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This month we are helping introverts with their job hunting. Please leave a questions about getting interviews or a comment relating to getting interviews. I will be giving away some freebies to some of the people that comment, so it’s worth your while. I will also try and answer your questions.
I reply to most questions personally by email, rather than by responding to comments, so get your questions in.
Thanks
Martin
Hi,
I received a spookily accurate personality profile from you a few weeks ago, and am extremely interested in your personality profile cert.
Julie
Hello Martin,
I really appreciate the effort you are putting in to try and make a difference, believe me it is appreciated. Too many times I have sent off a resume knowing that I was a good fit, and nothing , it has gone into the proverbial black hole which seems to be many recruiters … I once worked for a short period in recruiting, and with this particular company (I know it is not the norm ?) it was all about closing and getting someone in … it didn’t matter one thing if they were a good fit from a skills, knowledge let alone a cultural fit
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Isn’t it better for me, if I have to supplement my income, to take a part-time job instead of a full time job which allows me to still building my business which in part includes residual income?
Otherwise if I take a full time job I am in a very vulnerable position if the job just goes away due to down-sizing, etc.
Charles Shinaver, PhD, psychologist-coach
Thanks for keeping me in mind, Martin. I am probably too old to be looking for a suitable job. A former teacher described personality as a gift. In the wrong circumstances it is a liability.
If you’re heart’s not in what you do how can you expect job satisfaction?
We all have a “natural talent” and doing what comes naturally breeds confidence which has a positive effect on our self-esteem. And furthermore “do what you love and the money will come” states it well.
All the things I’ve seen so far are valid for young people, because when you are 45+ you CV is discarded before they’ve finished reading your name.
And, by the way in Spain the employer or recruitment agency are allowed to ask your age, marital status, home address and to request a photo.
I can not agree more that, when you have a job, more you love it more successful you are and, you achieve it with less effort and more fun.
Q. “Why is your success dependent on doing a job you love?”
A. I don’t need to die in order to go to hell, I am in hell already!
Its very obvious when you see someone who loves what they are working at, they glow with satasfaction, go the extra mile and attract success.
Job thoughts are creative thoughts, about improvement and value. They appear when they need to and not always in working hours. People in successful jobs often travel anyway, and have to integrate their job into their life. Clients assume if you are unhappy you may not have sorted out your own issues so how can your work possibly help them? Thing is, joy is early, if the job is not right, settling down into it won’t happen. I am still working out how to settle into roles that ultimately are change roles and even when regarded as permanent, eventually become interim once the change has settled. So no matter how much loved, it’s a case of always looking and I think being unsettled can look like you don’t like your role.
Hi, Martin,
To be honest it’s hard to evaluate success if one doesn’t have the right set of values and principles to achieve it. For me success is closely linked to personal fulfillment, to the feeling that I managed to matter in somebody’s life. If you are successful and you’re the only one to enjoy it, then it has no importance in the long run.
All the best,
Lavinia
Good morning Martin, great to hear from you and I have just watched the two videos. In answer to the question: if you are in a job you love nothing is too much trouble, days don’t drag and the sun appears to shine constantly. Positivity is contagious, work colleagues enjoy your company, the business you are involved in does well.
At the risk of an over used adage, a colleague of mine once said of me- ‘I’ll have whatever shes on’.
Too much time is spent at work for it to be a chore, try and find elements or everything about the job that makes you smile.
Hello Martin,
If you love the job you do, you find yourself working with enthusiasm at your best and that gives you the edge you need to succeed & progress.
God bless,
Darren
Hi Martin,
A job you love brings you energy, allows you to grow and makes it natural to do what has to be done, so even the least interesting tasks happen!
Thanks
Tobias
Doing the job you love gives you confidence and inspires those you interact with.
With confidence comes a sense of fulfilment and achievment which generates happiness.
If you are happy and comfortable with your life problems are resolved with less anxiety and opportunities are received with greater enthusiasm.
If you are doing a job you love you will be highly motivated and see obstacles as things to get over/through to continue successfully working rather than seeing them as things that are able to stop you continuing
Dear Martin
Thank you for your invitation. Quite simply the answer to your question is; it no longer is a job, it is a passion that is second nature which anyone would succeed at.
