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CONFIDENCE WEEK: One Day In Job Search

One day a call will come from a networking friend. Someone I’ve shared coffee with and someone who knows my job search objectives. Turns out that a job has opened up with one of my target companies.

One day my resume will be walked into a hiring manager whose eyes will sparkle as they read about my background.

One day I will get a call from that same company who thinks I might be a good fit for their new position. They will be right.

One day the phone will ring and I will interview with a person in human resources. Someone who I connect with. And they will push me through to a first round interview.

One day I will walk with confidence up to a big door. One of my target companies. As I enter, I will have a good feeling about this one.

One day I will meet and interview with the people that will be my new associates from 8-5. I see myself working closely with them to make great things happen there.

One day someone will call and ask whether I have references. And my heart will jump.

One day I will wonder why things are taking so long. I will be impatient. But I won’t show it.

One day I will be tempted to follow-up a second and third time. But I won’t. I will let it linger.

One day I will get a call. And a job offer. The company will ask me to join them. I will be their top candidate. And they will want me to start as soon as I can.

One day I will put down the phone, walk into the other room and share the news. Hey, guess what?

One day I will send an announcement to my network. I will have arrived at a new job. And I will tell them my story. How I did it. And I will offer to help them.

One day I will turn off the alerts from Indeed.com

One day my resume will be a quiet file on my laptop. Back to the obscurity. Buried deep in a folder called my2010jobsearch.

One day I will stop attending networking events four days a week and sometimes in the evenings. Instead I will be home more often playing with my kids or enjoying a movie with my spouse or friends.

One day my life will be back in balance. I will be part of a new team as a leader or key contributor.

One day my pockets will again be full and the savings will start to peak ahead to a better day.

One day I will miss this challenge. This opportunity to prove myself. And compete with other great people.

One day I will realize that I am a better person as a result of this job search process. I will have learned about what I can do in difficult times. And I will appreciate all the new friends I’ve met.

And, one day, I will pull up to a new parking spot. At a new building. I will walk to the door and grab the handle. And smile.

One day . . .

This post was inspired by the song One Day by Matisyahu.

Comments

Bethstakeonlife January 7, 2010 @ 7:26 am

Excellent post! Looking for a job can be discouraging at times, and it’s good to remember that it only takes one phone call, or one email, to turn it around.
Suzy Ubry January 7, 2010 @ 12:30 pm

Great one Tim. Reminds me of a post from April 09, “Your Career. Happy Trails?” where you told the story of the hiker. One of my all-time favorite posts from you:
http://blog.spinstrategy.com/2009/04/a-diversion-on-your-career-path.html
I also agree that who we have become because of this journey is so very important. One of my favorite quotes by Zig Ziglar expresses it best:
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
If we accept that through this journey that it’s OK to be pruned of our “good” and “better”, like a flower, we will find that what will come forth is our very best.
- Suzy
Diane Clark-Yeomans January 8, 2010 @ 7:02 am

I agree with Suzy that it is who we become during the journey. Life’s difficulties test our strength and build our character.
God’s plan will happen in God’s time.
Tim Tyrell-Smith January 8, 2010 @ 8:08 am

@Beth – Thank you! A little on the softer side, but it felt good to share those thoughts!
@Suzy – Thanks Suzy – I think very few people saw that happy trails post! Great quote from Zig Ziglar – an amazing man!
@Diane – Appreciate your comment. I agree that sometimes we need to take our hands off the wheel once we pull onto the road . . .
Marcelo C. Aguilar January 8, 2010 @ 4:53 pm

Excelent story !!!
A story about human beings´s most frequented place in life: their jobs.
Emotions, anxieties, hopefulness,…….success !!
Regards.
MM January 8, 2010 @ 6:03 pm

I agree life builds our strengthes. Ive have many satrengths, yet ppl havre tried to put me down for years.Also, I agree with Suzy with this quote
One of my favorite quotes by Zig Ziglar expresses it best:
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
If we accept that through this journey that it’s OK to be pruned of our “good” and “better”, like a flower, we will find that what will come forth is our very best.
Ready to acheive goals , and soar with a great future ahead. Wish some of my friends and family would see that. Ready to connect and befriend many ppl.
MMMM January 8, 2010 @ 6:05 pm

Excellent story. ! Now can someone help me with the confident timing thing gto GET THE JOB>< A good job. Ive had phone interviews that have been too long. Emotions, Ready tO excel and succeed with many things in a NEW JOB with GOOD PAY.
Tim Tyrell-Smith January 8, 2010 @ 9:37 pm

@Marcelo – Thanks for stopping by! Yes, a lot to think about!
@MM and MMMM – Thanks for the comments. Here’s to hoping others around you see the potential good in it all!
Laurie Berenson January 9, 2010 @ 9:12 am

Great post, Tim! An inspiring reminder to job seekers that “this too shall pass” while serving as an excellent reminder of how an effective job search is comprised of a series of smaller day-to-day wins, each worthy of being celebrated on its own.
This week’s collection of posts was a great kick off to the New Year. Two thumbs up!
Tim Tyrell-Smith January 9, 2010 @ 3:58 pm

Thanks Laurie! I appreciate your feedback. Yes, I am big on small wins!
Tim Tyrell-Smith January 27, 2010 @ 12:22 am

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Penny Wolff January 27, 2010 @ 12:55 am

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Tim Tyrell-Smith January 27, 2010 @ 8:43 am

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