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I recently passed the board exam and now a professional. Its been 3 months and I dont have a job yet although I really fail to put effort in it for the first 2 and half months. Now I feel like I am a burden, but I do not like to rush my job search because I want to be so sure about it. There were offers for me but I keep on declining them because of the location and the nature of work. Am i being picky? I wanted to have job already, but I cant just say yes to something that I do not sincerely like. My mother keep on nagging about this and she is afraid about what others may say now that I am still unemployed. Thanks in advance.
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There are two sides to every coin and this coin may have a third side.
Side one - It is understandable that you want a job that is fulfilling and will be your life's work. You say you have had offers but turn them down because of location and nature of work. I understand location but without knowing your profession cannot expand on nature of work.
Side two - This is an off the rack world nothing is a custom fit. When offered a position look at what they are offering and see if the position is flexible enough to allow you to tailor it to fit what you want the position to be.
Again not knowing exactly what your profession is I can't say exactly how to tailor the position. What I do know is that employers look for two things when they look for a new employee. First someone who can hit the ground running. Second someone who is bright and energetic who can bring new ideas to the position. This where you get to tailor the position.
Side Three - This one will hurt a bit. After 3 months and several job offers you have to stop and take a good look at yourself. You need to find out if you are lacking motivation, being too picky or just being lazy. Sorry if I have hurt your feelings but most people would not be to picky especially if they have the start of student loan repayment staring down their necks.
You have 3 more months and you will need to start repaying any student loans you have. You are given a six month grace period to find a job, set up where your going to live and get things in order and hopefully back some payments in advance so that you are not student debt poor.
My advice is take the next offer that is 70 to 85 percent of what you are looking for. The reason I recommend this is you are reaching a point where future employers are going to start to wonder why someone else hasn't hired you. Then you start down the road of hard core unemployed and it will be even harder to find the job you want.
Once you are employed you can continue your job search for your ultimate position. Just remember what I said about this being an off the rack world.
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