All tagged Job Search

Walking Over Fire – How Getting Sacked for the First Time in My Career was Probably the Best that Could Have Happened to Me

Walking Over Fire – How Getting Sacked for the First Time in My Career was Probably the Best that Could Have Happened to Me

Fabian
Career

Almost exactly three years ago, I got fired for the first, and luckily so far also the only time in my management career. Without a doubt, getting terminated was one of the lowest points in my professional life and something I am not proud of. At the same time, there is no reason for being ashamed for getting the boot (given that it was not for disciplinary reasons). Stigmatizing people for getting their job terminated is not helping anyone, neither is beating yourself up over it. That’s why I wanted to write this article for a long time, to share my personal experience and tell those of you out there dealing with redundancy or termination that life and your career will go on, even if it does not feel like that right now.

The Deal Making Approach to Job Hunting – Making an Offer They Can’t Refuse

The Deal Making Approach to Job Hunting – Making an Offer They Can’t Refuse

Fabian
Career

Life-Sparring is all about the exchange of ideas and concepts to optimize life in all aspects.

Creative ideas come especially handy when life throws some lemons at you. Being out of work is a such a test, especially in Hong Kong where you do not enjoy unemployment benefits like in Europe and even more if you have a family to care for and a mortgage to pay. A good friend of mine, JB, just recently was in this exact situation. 

What impressed me immediately when talking job search with JB, was his positive energy and his unique approach to the existential challenge. An approach that not only proofed to be successful for JB but is also replicable by other job searchers for a wide range of positions. It was an absolute no-brainer to ask JB if he would be interested in sharing his job hunting strategy in a Life-Sparring round and luckily, he agreed.

Enter JB Deal, the master of what I call “the deal making approach to job hunting”!