Guest Author: CareerAlley
Website: http://CareerAlley.com
“I coulda done this, I coulda done that. But I know I can’t go back ‘Cause now it’s just too late I’m sayin’ shoulda woulda coulda, yeah” – Brian McKnight
I spend a lot of time with vendors, service suppliers and consultants in my job. One consulting firm in particular screwed up a project big time. Cost overruns, unfinished work, stuff that didn’t work at all, you get the picture. And then, to add insult to injury, they wanted more money to finish the work that they should have done for the original boatload of money we paid them. Anyway, I was talking with the sales guy from the consulting company and he went on and on – “we should have done this, we should have done that, we should have communicated early, wah wah wah”. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Who cares? Move on, you can’t change the past.
So what’s the point? Whatever your reason for looking for a new job, you can’t dwell on what got you here and you can’t worry about what you should have done in your job search. Forget the past, look forward to what you can do and make today the first day of the rest of your job search.
Restarting Your Job Search: Nothing like a fresh start. The next few links will help you get started.
- Time to restart your job search – Great article posted on aja.com (job section), covers what you need to do before you get started (or restarted) – lots of good bullets on this. Next is restarting your search (the usual suspects, but worth the read). Also take a look at the top of the page where there are tabs for Career Tools, Salary Center and more.
- How to Restart Your Job Search in 2010 – The article, posted on ehow.com, starts with three basic steps (like knowing what you do best). The article looks short (3 points) but, click the “read the next article” link on the bottom right hand side of the page for another 8 steps (like developing a plan) and the remainder of the article. There are 5 or so related articles that you will want to read (links are on the bottom right hand side of the second page).
- Restarting Your Job Search When All Else Fails – Vol 2 – Posted on DailyCareerConnection.com and written by yours truly, CareerAllley, and it covers the basics of what you need like rebuilding your resume, checklists for job search (also, see below) and of course there is “Restarting Your Job Search When All Else Fails” – Vol 1!
Job Leads – Where to Start: At the beginning of course. Some great resources listed below.
- 10 Ways to Develop Job Leads – Career site quintcareers.com posted this article which includes tips (10 to be exact) to developing job leads (such as Networking and Corporate Career Centers). There are related embedded links throughout the article as well as related links at the top left hand side of the page.
- Use the Internet to Find Job Leads – Rileyguide.com, another leading Internet job search and career site, provides a great outline for leveraging the Internet to develop job leads. Tons of embedded links as well as great advice. Take a look.
Good luck in your search.
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