A job that you love taps into that which you excel at.
If you excel at something your enthusiasm for it is reinforced and communicated – it is difficult to hide enthusiasm.
Finding someone who is enthusiastic and effective in their role for their client, is a wonderful thing. Success isn’t then inevitable, but it has an excellent grounding to start from.
Because if you love your job you’re more likely to be motivated to do it well and fully respond to its challenges. Though each individual will have their own idea of what “success” means to them.
When doing a job that you love you will be extending your personality, traits, attitude, energy and your all in your work. you will look forward to each morning to fulfil your dream, to extend your skills. in the end you will have the job satisfaction and fulfilment when looking back at what you have achieved. you will have the hunger to do more and will be able to achieve high customer satisfaction as the job is what defines you.
Loving you job makes the rest of life’s event more bearable and living can and should be fun, challenging and envigorating!
Your success is dependent on doing a job you love because you are engaged, committed, do your best work and have a great deal of fun!
Thanks Martin, the videos were great, got me really interested and intrigued.
My success dependent on doing a job I love because nothing else would make sense otherwise. For many people job is just not work, it is who you are most of the time, if you love what you do, then its only logical to expect success from the love that you invest. Its a love affair and you always need ‘happily ever afters’ and increased income is the best beginning …
At the same time I also agree with the question posed earlier by a few people, ‘what if your not sure what you really love’?
I’d like to know what is success to a job? Is it increase in income , or satisfaction, or motivation or nothing at all… and all you feel is that you are good at what you do and no one else agrees with you
Doing the job you love helps you to develop a calm and collected state of mind that enhances your effectiveness to perform, and your resiliency to endure when things don’t go your way. And the ability to do so will determine your success or failure.
In answer to your question: Why is it important that you love your job?
Well in my opinion, if you love your job working isn’t a chore, it is a pleasure.
Zuzana
Never feel tired , feeling relaxation while doing the work,
trusted source to organization , Devoted attention on work resulted to new developments and innovative enhancement
loving job is living your life
“Why is your success dependant on doing a job you love?”
I feel that to be successful in your job is to be happy and content, nothing will be too much trouble and you give 100% in everything. It means not waking up with that dreaded feeling of going to work. It means dealing with like minded people, it means not being preoccupied with dreaded work thoughts and concentrating on your family and friends. It means feeling positive about your life which affects everything you think, say and do.
Happiness is the key to success. If you love and are passionate about what you are doing, you will greatly increase your probability of success.
Hello Martin
Doing a job you love makes you happy and that is the meaning of success
Roseleen
when you love your job, you stop executing task lists and start living fun lists
I have always found in life that to be a success you have really know about the industry you work in and enjoy your work, but more importantly you have to be able to relate to people at all levels and treat people with respect and by doing this you earn respect from others. This makes it easier in getting the best out of people within your company and also makes it easier when dealing with potential and existing clients.. I could be successful in doing another job but not to the level if I was not as enthusiastic and passionate and in love with what I do. My job is like my second family and it needs to be fullfilling.
If you love what you do then you will love being the best at what you do.
I think that for me, to have a job I truly loved doing would bring the motivation , satisfaction and sense of achievement that would just naturally develop success, sucessfully! It would be great to feel really engaged with my job, rather than going through the motions, counting the days til the weekend/payday/holiday.
If you do what you love, you inject that love into your work and maximise your creative and productive potential
Because to be passionate and committed to what, and about, what I do means my clients can trust what I advise and know I am acting as there advocate. This is a fine balancing act between employee and employer and I need both to trust me, and to trust what I advise is in boith their best interests, to a timely and safe outcome for all. I enjoy and thrive on the sense of acievement of a job well done.
Success in a job that I love doing is what I get up on a morning for, I love the fact that in my previous job I was able to help Patients with their problems, this is a role that I am most happy with. I just need the confidence to go out and apply for a job again.
because a day in the wrong job feels like a year and life is too short to waste it
“Why is your success dependent on doing a job you love?”
Having a job you love increases motivation and performance levels leading you always go the extra mile to achieve and over achieve.
Having a job you love delivers success for your life, work is a very significant part of life – why be unhappy for a significant part of your life?
Because it’s about motivation through a sense of purpose.
