What Color is Your Parachute a Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

What Color Is Your Parachute?  A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters And Career-Changers

Author: Richard N. Bolles Publisher: Ten Speed Press Date of Publication: 2004 ISBN: 1-58008-541-5 Number of Pages: 411 pages

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Richard N. Bolles Richard Richard Bolles Bolles,, auth author or of  What  Color Is Your Parachute?  the most popu popula larr jobjob-hu hunt ntin ing g book book in the the world. Acknowledged as "America's top top care career er expe expert rt," ," by Modern Maturity , andas "the "the oneresponsi oneresponsible ble for the renais renaissan sance ce of the career  career  counse counselin ling g profes professio sion n in the U.S. U.S. over over the past decade decade,, by Money  Magazine , Bolle Bolles s is unive universa rsally lly recognized not only as a best-selling author, but also as a master teacher. B ol ol le le s i s a n a lu lu mn mn us us o f t he he M a s s a c hu hu s e t t s I n s t i t u t e o f   Technology, echnology, in chemical engineering, Harvard Harvard Universit University y, in physics physics (where (where he graduated cum laude), and the General General Theologi Theological cal (Episco (Episcopal pal)) Semina Seminary ry in New York City City, from from which which he holds holds a Master Master's 's degree(he degree(he has been been an ordain ordained ed Episco Episcopal pal priest priest for the past 50 years). years). Over  20,000 20,000 people people a month month purcha purchase se "Parachute" which is revised and updated updated annually annually (the new edition edition appearingin appearingin November November eachyear).

The Big Idea The best-selling job-hunter's bible for decades, this indispensable resource is a complete handbook for people who are on a quest to find their mission mission in life, or at the very least, the next good job that will put food on the table. Whether you are a fresh graduate, never  finished a degree, or are searching for your deeper calling after  many years of work, this is the book for you. You may need a tempor temporary ary job, job, but the book book strong strongly ly sugges suggests ts a major major life-c life-chan hangin ging g one! There are basically two types of job searches: searches: the traditional traditional,, and the life-changing. The former requires the usual resume-matchedto-the to-the-em -emplo ployer yer-fo -form rmula. ula. The latter latter begins begins with with a weeken weekend d of  honest soul-searching and really deep thought. The actual lifechan changin ging g job hunt hunt may may take take much much long longer er.. You must must have have adeq adequa uate te reserves of energy and determination to go on this hunt. But the result of the long search is well worth it. Why? Because the search for the “job of your dreams” is really the search for your true happiness…and you have every right to seek this happiness. You mayenlista family family member member or a good good friend friend forencourage forencouragemen mentt and support in this major type of job search. This person will be your  taskmaster, the one you can trust to follow up on your weekly prog progre ress ss,, and and will will firm firmly ly repr reprim iman and d you you when whenev ever er you you lose lose focu focus s or  give give up too too soon soon..

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1. What Are You You Looking For? The The Five Five Best Best Ways ays To FindA FindA Job Job · ·

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Through Through your network network of family family, friends, friends, neighbors, neighbors, and colleagues. colleagues. Walk in to a place that interests you, regardless of whether they have a vaca vacanc ncy y post posted ed or not,and not,and talk talk tothe pers person on with with the the powe powerr tohire. tohire. Skim Skim your your teleph telephone one book’s book’s Yello Yellow w Pages Pages and note note the compa companies nies or  organization organizations s that interest interest you. Organize a group of job-hunters and skim the phone book together for  organization organizations s that interest interest you. Go on the the lifelife-ch chan angin ging g job job hunt hunt!! *

*Why *Why do peopl people e want want to go on a life-c life-chan hangin ging g jobhunt? jobhunt? For several reasons: they suffer from burnout. They need time to smell the flowers. Some Some need need to set set thei theirr care career er path path,, afte afterr stra strayi ying ng from from thei theirr orig origina inall plan plan,, some some want want to earn more money…but the best reason is they are searching for their mission in life or raison d'etre. As people mature they start searching for meaning m   ore than money. The advantage of doing the life-changing job hunt is obvious: it makes you rethink your goals, really think about what you want to accomplish in this life, and it's about getting in touch with who you really are. It requires time, effort and a lot of deep thought. The The tradi traditio tionaljob naljob hunt hunt has 3 simpl simple e steps steps:: Prepare Prepare your resume resume Post your resume on several Internet sites that use a search agent or jobmatching matching software software The program searches while you sleep, looking for the keywords in your  resu resume me and and in an emplo employe yer' r's s resu resume me,, then then it e-ma e-mail ils s you you abou aboutt any any poss possib ible le matches…mu matches…much ch like those dating websites. websites. ·

