Mimer’s Desk

When Job searching Takes Longer than Expected

Even the most qualified individuals will occasionally find themselves in a situation where a job search takes a little longer than we previously anticipated. The period may vary from a few weeks to over a year and this is where you must be prudent in the actions that you take. If you are ever to get to the days beyond fruitless job searches then they are some things that you will have to do and others that you will have to avoid.

The first thing is that you should always have a contingency plan whenever possible. If you can then even your contingency should have its own contingency plan. This is because it is naïve to think that things will always go the way we want. We must always have a backup plan for the worst case scenario that is when absolutely nothing goes according to our plans. This is where you can start pursing train opportunities in your field or a completely different one. This will be good for broadening the field of your job search. If you are qualified in more than one field then the chances are higher that you will find a job in one.

Some of the things you should avoid are to over apply yourself in the job searching task. Accord it time in your schedule but don’t let it take up your whole timetable from dawn to dusk. Doing this may compromise your ability to present your best qualities in an interview. Don’t simply stick to one means of looking for a job and never be unwilling to compromise. The current job markets are mostly filled up and you will find yourself more than once to be in a position where you have to start at a lower position than you would prefer. Maybe you will find yourself with some time in between job searches for the Tria Laser.

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Is there such a thing as a Big Society?

I don’t know about you but David Cameron going on and on about the so called Big Society is giving me a headache. In the same way that Tony Blair insisted on saying “Education, education, education”over and over again until our ears collectively bled it’s just a lot of hot air. I’ve heard people debating the benefits of a big society, but really what does it actually mean? Today David Cameron described the Big Society as his “passion”in a speech which he denies was a re-launch of the same old tired idea. As far as I’m concerned it’s just a cover for all the privatisation of our national services which will inevitably happen. The Big Society is meant to be all about the community volunteering in order to make the towns and cities where we live better, more helpful places. But how can people volunteer in a library or a children’s centre for instance when these things have been shut down as a result of the government’s cuts? The whole thing is illogical. Since the credit crunch kicked off in 2008 times have been really hard here in the UK and many people are struggling (financially) more than they ever have in their lives. It’s become much more popular to take out same day loans and frankly I can see why. There are times in the month when I need to pay a bill before it mounts up and at first glance it seems a really simple solution to get a quick loan and pay it off later. Of course it’s not always as easy as that but what’s really shocking is the fact that so many of us need to borrow more than ever before. I wonder if there will come a time when the impact of the cuts is not felt by the poorest and most vulnerable in the society because frankly at the moment I can’t see that happening.

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