Hang Onto Your Job

There’s no point in discussing how difficult it to find a job. Millions face that scenario , there’s no point in rubbing salt into the wound.

If you have work, by all means hang onto it because when you don’t have a job, your world comes tumbling down. There’s the emptiness you feel as you watch  seemingly shiny happy people, with briefcases in their hands, heading to work each morning.

Have you  browsed those job sites on the Internet where you can upload your CV ? Then hopefully, an employer will fish you out of all the hundreds of other fishes in the sea who are also vying to be caught. That’s why you often see the impressive lengths, and not so impressive lengths, that people go through to try and stand out through the CV tool. It’s like Internet dating sites  where everyone is shiny and happy which, off course,  is not true.

If jobs are scarce in the rich nations you can imagine how worse it is in developing countries like South Africa. Here we are, browsing through one particular South African website where locals  have uploaded their resumes in the hope that someone, somewhere, will give them a break. Reading between the lines, there’s often a sense of urgency if not desperation.

Here are snippets from these on line profiles:

• Hello, I have the honour to speak to you with your high authority to ask for a job that is available in your service that you are the leader. Indeed sir, I have a high school diploma and two years in university. As expected I attach my CV. Please accept my greetings. Mr Dedicated.

• I have a personality to suit most business environments.
• I live a healthy lifestyle by eating correctly and exercising regularly. I have no criminal record and have never been declared insolvent.
• I am hungry to make this money. I really need it.
• It is with very high expectation and great fervor that I apply for a position at your organization.
• I have observed my abilities reaching new levels of competance and maturity.

It’s good to nurture your job. It’s best to learn how to keep your job. The following are some tips you could use:

• Work well with others. It’s good for your reputation. Being quarelsome or being a busy body will get you no where.

• Be honest.
• Communicate well. This can prevent misunderstandings and foolish mistakes.
• Be punchual.
• Be diligent. Your best effort must go into the job.