If success is not just about being “good at” a job or simply earning money, but is actually about achieving a life that includes passion and satisfaction at work which spills over into the rest of your life, or better still, feels like it is part of the rest of your life, then it stands to reason if you are doing something that comes naturally and is congruent with your natural personality – it’s bound to be easier and more fulfilling, than constantly “fighting” against your personality. Work with your personality for true “work/life-success”.
Thank you for these insightful video and audio tips! Stef
Work life reflects the personality of a person, the job if entwined with personality make life more smooth and easy, doing a job I love will give me job fulfillment and job satisfaction which is rewarding , I enjoy working that it wont stress out in an way will increase my potential to work more without making me feel I have worked more, it will pay me double in every way including health, and life become more balanced and less dreadful.
When you love something you tend to work better without feeling so stressed about it and more able to handle whatever walks your way… Thats probably why I enjoy volunteering so much heck if it also helped pay bills too I’d be sorted
tHe little snippet on delaing with custoemrs and other people is not only spookily accurate, I was just thinking about it this morning. Wierd!
I look forward to Friday (free steps)
Churchil quoted ”
When you are going through hell just keep going
Meet you on Friday and thanks for the invitation
Nuno
You will only be able to reach your full potential and fully use your skills in a job you love and that’s when you will be your happiest and therefore most successful.
Your rating was indeed very encouraging, hence I considered it as fair.
Regards,
Okechukwu.
Hi Martin,
I move towards what is pleasurable and tend to move away from what is painfull. So when I am doing a job I love it is going to have more of my focus. Therefore I am more likely to be successfull in a job I love then in a job I don’t fit. Success depends on passion, focus, following through etc
Only when you love something,will you be involved in it. Involvement is the key to success and to growth. When your heart is not in something it becomes a burden,and that in turn restricts your growth, so it is simple there will be no progress whether it is in life or in increasing your bank balance.
Thanks a very useful intervention. It has certainly made me think
Tony
After 24 yrs doing a job I hated, I was made redundant. I now seem to have no direction and would dearly love to know how to turn my life around.
Hi Martin,
Many thanks for the e-mail……it’s really simple…..when you love your job…..everybody wins! 1.Employer 2. You 3.Client…………why?….they all correlate together as one….enthusiasm is the bench mark….the client is enthused by your presence…is more likey to buy!….employer…happy person more sales…more profit…increase in the bottom line….you….more sales…more commission….more enthusiasm…..it’s a wonderful ‘merry go round’
Because doing something you love is easy
Hi,
The job you love is the one you don’t even notice you’re doing:) cause it’s soo enjoyable
Hi Martin
A job you love isnt a chore if you are doing a job that suits your personality and attitude to life it becomes second nature. just looking forward to getting up and going to work refects in your whole day and considering most of us spend more time working than we do at home with our families it is important to make sure your job is right for you.
I have just been made redundant at 50 from a sales job with a large high street banking group and although I feel let down and my self confidence has taken a hit I realise to my ebarrasment the reason I have spent 20 years in this industry purely for the money, going for interviews to try and get into a simular job has made me realise that I need to try somthing else thats suits me and my family not just my bank balance.
Hi Martin. Thanks for the chance to win a free place at your workshop. I think when you do a job you love you can achieve work ‘flow’, where your personality, passions and strengths are aligned, and you’re performing at your best all the time so can achieve anything you want to.
If you are happy in your work you will carry it out effortlessly and this will reflect on your overall performance and in turn impress your clients. By contrast, if you are unhappy in your work, you will be stressed, nervous and give a negative image to your clients which will be counter-productive. My web-site shows me as a Wedding Toastmaster, which is what I enjoy doing, but in fact the recession has all but killed this aspect of my earning ability and so I am actually working full-time in the security industry which puts great pressure on my time and can be very stressful.
Dear Martin,
Your point of view is certainly very correct and helpful. I do believe that our job should be a healthy and creative part of our life, and that we should enjoy every minute of it. I hate the concept of ’9 to 5′ job and life. I wish I can progress constantly, by learning, creating and opening new horizons.
