The Lions Won! Now It's Your Turn.

I am going to take some heat for writing this post since I live in the greater Washington D.C. area.  But here goes...

Long-term job seekers can be inspired by the Detroit Lions.  The Lions went 0-16 last year.  OH AND SIXTEEN!  No team has ever done that in NFL history.  They have actually lost 19 straight games overall, the second-longest streak in NFL history.

That's 92 weeks, 644 days and 19 losses of futility.

Until today.

The Lions beat the Redskins 19-14 in Detroit.

I know a lot of folks who have been looking for a job for a while now.  Maybe 6 months, or 9 months, or longer... 

All I can tell you is keep plugging away.  Keep doing great research on companies.  Land five informational interviews a week.  Rock your cover letters.  Prepare for informational interviews and interviews better than anyone else.  Do this week after week.

The Lions proved that all streaks (good and bad) come to an end.  You have a lot more control than you think.  If you work harder than anyone else, you'll have a pretty good shot at many of the companies you're interested in.

(And just to cover myself, this wasn't an anti-Redskins post... it was a pro-Lions post :)