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:2 years of a global pan demic and radical changes to the world of work have left their mark on us. The norms of how and where we work have been transformed and there has been a huge shift in attitudes around remote working and teamwork tools in par ticular.

0any people have started to recon sider their approach to work. We’ve all had time to think about what we want from our jobs, what we don’t want, and what’s important to us whether that’s flexibility, connection, or a myriad of other factors and the job market is now seeing the effects of that play out.

Working on your mindset can help you to deal with challenges you may face when it comes to securing a new role

So what should we be thinking about if we’re looking to progress or reshape our careers?

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*et clear on the relationship you want with your job, every person’s relationship with work is different. Some people are happy having a transactional relationship with their job, whereas others want their work to be a big part of their life.

Either is an effective approach, as long as it works for you. We spend a huge portion of our time at work, so if we’re not satisfied with our profes sional lives it will spillover into our personal lives in the long term.

What makes us satisfied is incred ibly personal everyone will thrive in different environments, corporate cultures, and roles. *et clear on what you want before you start looking for anything new write down the as pects of work that you’re good at and would like to do more of, as well as the things that you’d prefer to avoid.

&onsider your ideal responsibilities as well as the environment, and use this as a compass when searching for a job.

$ndrew’s advice is to be realistic, and set boundaries from the begin ning. So much about finding and get ting a job is about connecting with people and having conversations, getting to know each other from both sides.

When interviewing, ask yourself µdo I want to work here, do I like this person, do I fit into this culture?’ The important thing is to figure out what you want out of your working life and find a job that facilitates that. 5esilience boost your resilience.

We all need to understand that re jection is part of the process when job hunting.

This has always been the case but it’s felt more keenly now when the sheer number of jobs we can apply for with the click of a button is so vast and thus the number of rejec tions we face can be greater.

With the rise in remote work, op portunities are increasing even more

we can potentially work at any company anywhere in the world, but that means that we’re competing on an entirely different level too. Be cause of this, our mindset is key.

We need to build up the resilience