Staying Positive through the Economic Numbers

You hear on the news every week about economic statistics and try to gauge your own situation with the broader numbers and what’s going on in the economy. Perhaps you feel worried about your situation, or perhaps you feel fortunate. Either way, the economic news will always come in and there are always going to be pundits on TV or radio trying to explain it away as a fortunate circumstance or that its doomsday. While it is important for job seekers to be aware of what’s going on in the broader economy, it would behoove you to stay clear of the fear mongering going on by some. It’s unproductive and quasi-inappropriate to tell a job seeker that there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of people just like him or her also looking for work. How does that help?

Staying positive as a job seeker is one of the most difficult but one of the most necessary things a person can do during this life transition. Having a good support system like friends and family gives you the “external” confidence you need to keep at it day after day. These people can also take you away from the job search to clear your head and to remind you that you are a human being, not just a robot who writes cover letters and recites your “elevator speech”. It is also important as a job seeker to harness your own “internal” confidence, telling yourself that you are worthy and have something to offer a company. For many this is the most difficult because we live in a culture that likes to tell you how you’re NOT good enough (2nd and 3rd chair in band, junior varsity athletics, no award for an average GPA or grade in college, the list goes on); whereas reality corresponds to the opposite. You ARE good enough and have much to offer others and a company….even if others criteria for excellence are unrealistic: ”Let me show you what I can do!”

The Accounting and Business School of the Rockies can help you gain that “internal” confidence that you desire to grow. We provide that “external” confidence in the form of encouragement from staff, small class sizes for one-on-one instruction, and the repeated factor that historically, six months after graduation over 90% of our students have found employment. We offer practical, real-world Certificates in Bookkeeping, Administrative Assistant, Office Manager, Call Center/Customer Service, Microsoft Power User, and Office Skills. Help us help you today by signing up for any of these programs or popular individual classes. Call us today at 303-755-6885 to learn more about being good enough to succeed. In spite of the economic statistics and pundits.