the ART of selling... YoursELF!

11-22-2004 10:56 AM

(this is addition from my journal in Hi5! So, excuse the entre' statement. Have fun! :)

Hi Journal. This' the first time i'm writing to you. My entries are (hopefully) not in a sequel. So, they're gonna be very different thoughts each time. Not related to each other. Very well... Just weeks back, i have officially made an entry into the statistics of un-employment in the country. & being a fresh graduate, whenever i met ppl whom i haven't seen for a very long time, this has been a typical situation i've had to face... QUESTION: "so, what r u doing now?" ANSWER: Just finished my studies QUESTION: "Have you started applying?" ANSWER: "Hmm... sort of... " QUESTION: "What did you study for"" ANSWER: "IT..." QUESTION: Hmm.. its a tough market out there, isn't it. Very saturated, highly competitive.... Hey, can some1 tell me something I do not already know, please? Forgive my impatience but i'm just not in for this nonsense of having to go through a long session of advice on not being very picky, choosy, selective? Whatever you may call it, from every Abu, Alan & Andy on my way.. I think these ppl need to revise their standard questions they need to ask us, next time. Something along the lines of, "hey look, why don't you pass your resume to me, & I'll see if I can land you in the job at SHELL".. for instance, is totally acceptable. The more you market your availability for a job, the better chances you stand to get a job because you'll be the first person that pops into a persons mind if there's an opening in their organization... But then again, that really depends on how well you market your skills & win yourself over to that person waiting for an answer from you for the question " Why do you want this job" Who knows, probably the person you share a chat with about the weather in the lift might just turn out to be the CEO of Shlumberger or MAXIS... The next time around, i'm just gonna be the nice me & speak about the looking for a job "me, myself & I"... it all falls back to only 1 thing... the art of selling... youself! Okay, my bed is calling for me... Gotta get my 8-hour beauty sleep now... till v meet again...