Cordial greetings from Greece
Amanda
please send me more about the workshop. what if your not sure what you really love, or if what you love is only the motivation behind wanting to double your income?
what you love is where you will find your true strengths that lead to sustainable success . everyone has strengths as in ‘stuff you are good at,’ but without the enjoyment and love they are not true strengths and can only take you so far.
a happy content worker is a more eager worker.
Hi Martin
Thanks for the invitation for your session on Friday. i feel that it will be of great benefit to me and many others as the preview I have seen is clear, precise and very easy to understand. Things in the job market have certainly changed since I was last on the market and I feel your course will be invaluable.
Richard
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the information and please reserve me a spot for Friday. In answer to your question I believe that a job should be an extension of your personality and should represent the real you to others. That should ensure success in a chosen career.
Best wishes,
Andrew
please advise when I can expect my report
Thanks,
Barrie.
Thanks for the comments,gave me a boost.
Hope I will get a job now.
Scary accurate.
A very detailed report with lots of good advise. I will keep it as a reference and refer to it before an interview. Thank you and well done.
i feel proud of the test n its very gud.i compliment you for that
Proved to be quite helpful. It gave a 70% picture of what I am, and have also helped me to realize a few things.
was mad but spot on thank you….
It’s always nice to get an objective view of oneself; regardless of ego, you can always learn from hearing an alternative perspective. Much respect!
It was really good, thank you!
Very Good,
its like mirror, tell you about yourself. Your acting, motion, behaviour, personality.
Really helpful and professional. Thankyou.
your result is excellent but one thing i want that you must send tips for improving our skills for getting success in interview.
thank you
Keep watching your email as I have been working on something to help you with Interviews. I think your will like it.
I really agreed with the grading and it has acted as an eye opener to do more.
Thanks
Martins website resources are spot on. Just what you need in this day and age.
John, That’s very kind of you. I can’t take all the credit as there is a pretty good team behind me.
Is amazing this is exactly me wow!
I found my personal profile quite enlightening and have tried to get in touch with you to discuss using them with some of my clients but I can’t get a response.
Can you help??
Hi Lynn, Sorry you haven’t been able to get a hold of me. I will drop you an email and see how I can help.
I quit my job a year ago due to personal circumstances and one year on, am reconsidering working again (although at retirement age I am not quite ready to retire completely!) I did the pyschometric test out of curiosity to see if my personality had undergone a change outside of the workplace as life has been very different for me this past year. The report showed that clearly I hadn’t changed that much at all – it was in fact very accurate indeed!
It totally summed me up.
Great, this really summed me up!
I thought the report was ok, however I dont know exactly what you mean by exhausting to the few.-Does this mean that that I tire people out, or people eventually get sick of me.
Please explain what is meant by the comment.-I’m not very happy that this assumption is made on the basis of a few questions.
thanks
Sarah, No insult is intended. When you put two people together you get different reactions. As regards the short questionnaire, when you upgrade to a more detailed product you will be asked to complete a longer questionnaire, however the short 5Q is remarkably accurate. I think you can see that from the feedback on this page.
Hi I am not in a position to pay you, but I know it would be helpful for me.
I’m not 100% convinced by the report provided. If the test was taken, say on three different occassions during a month, I’m sure the results would be different and therefore the underlying analysis different also.
However your opening statement is “spot on” and I am a hard taskmaster who likes to deliver results !!
Yes, we call it mobility. Your personality varies from time to time but not as much as you may think. We have some diagrams that demonstrate your mobility on a range of attributes. I believe we are the only personality system that accepts their is mobility and doesn’t try to box everyone in.
Bang on the nose!
I am more than convinced thus the results of this report availed more than 80% regarding whom I. Really amazing………….!
Thank you.
Thanks really appreciate the comment. I will let the team know.
Thanks so much!!!!!!
“You will never win if you never begin”
The “Killer” questions in any prospective interview have to be on Strengths and Weaknesses. Strengths may be evidenced through achievement, but weaknesses are a real blind spot. Any feedback on how one comes across to others has to be valuable, especially when it can shed light on places we’d rather not go .
You are absolutely right which is why I have some real cutting edge stuff coming out regarding strengths and weaknesses. Keep an eye out for email updates regarding this.
