Maintaining a positive, “can do” attitude can only help to propel you forward and achieve your goals whatever they may be. If you are an older job seeker, this is doubly true as the path is long an arduous, and like Bette Davis once said about old age, “not for sissies.” Studies have proven that optimism is a powerful predictor of success in any job search, although it understandably requires effort to maintain. It requires as much programming as being negative does but with better results. One adjunct to being positive is the power it generates peripherally. A positive outlook will draw you support while a negative one often turns people off.
Instead of viewing your job search as a quest to be achieved by how well you can hide things, view it as something to be proud of. Take a pride in your knowledge, wisdom, experience, work habits and ethics. Don’t worry about gaps in your work history; you’ll find a way to sell yourself by telling as much of the truth about them as is necessary. You and your skills are unique and marketable, took years to hone and are worthy of respect. If you value your accomplishments, everyone else will follow suit.
Accept the fact that major change of any kind can be frightening and unsettling for any age group. Tap into the resources that have worked for you in the past and don’t panic. They will work for you again. Use yourself as a positive role model if some of those people have moved away or passed don. You have it in you; you just don’t believe that you do. Keep a handle on things by realizing that the best way to control your own future is to create it!
Get out there and go!
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