Maintaining a positive attitude
A positive attitude will help you find a job, and will help you stay strong while you are looking for work. Here are some tips that might help you maintain a positive attitude:
- Get help with your job search process. Access the support of an employment counsellor and join an employment preparation workshop to learn more about this process in Canada.
- When you talk to others, speak positively about yourself and tell others that you know you will soon find work.
- Try not to worry about things that have not yet happened. They say that worrying is like a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere!
- Realize that the person who will have the greatest influence on whether you find a job is you.
- Create a schedule for yourself. Make it your job to find a job.
- If you do get discouraged, don’t give up. Job hunting takes time, and so does settling into a new culture. Find something new to learn and enjoy each day.
- Talk to friends and attend a workshop to improve your chances of finding employment.
