Translated English Version Of Sin Min Interview Report

Someone has helped me done up a translated English version of the Sin Min interview report dated 10 Sep:

• Be determined to clinch work: Although Mr Goh was actively seeking unemployment for 18 months unsuccessfully, he did not shun short-term work. This determination to stay active helped him to earn enough money to take care of miscellaneous expenses. Any work is better than no work, and it keeps one from having to stay at home all day, staring at the walls.
• Identify and fine-tune your goals first: The Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) conducts programmes to retrain workers who have difficulty finding work in their former career sector. Unemployed citizens need to pay only 10 percent of the course fees. However, such courses, while useful, should not be jumped into blindly. Jobseekers should carefully examine their career aspirations and interests to make sure that they attend a course that is relevant to their future plans. Following market and employment trends is a tricky and risky move when seeking retraining.
• Seek and accept the support of family and loved ones: For those who are experiencing extended periods of unemployment, there is nothing more important than the understanding and support of family and loved ones. Open communication channels with them and share your fears and worries. Iron out the issues with them as a team, and the emotional stability gained from a conducive support network of friends and family can go a  long way toward  healthy self esteem and motivation.
• Join support networks with other job seekers: By networking with people who have similar problems and needs, one can gain a more realistic perspective of one’s own predicaments in the big picture, while also exchanging ideas and leads with others. If nothing else, members can provide emotional support to each other. As a matter of ego, it may at first be difficult for some people to join such groups–don’t let this hangup stop you from reaching out to others.
• Take the time to “find” yourself and what means most to you in life: Those in the 40 – 50 age group who experience long periods of unemployment may need to sit down and really decide what ultimately matters most to them. The outcome of such self-examination will guide them in their search for alternatives–such as switching to a different industry or career, or starting a business doing something you have always wanted to do.
• Build up your positivity, and keep it up: When facing hurdle after hurdle in your job search, one needs to constantly replenish the waning enthusiasm and naturally declining sense of self worth. It is advisable then, to keep one’s mind active and busy by engaging in productive activities such as taking up enrichment programmes, career skills courses, and learning opportunities that raise our value in the eyes of potential employers. By doing so, we won’t need to stare at blank walls all day at home while the rest of society chugs along and makes us feel left out. As a bonus, we will make new friends and gain further networking advantages.
• Define a realistic target date for getting re-employed: Setting a fixed date by which we must successfully secure a job, is one way to motivate us. It also introduces a certain competitive element which some people thrive on. So, someone who has been out of work for a year now, can set a target date three months into the future, in which to secure work. By setting a specific deadline, one is encouraged to adjust one’s previous activities to enhance the job search process, to identify the measures that are not effective, and to think up new ways to improve one’s chances.

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