Going out to get a job is like going out to fish in the sea. There are other
fishermen out there seeking the same fish you are hoping to get. It is a
tough job unless you are aggressive. The take if or leave it attitude can
only result in failure to find a job of any description. It is important that you
be aggressive to get work.
Have you heard of people who can't find a job? Do you really believe
them? I somehow can't really believe it totally. I do believe that a person
cannot always find a job they like. I also believe that a person cannot
always find the exact job that matches his/her qualifications or skills. I
even believe that a person might be unable to get a job immediately
even when they are highly qualified in an area of expertise. But I do
not believe anyone who tells me they have been seeking employment
for over a year and cannot find anything. At that point, I believe they
are not telling the whole truth. I believe they have not been aggressive/or
did not want a job.
There were several times that I needed a job badly. I would go constantly
to the person in charge and tell them how badly I needed to work. I went
so frequently that finally they offered me two jobs. Another time I needed
a job. I needed it immediately. It was a survival thing, and I told my family
I would not be returning home that day until I landed a job of some kind.
I stayed out all day, but at the end of the day I had gotten two part-time
jobs. Yes, I was aggressive, and God rewarded my persistence.
I had a relative who came to stay with us. He told me he wanted to get
a job. I believed him. He ate, slept, and enjoyed the conveniences of
our home for five months, but never obtained work. Finally, I figured out,
he did not want a job. He wanted to live off of us as long as he could.
After confronting him, he got a small job. It's amazing how fast a people
can find a job if they have to!
There are desirable jobs, and less desirable jobs. None of us really like
the less desirable jobs, but they have to be done. It is these kinds of
jobs that people tend to run from. It is the more desirable, prestigious
jobs that people tend to run to. I maintain, that when you really need a
job, it will not matter. If it is lawful, and you can have an income, then
take it until you can do better.
Being aggressive means to move even when you don't want to
move. I remember getting up early in the morning and calling for
jobs each morning. I got them. No, I didn't want to get up out of my
warm bed and go outside to the pay phone to call for work, but I
did it, and I got a job each time. Being aggressive sometimes
means making your own job. I have done this too. Sometimes
you will starve just waiting on others to call you. You can do odd
jobs or think up ways to generate funds by helping others who
need help for a low price.
I know of a lady. She had taught school for some years, but decided
to enter a new career. Her job was a distance from her home and
she had just had a baby. She became aggressive, learned how to
write grants, and started her own business. Today, she and her
husband have paid off their home, and she has made a very
excellent income from her second career.
You have heard the expression, "Don't call me. I'll call you." Well,
for the aggressive person, this is no news. The aggressive person
reverses this by doing just the opposite. They call the employer
back and check on their status. If their status happens to be in
the trash can, they reapply. This can help to make things happen.
Last of all, you can make things happen. Believe that there is a job
out there for you, and there is. Believe that you will get the job, and
you will. Believe that God will help you as you help yourself, and
He will. Be aggressive and you will succeed.
