There are plenty of great challenges a college graduate, such as myself, will face in finding a job in today’s market. Examples of these challenges include lack of experience, the unsure certainties like negotiating salary and benefits, expectations of the job and job requirements, including the lack of direction and possibility of relocating (Peterson, 2016). Organizations now are eliminating entry-level jobs and going to more automated services, making it hard for anyone looking for a job (Weber & Korn, 2016). College degree or not, to be successful, there will be challenges to overcome and more knowledge to learn. The challenges I face finding a position in the job market today is my job history and the thought of relocating.
As 2009 came to an end, I was in a new position at CIGNA Healthcare that I could not grasp. For the seven months prior, I was on performance coaching plans, monthly meetings, and weekly calls to a technical coach in Connecticut. No matter how hard I tried to learn the material, the light bulb never went off like my prior position. To make matters worse, when January came for my year review, it was nothing but unpleasant. Despite the numerous coaching I received, my supervisor advised me that I was not performing well, criticizing my …show more content…
Before my review in 2010, I had three jobs and took on additional roles and responsibilities, the third being CIGNA. Since my poor performance review by this supervisor, I could not handle the criticism and negative feedback as I did before. I quit CIGNA in 2011 after I found out I would not be able to apply for another position until I got my review up. Since leaving CIGNA, the longest I stayed at a job was eight months, working various jobs at many companies in Chattanooga. While building my skill set up, I never built my confidence and self-esteem up, quitting each time I received any sort of negative feedback or
As 2009 came to an end, I was in a new position at CIGNA Healthcare that I could not grasp. For the seven months prior, I was on performance coaching plans, monthly meetings, and weekly calls to a technical coach in Connecticut. No matter how hard I tried to learn the material, the light bulb never went off like my prior position. To make matters worse, when January came for my year review, it was nothing but unpleasant. Despite the numerous coaching I received, my supervisor advised me that I was not performing well, criticizing my …show more content…
Before my review in 2010, I had three jobs and took on additional roles and responsibilities, the third being CIGNA. Since my poor performance review by this supervisor, I could not handle the criticism and negative feedback as I did before. I quit CIGNA in 2011 after I found out I would not be able to apply for another position until I got my review up. Since leaving CIGNA, the longest I stayed at a job was eight months, working various jobs at many companies in Chattanooga. While building my skill set up, I never built my confidence and self-esteem up, quitting each time I received any sort of negative feedback or