Rudyard Kipling famously wrote:
“If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs …
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.”
Most would agree, these words were written for times such as these. We are, as a planet, experiencing trying times, and some days are going to be better than others as we continue down this path.
The good news is that it won’t last forever, and when the sun finally returns, those who have stayed the course will be richly rewarded for their patience.
The world may be a much different place when this current crisis finally is swept away by the sands of time, but many things will remain the same.
Assessing Your Career Course
From a careers standpoint, many employees will see this as an opportunity to reset. As of this writing, thousands are making decisions about what their careers will look like when they select their next employer or launch their new entrepreneurial venture.
Target employers will be reevaluated to determine their viability for long-term sustainability, and many target-interviewing criteria that are no longer serving the employee will be placed on the junk pile. These people have a lot of time to think right now, and you had better believe they are taking full advantage of that fact.
Reevaluating Your Story
If you find yourself among the separated, downsized and/or laid off, taking advantage of the down time you may be involuntarily experiencing at the moment could mean the difference between returning to a job you hate and landing your new dream position.
This is an excellent opportunity to get your career portfolio together in anticipation of our collective return to normalcy. Instead of being upset and letting your mind go to all the negative that is so very pervasive, do something for yourself that will have far-reaching benefits.
At CareerTrend, you will find an understanding staff that is ready to help you take advantage of your free time by deep-diving into your story to come up with the absolute best possible version of your personal career path so far.
We serve executives in the throes of career upheaval and see the current state of affairs as a time when many professionals will be ready to make a change, either out of necessity or out of a desire to move on once this economic instability has passed.
Since 1997, we have helped to usher many job seekers through tumultuous times and now stand ready to extend a helping hand to those currently experiencing difficulty.
On a bit more personal note, we wish every reader here the best going forward, and like all of you, we yearn for a time when this economic upheaval is behind us, and we are able to resume our regularly scheduled lives.
Peace to all of you as you are staying the course, and thank you for all you do.
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