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When you need a job, or a new job, you are in a tender place. I will treat that place with honor. You have gifts, experience, and workplace wisdom that are needed somewhere…so please don’t despair. Any bitterness that could be taking root in your heart will only get in your way. You have choices, more than you think. You have probably had more advice than you can even follow, so I don’t want to burden you with another load of it. Just 4 ideas.<\/p>\n

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  1. Read an encouraging and practical book.<\/strong>\u00a0 For me, that book is Jon Acuff’s Do Over<\/em><\/a>. Acuff gives sound counsel, mixed with fun stories, about how to get on with your life in the marketplace. In fact, I wrote 5 blogs on his book (see links below). I leave out the stories, but his “next steps” are extremely helpful and sometimes surprisingly counter-intuitive. He boosts the reader’s confidence in a\u00a0genuine way and\u00a0\u00a0doing the\u00a0exercises in his book can make a huge difference in job hunting. So much affirmation…real affirmation.<\/li>\n
  2. Network with lots of people.<\/strong> It’s not just about “who you know”. It’s also about “who knows you”. Sometimes we don’t even recognize our own strengths (OR weaknesses). Trusted friends or even respected acquaintances can give you much-needed food for thought and action. Maybe you don’t even know what to do, job-wise – your future is wide open but looks (to you) very dark. Input from others who care about you or who are caring, in general, can help you focus. You may not\u00a0have even\u00a0considered what they may be telling you – either about your own hireability or the job market itself. Listen and learn. P.S. Don’t go to them for a job; go to them for wisdom about getting a job.<\/li>\n
  3. Try something completely new. <\/strong>The film The<\/em> Intern<\/em><\/a> with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway\u00a0speaks to this something new. A 70-year-old takes an internship in\u00a0a cool successful\u00a0company. Funny and winsome and could be one of us, right? Then I have also been hearing a lot lately about advanced manufacturing<\/a>\u00a0and the need for apprentices<\/a> in this field. You may have a “white collar” education that could be more finely tuned with some “blue collar” experience. Those terms may be antiquated with the blurring of boundaries in our more technology-rich manufacturing companies. You could be that intern or apprentice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n