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October 28, 2010 By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Master Resume Writer 11 Comments

Job Search Angst: Like Clouds Mounting Before a Storm

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter

Job search is scary, and for some, anxiety builds and builds, like clouds gathering before a storm. Since creating your resume is the first pragmatic step in launching your job hunt, the mounting pressure of uncertainty often results in a fury of resume writing activity punctuated by thunderous cracks of career revelation that overtake the unending computer landscape.

Self-preservation often is the impetus behind the hurried-up resume, and strategy is overlooked as a flood of self-absorbed ideas, “responsibilities for” and “I am seeking a position that will allow ME to contribute MY skills in blah blah blah” drown the resume pages.

To avoid these unfortunate resume mistakes, the pounding words that scare off the hiring manager, recruiter or human resources professional, consider the following steps:

  1. Stop, breathe. Take a break from the job search EVERY single day to think about something else besides your job search. Laugh with a friend. Get lost in a silly movie or comedy show. Engage in a favorite social, spiritual or athletic activity. Escape from your own thoughts!
  2. A consumed focus on your job loss or failing job situation will NOT land you the next great job or shorten your job search. In fact, it may actually protract your efforts as you engage in a frenetic pace that exacerbates your anxiety, fear and/or frustration throughout each networking or interviewing conversation.
  3. Now, rested, focus in on your first step – the resume – and don’t go it alone. This suggestion is not intended as a self-serve, “hire-a-resume-writer” tip. Though I’d LOVE you to strongly consider investing in a pro like me to help you achieve your long-term gains (<– hat-tip to Dawn Bugni!), I also realize that some simply will not invest in this service. What I encourage, therefore, is for EVERYONE building their career resume to seek out a collaborative resource(s) during the story-writing process.
  4. A collaborative resource may be in the form of a resume writing book, like Resume Magic. Or, it may be in the guise of a career mentoring board of directors comprised of hiring managers and other professionals whom you assemble to review your resume-in-progress along the way to ensure you are on track and presenting yourself in a focused way. They can help you ensure you are targeting hiring companies’ needs (and not just your wants).
  5. You may also seek out resume-writing webinars and seminars that speak to classrooms of job-search folks who need best-resume tips and strategies. As well, some resume companies offer do-it-yourself resume programs for a reduced investment to assist the self-service career seekers wanting a bit of help and guidance.

Don’t just wing the development of one of the most critical marketing documents you will ever create. A resume is so much more than a simple list of dates and job responsibilities, and the “cookie cutter” mentality in producing a work as important and defining as one’s resume will not work.

Your Story.

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Click on the links below to see what other Career Collective members are saying:

Where Are the Wild Things, Anyway?, @WorkWithIllness

I Your Job Search Making You Feel Like a Smashed Pumpkin?, @DebraWheatman

Hiding in Plain Sight, @WalterAkana,

Don’t make these frightful resume mistakes, @LaurieBerenson

How Not to Be a Spooky Job Seeker, @heathermundell

A Tombstone Resume:Eulogizing Your Experience, @GayleHoward

The Top Ten Scary Things Job Seekers Do, @barbarasafani

Oh, Job Search Isn’t Like Trick or Treating?, @careersherpa

A Most Unfortunate Resume Mistake No One Will Tell You, @chandlee

Oh no. Not the phone!, @DawnBugni

Halloween Caution: Job Seeker Horror, @resumeservice

Boo! Are you scaring away opportunities or the competition? @MartinBuckland @EliteResumes

Your Career Brand: A Scary Trick or an Appealing Treat?, @KCCareerCoach

How to avoid mistakes on your resume, @Keppie_Careers

Sc-sc-scary Resume Mistakes, @erinkennedycprw

A Flawed Resume is a Scary Prospect, @KatCareerGal

Does Your Career Costume Fit You?, @expatcoachmegan

Filed Under: executive resumes, Job Loss, Job Search Fear, marketing Tagged With: professional resume writer, Resume Story, resume writing

Comments

  1. Dawn Bugni says

    October 29, 2010 at 8:14 am

    Jacqui –

    Your writing always paints such vivid pictures.

    I LOVE the point you made about a job search not being all consuming. In our hurry-up, over scheduled, “gotta-be-doing-something-every-minute” society, we tend to forget the importance of stepping away from all the hub bub and just being. Great reminder!!

    (And thanks for the shout out too!)

    Reply
    • Master Resume Writer says

      October 29, 2010 at 8:26 am

      Thanks for the kind compliment, Dawn.

      The point about not being ‘all-consumed’ all the time was written as much for me as for the job-seeking audience I serve!

      Nevertheless, it probably is one of the areas where I’d most like my job-hunting clients to focus — forgetting to breathe is all too common, I’m afraid. A few ‘breaths’ later, it is amazing what new ideas are induced.

      Thanks for zeroing in on the heartbeat of the post!

      Jacqui

      Reply
  2. Megan Fitzgerald says

    October 29, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    Jacqui,

    Your are SPOT ON about the fact that the anxiety and stress from the job search can become all consuming and affect our ability to write a strong resume and network and interview with calm confidence. All of our hard work resulting in a crazed or stressed out presentation can undermine all of our hard work and create even more stress.

    Stopping to take a breath, relax and reflect are wise words.

    And seeking out support so your career marketing materials do in fact work for and not against your job search efforts is critical!

    Thanks for encouraging us to stop and take a breath!

    Megan

    Reply

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