Focus, now more important than ever

How Your Personal Focus Affects Your Job Prospects by Glenn Hughes The word focus is often misunderstood. In the context of finding the right job for you and then actually getting that job, focus is a great thing to have at the front of your mind. Every single aspect of your life can be affected by your job. Your personal focus is vital to get you safely through the process What exactly does focus mean? To me, focus means gathering up every available resource that you can get your hands on and driving the result that you want through using every available tool. Focus needs motivation, and a total absence of anger. Feeling angry about the events that led to your losing a previous job role can seriously hurt your prospects of getting the best job role for you. Anger shows up in your writing and you can be sure that your CV will get rejected if you are angry when you write it. If you cannot be objective, consider employing the services of a professional CV writer Anger in a job application or CV however will get your application rejected. Scrutinise your application and check it for tone, particularly paying attention to anything that may come over as resentful or angry. Whilst as people we may feel some empathy to your situation, nobody wants to take anyone on who is angry at a previous employer. Being focused helps you create your ideal CV. You need to set aside a day to get it sorted out. Research and collate all your past achievements, no matter small, going through your whole career. Pay more attention to your most recent career as that is by far the most relevant. An employer is interested in whilst you can do for them Achievements are what separate the great from the ordinary. If achievements were not important, then why would we have medals, prizes, competitions, etc. The simple truth is that life is competitive and we all want to be associated with winners. Achievements in your career show you to be a winner. Focus of showing a recruiter what you can do by highlighting your achievements in your CV Extraordinary CVs get people interviews. You should seriously consider employing the services of a professional CV writing service if you are not sure that you can do this yourself. Most people can actually write an excellent CV but there are definitely ways to get your CV noticed. Buy a good book on the subject and study it intensely if funds are low