps to think of yourself as a business. Analyze where the greatest demand lies for your services and focus on marketing yourself like a business. Market yourself with a game plan.

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It is simple but true; you never get a second chance to make a first impression. There’s no waiting for “tomorrow”. You have only one opportunity to remove any doubt from your interviewer’s mind that you are the right person for the job. So get it right the first time.

Success in the interview starts when you walk into the room. From that moment, everything you say and do is evaluated, assessed and scrutinized.

You have to be fully prepared.

Let’s be honest. It is discouraging to wait in anticipation for the call, only to hear the dreaded words – “We have decided to go in another direction.” It is a bruise to the ego, deflating and embarrassing. After all the preparation, you simply failed.

Avoid these 10 deadly interview blunders and chances are you will get the call for a second interview.

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Let’s be honest. In today’s job market, the competition is intense for every vacant position. It’s no longer a matter of showing up for the interview in your “Sunday Best”. You have to show convincingly, you are the right person for the job.

How are you going to do that?

Well, I have come up with 4 simple ingredients in the recipe for job interview success:

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You probably thought you aced your last interview. Yes, you have done it all before, you knew all the questions and answers, yet you didn’t land the job.

Were you well prepared?

The interview process is changing. Competition is fierce and employers are demanding more from potential candidates. I think you will agree, that to land the job you really want, you have to boost your interview skills.

You need a well-thought out and well-executed plan. It all starts with the interview.

The 5 Common Questions you should know, that will boost your interview skills:

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In his new blog, executive recruiter and top employment specialist, Wendell Waldron solves all the world’s problems and makes every home, office, city and nation the absolute peak of productivity. World leaders bow to him in gratitude….

Well….that might be a bit of an exaggeration….World leaders bowing?…yeah…I might have overstated that a bit…

In reality though, when you think about it, having the right people on your team and knowing how to handle issues that come up in the workplace may not save the world but it sure can save your company and your career.

That’s where I can help. I’ve got 15 years of experience and I’ll share all my secrets with you in this blog. I’ve seen it all and what I haven’t seen, I’ve heard about. I just shake my head and think, if these guys only knew what I know.

Stick with me and I’ll take you through your toughest challenges. In the coming days, look for these posts:

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