Fully-formatted version and full archive available free at: > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Jinfo Newsletter http://www.jinfo.com/ ISSN 1749-740X 1st February 2006 No.114 > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = *** Researcha :: Immediate pay-as-you-go company data *** Access hard-to-find data on UK company directors, original company filing images and company data for Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Researcha is free to search and view basic details, with convenient report delivery. Try it now during its final testing phase. Your feedback will directly shape this new service. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = *** Do you use DigBig to shorten long Web addresses? *** Then please supply a brief testimonial: "An effective and useful tool" Business Analyst, Aberdeen, UK (December 2005) > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The Emotional Side of Career Transitions ======================================== It's not easy being out of work. You may think that people will judge you if you tell them that you have been retrenched or worse still "sacked". There may be some people who will tell you that you are "stupid" to even think about giving up work because you want to look for something better. You may have doubts about your skills and abilities and take the first thing that is offered to you - just in case you don't get offered anything else. First of all, it is important to remain positive about where you are and what you are doing (or not as the case may be). You may feel anger, sadness, and resentment or be joyously happy at the prospect of finding new opportunities. It depends whether you look at this period of time as an opportunity or not. Do not take rejection letters personally. Whilst they may cause you to feel down and depressed, the reasons why you didn't receive an invitation to the interview may be nothing to do with you, just a company re-shuffle, or an internal candidate was in line for the job all along. You need to accept that rejection is a part of any job search and another letter for the pile is just another chance to work on your marketing strategy and application a bit more. Unemployed does not mean unemployable. Do not keep your job status a secret. Let people know that you are on the look out for new job opportunities. The people you tell may not be able to offer you any form of work, but they might know of someone who can. These same people may also be able to offer you advice and guidance on what they did when they were faced with the same situation. Anyone who tells you that they have never been out of work is either extremely lucky, or they have been in the same job since they left school. Of course, they could also be stretching the truth just a little. Everyone has strategies they used to find work. Make a note of what they did and didn't do, and then try and apply those strategies to your situation. Don't assume that because they work in a different discipline to you, that their strategies cannot work. Try not to criticize your previous employer, and the people you worked with. Always write your application in a positive manner. This may be hard, especially if they "asked you to leave". But remember that you may end up working with these same people at some point again in the future. It may also raise important questions about how well you deal with difficult situations. Be busy AND productive. It is easy to fill your day with things that do not get you anywhere. Remember, looking for a job is your job when you are out of work. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lorraine Bradshaw is the marketing and training coordinator for Information Enterprises Australia (IEA) , A specialist library and records management recruitment agency, consultants and trainers in Western Australia. Lorraine is also the author of The First 4 Minutes: Understanding the Selection and Interview Process and IEA's free monthly e-zine Information Overload. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Latest Job Listings =================== Here are the latest additions to FreePint Jobs in the last two weeks at http://www.jinfo.com/ To receive it by email or to modify your subscription, visit http://www.jinfo.com/subs/ or email support@jinfo.com Please forward this Jobs Update to anyone who may find it useful. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Graduate Research Assistant (added 31st January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4868 Recruiter: Los Alamos National Laboratory Location: Los Alamos, United States Records Officer (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4867 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - Central, United Kingdom Researcher (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4866 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - Central, United Kingdom Senior Records Management Assistants (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4865 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - City, United Kingdom Records Management Assistant (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4864 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - City, United Kingdom Records Manager (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4863 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: North East, United Kingdom Part-time Legal Archivist (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4862 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - West End, United Kingdom Information Officer (added 30th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4861 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - City, United Kingdom Cataloguer (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4860 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - Central, United Kingdom Information Assistant (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4859 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Information Coordinator (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4858 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: London - East, United Kingdom Records Manager (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4857 Recruiter: Sue Hill Recruitment and Services Limited Location: North West, United Kingdom Senior Information Manager - One year Contract (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4856 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Business Researcher (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4855 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Researcher - Private Equity - London or Manchester (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4854 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Legal Information Officer - Project & Asset Finance (added 27th January 2006) URL: http://www.jinfo.com/go/j4853 Recruiter: Glen Recruitment Location: London, United Kingdom Temp. 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