Gratitude and the Law of Attraction in a Job Search

Gratitude and the law of attraction can be potent weapons in any job search.

If you frame it in the right way, gratitude is not just about what you have; it is what you think about what you have. 

On one level, you can be grateful for all the skills and experiences that have led to your current state of proficiency. On the other hand, it is yet more impactful to ponder what that might mean for a future that is yet to come. 

When you are grateful during a job search, you not only acknowledge the positive aspects of your career story thus far. You also hold onto the hope that such positivity will continue in your future ventures. In the act of visionary future-gazing, being grateful for what has been inevitably makes you feel good about what is to come

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That is a great attitude to take into a job interview.

In professional terms, you might be grateful for specific events in your career and people who helped you along the way. There were times when you made the right decision and the obstacles that you overcame. When you express gratitude for what you have achieved and what you are becoming, the resultant positive outlook will improve how you feel about your life. 

You will walk into interviews with greater enthusiasm and you will explore opportunities with an air of curiosity. Others will feel good around you because they feel appreciated. If you are thankful for the chance of an interview, employers will not view this as desperation. They will wonder how you will channel this positive energy when you get the job.

Gratitude before and during an interview also helps avoid one of the most destructive attitudes: entitlement. A candidate who walks through the door and acts as if the job is already theirs is not someone people will want to work with. “I deserve this opportunity” is a positive affirmation, and it may well be accurate, but it can quickly turn into “surely, this job is mine.” 

Appreciation of possibilities

If you are finding it hard to feel grateful in an arduous job search (which is perfectly understandable), feeling thankful about other things in your life will help you bring a little more positivity to every interview. Appreciate your loved ones, your health, memories, and your life’s small pleasures. Gratitude is a powerful emotion that lingers in the mind – be sure that your demeanour in an interview will be affected as a result.

It has likely been a fantastic journey to bring you to this point in your life. 

Allowing your optimism for the future to blossom from a place of gratitude will open up possibilities and help you to make brave decisions with hope in your heart. 

I believe in the law of attraction – an air of joyous gratitude can work wonders. Your career is a gift, and you should know that it has plenty more to give.

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Written by former recruitment ghostwriter Paul Drury (not AI).