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Looking for a Job – Show Some Kindness

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When you are looking for a job, no matter what else you do, take the time to be kind. Sometimes looking for a job is hard, stressful work. While you are working at looking for work, keep in mind that while misery may love company, no one wants to be that company!

Kindness is like a golden ticket.

It doesn’t matter if you are a typical 9 to 5 employee, a freelancer or an entrepreneur you have to be strong when you are looking for work. Looking for work means you will encounter rejection, stress and possibly, humiliation. But, you must push forward and you must look for work. At the same time, you must be kind. Kindness is typically described as being friendly, generous, considerate, warm and concerned.

Think about things objectively, if you had a choice of hiring a person who was friendly, generous and considerate or a person who was cranky, selfish and rude, which person would you hire? Most people would hire the first person. People who come across as kind are pleasant to be around. People who are pleasant to be around will usually be better team members. Kind people have compassion and want others to do well. A person who is kind understands that her success is not dependent upon the failure of others. A kind person will look for solutions to problems. Kind people will be respectful to their co-workers, superiors and customers. When it comes to things to be desired in a work partner, kindness is one of the things at the top of the list.

Kindness is not a weakness.

When you are interviewing for a job, work, or a business opportunity, be kind. Do not let those you are meeting with think of kindness as a weakness. It is your job and responsibility as a kind person to let those you are speaking with know that kindness is a strength. Kindness is a strength for several reasons. These reasons include:

  • people want to be around kindness
  • kindness makes people feel better
  • kindness brings in customers
  • kindness keeps employees around
  • kindness can be contagious

People want to be around kindness.

Almost everyone has heard the expression, “misery loves company.” However, no one wants to be that company. People want to be around people who make them feel good about themselves and the world at large. While kindness is not the same as charisma, kindness does draw people to you like a magnet.

Kindness makes people feel better.

Patients in hospitals often complain that doctors rush in and out of the room and act as if patients are a nuisance, rather than the reason for the hospital. Nurses on the other hand typically treat patients with kindness. As a result, nurses are often thought of positively as if they actually care about the patients for whom they care. People put up with doctors. People like nurses.

Kindness brings in customers.

Not everyone believes that the customer is always right. However, customers do not want to deal with people who make them feel bad, unappreciated or as if their business is not wanted. Customers will repeatedly purchase from people who are kind and make them feel good. This means if you are kind, you can help bring more money to an organization.

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19 thoughts on “Looking for a Job – Show Some Kindness”
  1. Kindness is something that I try to give out as much as I love to receive it!

  2. Kindness is so important! So many people forget how it branches from you to others.

  3. Kindness is something we need to spread around more. People have forgotten what it means to go out of your way to be kind to someone.

  4. I think kindness is contagious. I try to remember to be kind to everyone even when i am in a bad mood.

  5. I think it is important to spread kindness around. You never know when a smile can change someones entire day.

  6. I have made it a practice to be kind to everyone I come in contact with. I feel when you are hiring someone, that kindness shines through.

  7. What a wonderful post to be reading. I love to show kindness as much as possible. I think life would be so much easier if everyone were to be kind to everyone.

  8. This makes so much sense. One time I sent a thank you note to a manager after an interview for the chance of the job… He hadn’t had any openings, yet still interviewed me. Turns out, he got the card the same day someone put in their two-week-notice. Talk about timing 🙂

  9. Kindness breeds kindness, we get what we give! What a great 1st impression to make in the workplace!

  10. It’s so true. I found that the more kindness I show to people, the more kindness they’ll offer back. Everyone loves a kind person.

  11. I do not react kindly to employees who are rude. When I was hiring I looked for people with people skills as well as job knowledge.

  12. I think that if you bring kindness to the table people tend to relax and that makes for interviewing SO much easier to do.

  13. I’ve found that being kind has an effect on everyone and everything around you. I believe people are drawn to it because it’s so rare these days.

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