The 7 Habits of Highly Employable People | Guy Arnold | LinkedIn - 0 views
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Habit 1: Be Proactive
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There is no such thing REALLY as unemployment: there are jobs for everyone, if they can only consider more ‘How to add value’ and less ‘what’s in it for me?’The REAL issue is ‘unemployability’ … in the mindset, skillset and habits of those looking for work : if this wasn’t the case, how would migrants ever stand a chance of getting work?
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Don’t just go for ‘anything that’ll pay a wage’, stop and work out what you’re truly great at, and what you love, and then start asking: ‘How can I get paid to do this?’
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Physical: appearance and habitsMental: knowledge and skillsEmotional: how to communicate and focus on the real winSpiritual: what can you bring to the party that will make the world a better (and more productive) place!When you’ve nailed this, you need to start finding out information about organisations in your target area and sector, and what their issues are (that you might be able to help them solve)
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consider: ‘what’s the win for this organisation?’: ‘What can I help them stop, start or continue doing, that would help them get more of the wins that they want?’
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where do they do well, and where do they fall down? What are their competition doing? What’s happening in the market … now … and in 5 years time? What do their customers think? What customers are they missing? What sort of people would they be looking for? And why?
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Employment is synergy: if it fails to be synergy in any way, then it’s going to be short term at best.
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the ‘employee’ and ‘employer’ should both find their situations significantly enhanced by teaming up and working constructively together. Together everyone achieves more!
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No one in their right mind employs a blunt saw, but sharp saws make getting results much more rewarding for both parties.