Are You an Impervious Job Seeker?
Watching the news this morning, an adjective used to describe one of the Olympic competitors caught my attention. The word: impervious. Checking its definition in Webster’s New Dictionary, I found:
impervious: incapable of being affected or disturbed…not capable of being damaged or harmed.
As a job seeker…
Do you let little things get to you?
Do you let the slightest criticism bug you and ruin your day?
Do you let the silly remark slide, or do you want to hire an attorney and sue the one that said it?
Do you filter conversation, lifting up the good stuff and letting the rest go?
Do you smile and thank the person who offers you a job lead, only to later ridicule them wondering why they would think of you for such a ‘lowly’ job?
Do you take with a grain of salt the person who asks you for the umpteenth time, “haven’t you found a job yet?”
Are you an impervious job seeker? I hope so…I hope that you are a job seeker who doesn’t quit, who doesn’t give up, who stays positive, focused, inspired, motivated, and grateful, no matter what, until you figure it out and find (or create) a new place for yourself. Impervious.
Article by, Billie Sucher and courtesy of CareerHub.com. The Career Hub blog connects job seekers with experts in career counseling, resume writing, personal branding and recruiting.
