I own a business to help job seekers. We do resume writing, interview preparation, and other topics. I'm not writing this to piece to promote my business because that's not the point of this piece.
Starting today I made a new plan to make my business thrive. I will do the following, and if anyone has any advice. I would LOVE to hear it.
*Have 100 real conversations with people about my company.
*Focus on what I do well, and stop doing what isn't working.
*Redefine my target audience (I think my audience is too broad).
*Finish large projects that could potentially grow my business.
*Up an hour earlier to be an hour later.
On weeks like this were things are slow, I am reminded what my mentor said: Failure is NOT an option.
So we'll keep going. I am lucky to be in a situation to persue my dreams, and I will not stop pushing.
I've been looking for a job as a developer for a few years now, as I have hated call center work from day 1 and been unable to get something else since then. I've had people look at and rework my resume - even a friend who is very gifted at it and consider it his ministry. The biggest issue for me has been getting found by companies. Most places who post jobs for entry-level developers receive hundreds of resumes. Most of these places don't even send me a denial letter. It's been a pretty discouraging few years.
I have about decided to give up on the whole "chum the waters" approach, start writing clean, maintainable code for personal projects/open source projects and spend my spare time going to meetups and continue helping others learn to code through Code Louisville.
"Focus on what I do well, and stop doing what isn't working."
Putting out resumes aren't working for me. It feels like a waste of time - like playing the lottery with my time instead of my wallet.
I think the mental game is the toughest part to deal with for anyone who is under-employed, unemployed, or trying to make a career transition. If you can help people get past that, you might find them more willing to let you help them with their resumes, interview skills, etc. Just my $0.02. Err.... 0.002 SBD
Thank you for the insight. I know a lot of my clients are incredibly frustrated. It's a lot of work, for little in return. Employers play a lot of games. It feels great when you find out you've helped them in both large and small ways.
" Failure is NOT an option." = TRUTH.
If you have been given the opportunity to live your dream, you will punish yourself for a lifetime if you don't reach your full potential. Keep grinding buddy!
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Will do. Much thanks!