When used properly, your car can provide a convenient and important method of transportation that allows you to quickly and easily complete tasks and get to where you need to go on time. There are a variety of reasons you can lose your car whether it be through an accident or loss of driving privileges because of speeding tickets or a DUI.
If you lose your car, then, it can be difficult to impossible to get to interviews, meetings or even work itself on time. To help you understand this potential impact, here are a few insights into how losing your car affects your job prospects.
Interviews
A solid interview is an important first step to gaining almost any job. Unless your future employer allows for remote interviews, you’ll need to have some form of transportation to take you to the site of the interview. If you lose your car, you will have to schedule your interview around the sometimes-unpredictable schedules of public transportation, which could cause you to be late for your interview and lose your job opportunity.
Requirements
Most jobs nowadays have a question in their new-hire paperwork that asks, “Do you have access to reliable transportation?” With a car, your answer to this question can be a resounding “yes.” However, without a car, the answer gets a little more complicated. As with an interview, you can try and depend on public transportation or on the kindness of a friend or family member who has a vehicle. However, if your job is especially far away, traveling to the job site on a regular basis could become expensive or inconvenient to do, resulting in a shaky instead of a stable job.
On Record
Another potential problem that could result from losing your car stems from the reason why you lost your vehicle in the first place. If you have lost your car due to an accident that you caused or by some other negligence on your part, then you’re not only going to experience job challenges from the other issues listed in this article, but you’ll have to deal with the negative fallout from the originating incident, as well. That’s why it’s important to choose a trusted car accident attorney to ensure that your record stays clean and that your future job prospects aren’t negatively affected.
Moving on Up
If you want to improve your life, moving up in your job should be at the top of your list of goals. Unfortunately, without a car, this may be more difficult than it would be otherwise. But as mentioned in the video you shouldn’t let the lack of a vehicle stop you from getting a job. There are a variety of other options available until you can get back on your feet and get a vehicle.
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Brooke Chaplan is a freelance writer and blogger. She lives and works out of her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She loves the outdoors and spends most of her time hiking, biking, and gardening. For more information, contact Brooke via Facebook at facebook.com/brooke.chaplan or Twitter @BrookeChaplan