By JAB
I am a few weeks into my
redeployment phase and applying for jobs. I am choosing carefully. Not just any
jobs but ones I think would be a-shoe-in for
me. I spend many hours constructing and reconstructing my CV and cover letters
to highlight my skills and achievements. I am applying for jobs where I can confidently
meet all the key selection criteria. I detail my experience. I am quite upbeat.
After all I have 13 weeks to reinvent myself.
I spend many hours
appraising my situation. What is it I want from my next job? How many hours do
I want to work? Where do I want to work? Will there be a work-life balance and
enough time for me to pursue my dreams? Will I be able to schedule some
holidays with my husband? Will I be able to travel interstate at short notice to
visit my aging parents? I am dying to retire, but still wishing to interact in
a professional environment and keen to earn decent money. I’m not yet ready to
work in the local café. I’m not yet ready to choose to do volunteer work.
Perhaps I am demonstrating
signs of being a job snob. All I
really know is that I have sound qualifications and vast experience and want to
find work in a meaningful setting with authentic people. Surely that is not
unreasonable.
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