are you looking for? Is it money, a car, increased responsibility?
Action: You need to sort out what you want from your career in the long and short
term.
- The depressive attitude A depressive person doesn’t want to take
responsibility for his/her career. It can be detected because the candidate
blames the company and environment for what has or has not happened.
Do you have a depressive attitude? Do you look for a new job when
you are fed up with the one you are currently doing? Do you apply
when things get on top of you at work, when you feel that you can’t
cope and need to escape from the monotony of your current situation?
Action: You need to start taking charge of your career, sorting out what you want
and realising that you can influence your situation. Think about what you enjoy
doing and what motivates you and present the good in the CV and interview
rather than the bad.
- The angry attitude The angry person talks in terms of how the previous
company should have rewarded him or how others should have behaved.
Do you have an angry attitude? Do you start looking for jobs when you feel
that you are being overlooked at work? When you notice that your colleagues
and subordinates are being promoted and you are not, even though you
think you should be? When you don’t get the credit that you deserve for a
project? Or when you feel your career is not moving as fast as it should be?
Action: If you feel you have been unfairly treated or mistreated, beware. Talk to
your boss and sort it out. You don’t want to carry this disappointment with you
for the rest of your career as it could grow in size with time. If the case comes up
at an interview, it is much better to talk about personality clashes rather than in
terms of what you ought to or should have gained. Anyone can have a personality
clash, so it need not hold you back if presented appropriately.
- The desperate attitude Employers are proud of their company/business and want to
employ people who hold similar values. Desperate interviewees are those people who
see their own needs and situation as far more important than those of the employer.
Do you have a desperate attitude? Are you short of mon-
ey and out of work? Are you threatened with redundancy? Are
you unsure of what you want to do but willing to give any job a try?
Action: You must try and see the employer’s point of view as well as your own.
You may find that a temporary job may ease the financial burden and pressures.
