Tips in Traffic (Persevere) - Feb, 21, 2006

I went with the family to see Curious George this past Saturday. (It was ok, but not in the same league as Ice Age, Finding Nemo, etc. At least the kids enjoyed it! :) The main character outside of George is The Man in the Yellow Hat (TMITYH). He was told that the museum where worked was closing so he set out to saving it. He didn't know how and then came up with the idea of finding an ancient statue. He did not have any expeditionary experience, but this did not stop him from continuing his mission. He persevered and overcame his shortcomings and saved the museum.

Now you probably may not be saving any museums anytime soon (maybe you are :), but having the ability to persevere will take you a very long way. For example, it can help you land a job or a contract that you've been seeking.

One thing that you have to be careful of though is not to be a pest. to prevent this from happening make sure you give people enough time to respond or react to your request. For example, when trying to find a position, do send your resume through traditional channels, e.g. via the company website. (Most people will stop here.) However, there are several other things you can do to persevere and get your resume in front of the decision makers. Here's a few: -tap your network to see if you have any friends of friends that work at the company -call the company, find out as much info about the company and position as possible (you should actually do this before sending your resume through traditional channels) -find out who the hiring & HR managers are, who is the ultimate decision maker, then contact them, ask for informational interviews -be polite, sincere and courteous in all of your interactions with the company's people, you never know who will have a hand in the decision to hire new people

These are just a few things that you can do to get hired, but as you can see it takes perseverance especially if you don't have an inside connection.

Everything else being equal, those that persevere are the ones that will usually come out on top.

I'd be interested in hearing any of your perseverance-related stories. Please share them!

Succeed NOW! . Marvin http://www.eMarv.com

PS I started this tip on the road, but I couldn't finish it because I needed to concentrate on the road. :) So I finished this tip at home.