In every difficult situation
is potential value. Believe this,
then begin looking for it.
– Norman Vincent Peale

No one gets through life or career without trouble.  A job search can be a very difficult situation…maybe you’ve already lost your job and are looking, or things are difficult enough in your current job that you’re looking for a way out. And everyone fails at something at some point.  If you’ve never failed, you’ve never taken a risk or tried anything new.

If you’re in a difficult job search, I want you to look for the value in it.  What are you learning from this?  Are you going to end up with a better job than what you had before?  Is your new job going to set you up for moving further ahead in your career?  Maybe you’re meeting people now who will help you down the road.  Focus on the positive in this situation. Not only will you feel better, you’ll come across as a more positive, confident person, which will help you tremendously in your job search.

If you are job searching with some kind of failure in your past, look for the value in it.  What did you learn?  Being able to talk about what you learned from it and how it’s made you better going forward is a huge plus in your favor. Check out these blog posts to help you positively answer questions about failure:

How to Answer Interview Questions – Q39 – Tell me about a time when you failed.

How to Answer Interview Questions – Q43 – Tell us about a failed project.

How to Answer Interview Questions – Q63 – What have you learned from your mistakes?

I wish you the best of luck this week!