The Hidden Step
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hidden
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I have always worn my watch on my left hand. You probably do, too. One
day a friend asked me: “Fred, why are you wearing your watch on your
left hand?” I casually responded with: “I don’t know. You do too. So I
don’t understand your question.” I said it proudly, as though I’d caught
him asking a totally irrelevant question. He then said: “Right, I am wear-
ing my watch on my left hand because I am right-handed. What about
you? You are left-handed.” I still did not get it and asked, “What do you
mean?” He said: “Being right-handed I am constantly moving my arm.
Wearing your watch on your dominant hand will risk scratching the watch.
But you are left-handed.” I looked at my watch and it dawned on me. That
is why my watches are always scratched. It also taught me a lesson. I have
been wearing my watch on the left hand because everyone else does. I
didn’t ask myself once if that works for me.
What are some things you are doing right now that do not work for YOU
but you are still following them because everyone else
does? Have you wondered if the steps you are tak-
ing right now while searching for employment are the
very steps prolonging the securing of your next ca-
reer?
Are you condensing your resume
to one or two pages?
Condensing your resume to one or two pages may not always be the right
step in every situation for YOU because scanners do not count pages, they
scan content. I am not suggesting your resume should be longer than one
Realization
two
Do what works, not what is
popular.
achieving clarity
“
The lesson I learned was that I
have been wearing my watch on the
left hand because everyone else does.
I didn’t ask myself once if that works
for me.”
“Winners
compare their achievements
with their goals, while losers
compare their achievements
with those of other people”
— Nido Qubein