{"id":25733,"date":"2021-12-21T07:57:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/?p=25733"},"modified":"2021-12-21T07:57:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:57:42","slug":"tips-for-those-facing-a-slow-business-or-slow-career-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2021\/12\/tips-for-those-facing-a-slow-business-or-slow-career-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Those Facing a Slow Business or Slow Career Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for those who have a &#8220;slow business&#8221; or &#8220;slow career search&#8221; right now<\/p>\n<p>1. Don&#8217;t retreat, reconnect &#8211; go to more networking events, have phone calls with old clients and new ones. Call up people rather than email. (I have done a 180 on this one. I am a huge fan of the phone now.)<\/p>\n<p>2. Don&#8217;t think you are alone. I made just $3 one month a few years ago. We all have down periods. It is not a time to be alone with your business troubles. Reach out to colleagues who are hitting all the high notes right now.<\/p>\n<p>3. Write write write. The more you write, the more the world will see what you are up to. Write a blog on your own site at least once a week, or find someone to write for you.<\/p>\n<p>4. Hang around people who are more successful than you, not less. It&#8217;s easy to hang out with people that like you, but much more rewarding to hang out with people that respect you.<\/p>\n<p>5. Dump the losers and bring on the cruisers. (Got that line from Eddie and The Cruisers). If people dilly dally around commitments, they aren&#8217;t right for you or your business.<\/p>\n<p>A Yes or No is always better than a maybe. Move in or move on.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk! Setup a call at <a href=\"http:\/\/meetme.so\/RobertBraathe\">http:\/\/meetme.so\/RobertBraathe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or connect with me at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/RobertBraathe\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/RobertBraathe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for those who have a &#8220;slow business&#8221; or &#8220;slow career search&#8221; right now 1. Don&#8217;t retreat, reconnect &#8211; go to more networking events, have phone calls with old clients and new ones. Call up people rather than email. (I have done a 180 on this one. 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