Use what you have.

Well not that it is any suprise but as of yet job X is being less then helpful. In the week+ I have had this job the number of hours I have worked can be counted on one hand. I find that what I had hoped would be a means of keeping the wolves from the door seems like it will do anything but.

This makes me think of a few things, common truths and points of interest.

• One of these is that my moral code, like many others, required me to remove myself from unemployment as soon as I could. However one should not rush into a situation without some knowlage of what they are getting into.

I have found that evan after all of the research I did on Job X it fell well below even my low expectation bar.

• Knowledge is power, not only should you learn as much about the position that you are looking for but also about the people that work there.

Walking into a position/interview is always the hardest part of the job market for many people. However in this day and age we have tools that can make this easy. When I go to an interview I look at the position title as stated above but also the company (both history and future plans) and the person that I will be doing an interview with.

Recently went to an interview, and was asked what it was I knew about the company. I floored the interviewer when I started with the simple stuff leading up to what % increase they had last year. While I did not over do the information offering I did make sure that they were aware that I had done my homework. I went above and beyond what the average candidate does and this made me stand out. It helped them see that I am willing to do my job to the best of my ability.

• Use what you have.

There are lots of people looking at every job you apply for. All claim to have the same or better skills then you. The trick is to find a way to build up and offer those traits that only you can offer. Your expirience is more then just information on paper, it is what makes you one of a kind and of use to your future empoyer.

How do you do this? You first need to learn about yourself and what it is that makes you special. Inner self is a personal revelution that we each must come to in time. However striving for this is often enough to make you see what it is that you have to offer others.