Is your disability a reason not to aspire to great success in your career, great achievements and overall fulfillment? Absolutely not! There are some severely handicapped individuals who are incredibly successful and have attained prominent roles in politics, business and the sports arena. Some of these prominent people, you may find out, have even more severe handicaps than you and come from a more disadvantaged background than you. So what enabled them to get to the top? It all starts with having the right frame of mind. It means having your focus on the right target, concentrating on possibilities and opportunities rather than on impossibilities and barriers.
It is true that you are facing some significant challenges,but so did these other successful individuals, some more, and some less. The fact is, all jobseekers have some obstacles to overcome, whether or not they have a disability. At some time or another, we all face setbacks and barriers that bring us to a crossroad in the pursuit of a career. This crossroad will cause you either to retreat or proceed. How will you react?
That’s why you need a researched-based job market strategy, that enables you set realistic job market activity goals. This strategy will enable you to create an effective plan for creatively managing your disability when packaging yourself to employers. It will also provide you with key information on where and how to locate jobs that are appropriate for you.
When faced with such a career crossroad moment, you will need to take an honest look at your current aspirations and how realistic they are in comparison to the job market standard. Error of blame is a common factor that unfortunately blinds a lot of jobseekers to the real reasons why they are experiencing challenges in trying to achieve their job goal.
That’s why you need a researched-based job market strategy that enables you set realistic job market activity goals. This strategy will enable you to create an effective plan for creatively managing your disability when packaging yourself to employers. It will also provide you with key information on where and how to locate jobs that are appropriate for you.
However, do note that there is a process to job market success and the proper implementation of your job market strategy depends entirely on how well informed you are of this process. Mastering this process will enable you develop the lifetime skills required to achieve any job goal you desire. So to put yourself on the right track, start off by taking this FREE Job Market Performance Assessment to determine your current level of job market performance competency.