The Job Market Glass

Why is the Job Market glass always half empty? I just tried to google “Job market news” and here are the first 4 results:

Profits fall as jobs dry up in private sector ... Job conditions will get much worse this year … The economic slump has created a tough job market for college graduates ... Job market continues to shrink ...

My fellow international-aholic, I just refuse to adhere to this depressing, gloomy and panicking mood – this is just not us! This is just not the way of thinking of a smart, open, energetic and upbeat generation!

There are plenty of opportunities out there – you just have to go and grab them! Everywhere, in your own country, in 50 different other countries – coz, as international-aholic, we just don’t have borders right?

Am I dreaming? Noooo, I am talking facts here! And I also have proofs!
My best friend (One of the most international-aholic person on this planet by the way”) and I worked on her CV last week … cutting the story short – she got a call from an head-hunter exactly the morning after submitting her CV. This is real!
Not enough? In this exact second, Totaljobs has currently 97,723 from 3,581 companies across the UK … do you think one could be for you if you are currently looking for a change?

Let me say that again:

There are plenty of opportunities out there – you just have to go and grab them!

Sitting and waiting won’t help and crying at the news won’t either … making the sun shine with your optimism will …

So, what do you say my international-aholic friends? I say that the Job Market glass is for sure half full … so … CHEERS!

What do you think?

Take care!!
Giulia

Here we start! Are you a risk taker?

I guess the craziest thing that could happen in writing my first Blog entry would be to start suffering from the writer block? Oh well ... I'll get over it and start saying that this is YOUR blog fellow International-aholics ... so no really worries if I have nothing to write right?
Yeah, yeah, I can already hear you saying ... "This is the usual wishy-washy so called coach - I am not going to give you an answer, you will find all your answers, you are the only one accountable etc etc etc".

But this is really your corner - I really mean it!!!

Ok, here is the deal ... I promise I will fill these blog with absolutely unmissable thoughts for all of you who REALLY believe the world does not have any borders and anything is possible ... ANYTHING!

And believe me, I have already gone through it all ... 6 years ago I thought it was basically impossible to find a job in London, I mean, I job that could really be for me ... people were keeping on telling me that what I wanted for something just for the "few", for the few smart, business politically savvy and with special "connections"!! Typical! The world is a bad place and mission in life is to either play the offense or the defense - no other options.

And so, here is the question ... how much do we let our people make decisions for us and how much are we willing to take risks on our own ... how much do we convince ourselves that something is impossible just because ... just because ... just because. How much do we hear ourselves says "Yes, BUT" - "Yes, BUT" - "Yes, BUT" ...

My profile does emphasise my Italian origins, I deeply love my country and I deeply love my culture - I also recognise that as Italians we do tend to put constraints on ourselves for emotions and bonds that risk to jeopardise our full freedom. So, how much do we let our emotional "chains" decide for us, our "virtual" birth cord tie us to our past?

And what do you think? How long do you think we keep on being fed by our birth cord? If you really want, how can we break it?

Take care!!
Giulia