Wisdom Willingness

by Karen
(Northwest Indiana)

Like many people, I am currently in a job search and I am toying with a mental trick before interviews that I call "wisdom willingness." A couple of decades ago, I would have said my self talk as I got myself ready through a printed resume would be more like this: I am crafting a career move. My point is - this time around my job search is about my willingness to project "contained wisdom." My work history is diverse and perhaps intimidating to an employer. However, I am utilizing my image as a wise, kind person due to age related physical appearances as an asset. My objective is to leave the interview so the person remembers me as a potential employee "quiet resolve mixed with a pool of knowledge, ability, and skill that can be tapped." Positioning oneself to project perceived value to a company as an employee is good branding (marketing technique) and I am receiving very positive results.