Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Holiday 2007 - Job Searching

Holiday 2007 – One New JOB at a Time.


I’ve been remiss lately getting here to talk about best strategies for seeking a new position and for hiring best talent. It seems the holiday season has crept up on me and I’m behind. I am looking forward to a sweet end to 2007 and a terrific launch to 2008 and it is my fevering wish for you to have and be the best too.


To all of you who are hiring – I wish you an endless supply of talented new professionals swelling the ranks of your enterprise and adding value to the bottom line.


To all of you who are job searching, or if you are in the market for a new job – DON’T LET UP NOW. This is an excellent time of year to be in touch with recruiters, hiring authorities and other people who are searching for jobs.


There is an impression that things let up with the crush of the holidays. That is false and year after year I’ve seen excellent candidates connect with jobs during this time when people are a bit more congenial in their day to day.  It makes me wish that we would treat everyday as a special time.


With credit to the musical RENT, I wanted to share these lyrics from a song called Seasons of Love:



525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.
525,600 minutes – how do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
525,600 minutes – how do you measure a year in the life?



As this year comes to a close, be thoughtful about how your passion for your work-life is measured and how you make a difference in the world. If you aren’t happy, imagine if you were and get help to change that. If you are happy (at work) and making a profound contribution – thank you.


If you have questions about how you can effectively and efficiently do a job search or transition your career – call me. We can talk about how to make your professional lifetime contribution add up to something more.


Think about it; it is up to you to choose.


Success by Design. In this situation; one job at a time.

What career is captivating you? Happy Holidays.


Lynden


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1 comment:

Engracia said...

Hi Lynden!

My name is Engracia. I found your blog while researching about healthcare staffing jobs. I am actually working as a teller for Wells Fargo right now but I've been considering a career change.

When I read your profile in this blog, I realized that some of what you do now is what I want to do in the future.

I want to be a healthcare recruiter and be a professional career or life coach. I also hope to someday have my own healthcare staffing agency.

To be honest,I have no experience about this job and that's why I'm doing a lot of research.

I just came from the Philippines and have done event management in the past.

I was hoping to get advise from you. I realize that you are a very busy person and that the time you'll take to reply to this message is precious.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Please give me some ideas on:

1) Things to consider in starting a healthcare recruitment job
2) Great companies I can work for3) Courses I can take
4) Salary range for a starter like me

Lynden, thanks again. I really am hoping to hear from you.

More power!

Engracia