Wise Words: Amazing Quotes For Jobseekers
Whether you’ve been looking for the right job for ages or you’re starting to get fed up with your current role, the process of finding a new position can be time consuming, confusing and full of obstacles. With that in mind we’ve tapped into some wise and relevant words from the brightest minds in…
Whether you’ve been looking for the right job for ages or you’re starting to get fed up with your current role, the process of finding a new position can be time consuming, confusing and full of obstacles.
With that in mind we’ve tapped into some wise and relevant words from the brightest minds in history…
Working hard…
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
– Andrew Carnegie
On preparing well…
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
– Arthur Ashe
On proving your worth…
“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
On doing what you’re passionate about…
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
– Confucius
On drawing from experience…
“Every experience in your life is being orchestrated to teach you something you need to know to move forward.”
– Brian Tracy
On backing your ability to adapt…
“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
On seizing your chance…
“Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.”
– Audrey Hepburn
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