Fired to Hired: Bouncing Back From Job Loss to Get to Work Right Now by Tory Johnson

Author:Tory Johnson [Johnson, Tory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Psychological aspects, Business & Economics, Psychology, Interpersonal Relations, Entrepreneurship, Job Hunting, Careers, Self-presentation, Employment interviewing, Home-Based Businesses, Job hunting - Psychological aspects
ISBN: 9780425230558
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-08-04T15:02:21.806000+00:00

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LEARN FROM THE YOUNG‘UNS

You may have entered the workforce when time served drove raises and promotions. It doesn’t work that way anymore. Twentysomethings change jobs every 18 months, and the average American will have held 10 positions between the ages of 18 and 38, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Because they are used to these short stints, they believe performance and results should drive compensation and promotion. They’re more apt to ask for a raise after doing a great job on a big project after only six months. They have no qualms about asking to leapfrog titles and positions without regard to protocol that was historically based on age.

The same is true if you work for a younger person. The boss’s perspective—not yours—will likely determine raises and promotions. In an interview, you should ask the boss outright what his or her philosophy is on awarding raises and promotions. “What must I do to earn more money or be promoted?” Asking directly helps avoid any misunderstandings, and lets the boss know that you are eager to get to work hard and succeed.

Victim Language

ʺItʹs so easy to feel like a victim. Feeling guilty is a waste of time,ʺ says Good Morning Americaʹs financial contributor Mellody Hobson. ʺYou choose your life, and if you donʹt like something, you can choose to change it.ʺ

At her Chicago financial services firm, Ariel Investments, Mellody says colleagues call each other out when they hear ʺvictim language.ʺ

Example?

Iʹll say, ʺWow, that client was just so mean to me,ʺ and my colleagues will say, ʺvictim languageʺ because thatʹs how I chose to interpret the conversation. I didnʹt have to interpret it that way. We donʹt accept it when an employee blames someone else for something not getting done. Thatʹs ʹvictim language.ʹ ʺ

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