I found the report was spot on to way that i think and was surprised that it
you could find this out from a set of different questions and the way i answered them. thanks
The manner in which the assessment was done was a great surprise.Icould never had thought that that someone could tell about my personality so spot on by only asking a few simple questions.I am still surprised.Thanks .
Yes, it’s a little spooky . . .but in a good way.
amazing! really really amazing!
liked ur evaluation…. it was right and useful. thanks
Helpful comments, that made me understand me
A clear and resounding 5*
Although I was not ready for the test, the report reflected my true picture.
I am glad I came across the test because it has helped me to know myself better.
I am always sceptical about these sort of tests but couldn’t really fault the summary.
Some amazing revelations about myself. This is an eye oppenner as i now think i know areas that need to be worked on. You read me like a book…..brief report but accurate….
thanks
This report very tourough, it told what I already knew. I liked the advises, it’s true that a strenght can be a negative to a company. It’s what I should be carefull about. But overall it was very clear and it can help me further with my interviews
Amazing some good things happens just at the right time, I should have known about this long enough, this has cleared some doubts in me and added confidence on the direction I just want to take in my independent life. I just love this and I will tell it to my friends as well.
thanks to your report been spot -on i’m glad to inform you that i’m now in a new job which i really enjoy again many thanks
Incredibly true and encouraging..
I found the test enlightening. I never knew if I was extrovert or introvert, but I certainly know now.
I am very pleased to recommend this site.
At best it stated the obvious. I know many employers use these tests, but i dont see how 5 multi choice answers can pin point or pigeon hole a personality. Especially not when they are rushed through like this one.
Like anything there is always some truth in these things. I remain sceptical. Thanks anyway.
The few words of the extract described me to a tee.
Thanks.
this is definatly me thank you. 5 stars
Thanks so much for contacting me with this free report. I am deeply pleased with the information it contains. Not only that, but its quite true and descriptive of myself as well. Thanks again.
P.S I would love to purchase your book for such a great price but unfortunately I do not possess a paypal account nor debit or credit card. I bet it is really informative and might help me alot but I can’t purchase it because of my circumstance. However thanks again bye.
Hi, I think this is quite accurate, but I gladly work as part of a team as long as I have a lead role or defined area of work.
that was outstanding thank you so much am jaw dropt wow ryan thanks agen
FEEDBACK CAPTURED MY PERSONALITY TYPE AND GAVE ME POSITIVE AREAS TO WORK ON.
I have to admit, I was a little sceptical about this test, but reading the results, I was taken aback, it was the most accurate result I have ever seen in any of the many tests I have done.
It described my anxiousness about job interviews to a tee, it was almost creepy…
Fantastic! I have never ever got such impression on this kind of psychometric methodology which is a surprised snap of my personality. Actually, very impressive way approaching people and really appreciating this link.
And very nice of you of the attractive offer though I am not yet ready to catch it up. By the way, thank you much
Very accruate results and really pin pointed who I am and what I believe in
Very useful and right on the spot for most things. Has made me start to think about looking for another job.
thanks for yor caring about the other people. I have already study Jung’s books and I want know more about myself.
Martin Gibbons has been kind to me ))). Jokes apart….I was impressed by your professional report of “career psychometric tests”. Its a eye opening report and helps People to know themselves so that they get empowerd to focus their next course of action……
This is amazing! Thank you so much! This is really helpful and really insightful. Many points you’ve mentioned are things I practice subconciously now for many years and this really showed me excatly why it is so.
That was great! I really enjoyed it and it lets me start thinking about my boss.
Thanks a lot.
Just completed the Three videos “Special Selection”.
Congratulations – Spot on – what I have been doing for years !!!!! However I still cant get past the impenetratable dimness of recruitment agents or HR departments.
This also leads me to the conclusion that it is not me to blame either.
Catch 22 – Over to you Martin!
amazingly accurate.!!!
Thank you. It was amazingly accurate. It had me a little worried until I received your follow up – there is no right or wrong response – someone needs us all.
Alan
What is my ideal job then?
I am based in Kenya and I never thought the test would turn out that good;Am impressed
I enjoyed this very much, very intriguing to learn an overall assessment of how I would present myself to potential employers.
You do not know me however you are 100% on hitting the nail on the head.
Brilliant – sheer genius !
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