DDDela`s Musing

For readers who have followed my blog for quite some time, you will observe I have written a couple of posts about job hunting over the last few years, providing job seekers with the requisite resources that will come handy in the pursuit of their dream jobs. Unemployed graduates have been of major concern to me since I have found myself in this situation time and again, and never found it funny. My focus in this post is to drum home the absolute necessity for thorough preparation when job hunting. It was Benjamin Franklin who aptly noted, “ By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”             Scores of unemployed graduates are focused on submitting job applications and getting invited for job interviews with hopes of landing their dream jobs. This is well and good. However, there is also the tendency to while away time while on a job hunting drive. Many unemployed graduates simply hope that their efforts at landing jobs will one day ...

Image source: www.divinelogistics.com In our sojourn through this life, we are presented with a multiplicity of opportunities. In reality, opportunities are never in short supply. However, in many cases than not, when it really matters, we let certain opportunities pass us by. Our ability to recognize these doors or windows of opportunities as it were is absolutely essential if we are to make the progress we so desire in our personal lives, in business, in our careers, in our relationships and in virtually every facet of our lives. In this piece, I share three essential tips for maximizing opportunities. Hope you find it enlightening and helpful. Prepare for opportunities Marshall Sylver asked a pertinent question and proffered a brilliant answer: “What if an opportunity comes and you are not prepared? If you don`t prepare yourself for opportunity, one thing is certain, you won`t win even when you get the chance. You must recognize the power of being prepared.”  ...