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Sounds Sounds very mechanical? mechanical? Well, Well, actually actually it is. And it doesn’t doesn’t work very very well. Only 4 out of a hundre hundred d job-hu job-hunte nters rs turningto turningto the Intern Internet et fora job,actually job,actually find find it. A life-chan life-changin ging g job hunt hunt has differ different ent pathwa pathways ys and element elements s to consid consider: er: You can can try try to acco accomp mplis lish h it in one one move move.. You can can choo choose se to tack tackle le it one one step step at a time time.. You will need to do your homework on yourself to define exactly what you wantto wantto do. do. This This book book prov provid ides es the the exer exerci cise ses s for for you you to work work on so you you get get to draw draw a comp comple lete te pict pictur ure e of the the type type of jobyou want want and and the the skill skills s you you have have to offer. Thinkhar Thinkhard: d: Whatdo Whatdo you you have have to offe offerr the the worl world? d? Use your your list list of conta contacts cts,, and that that includ includes es everyo everyone ne from from family family member members s to old high school alumni classmates and ex-coworkers, even ex-boyfriends! Contac Contactt people people to find find out more more inform informati ation on about about organi organizat zation ions s that that intere interest st you. ·

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2. Job-Hunting at Warp Speed Suggested Suggested resume-wr resume-writing iting resources resources are: http://www.garywill.com/worksearch/ http://www.garywill.com/worksearch/reswri.com.htm reswri.com.htm No-co o-cost st resea esearc rch: h: Go to a good good sear searc ch engi engine ne such such as htt http: //www.google.com  Ask friends who have gotten jobs because of their excellent resume-writing skills skills to helpyou write write yours. yours. Pick up a copy of Kate Wendleton's Through the Brick Wall , available from Career Press/New Page Books, 3 Tice Rd., P.O. Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, and Donald Asher's The Overnight Resume , from Ten Speed Press Press Box 7123 7123 Berkel Berkeley ey CA94707. CA94707. Your resume resume should should be a summar summary y of releva relevant nt work work accomp accomplish lishmen ments ts,, citing citing what tasks you were responsible for, what obstacle you had to overcome and what you did to solve the problem and what the results results of your actions transl translate ated d into into in terms terms of profit profits, s, saving savings, s, etc. etc. Remember you are offering to do some service to them, and don't keep revising revising until kingdom come. At some point you need to send it off and stop revising revising it. Go where the employers go: www www.monster .monster.com .com, www www.hotjobs.com .hotjobs.com, www ww w.fl .flipd ipdog. og.com com, and www www.eu .euroj rojobs obs.co .com m are just some sample sites you could could lookat. The Internet has made job-hunting at lightning speed possible. Of course, you may not even get a nibble. nibble. On the other hand, hand, If you post your resume resume on Mond Monday ay,, you you coul could d get get a phon phone e call call by Wedn Wednes esda day y and and perh perhap aps s even even get get interv interview iewed ed in in perso person n by Friday Friday of that that very very same same week week!! It It is is that  fast. fast. The kind kind of job you you get get may may not not be your your lifelife-ch chan angi ging ng one, one, but but at least  you you are are using using the optimu optimum m time-s time-savin aving g commun communicat ication ion tool tool to find find your your next next job. job. ·

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3. But What If That Doesn’t Work? Don't Don't worry worry.. There There are other other ways ways to find find jobs jobs than than on the Intern Internet. et. Use your your conta contact cts. s. Study the phone book, or take a walk around your neighborhood. Most of the time, people don't get a job off the Internet anyway so it's always best to be referred to an employ employer er by a good good friend friend or collea colleague gue.. The The thre three e enem enemiesof iesof a succ succes essf sful ul job job huntare: huntare: Hype - the Internet Internet is a tool but it can also also be one of the most ineffecti ineffective ve ways to job hunt because you are relying on a software that is simply a mechanical mechanical data-match data-matching ing system. system. Reject Rejection ion shock shock - result resulting ing in low self-e self-este steem. em. Misplaced energy -or spending energy looking for a job in all the wrong plac places es.. So wher where e to look? look? Try the the web web sear search ch engi engine nes, s, the the loca locall news newspa pape perr, a privat private e placem placement ent agency agency or search search firm, firm, an employ employer' er's s friend friends, s, an employer's desk, a country club with lots of employers as members, an employer's current workforce…there are always vacancies. Sometimes a  job is created out of thin air just as easy as it can vanish. Do something ·

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differ different ent if nothin nothing g else else is working working!! Othe Otherr effe effect ctiv ive e tipson tipson how how toget a job: job: Do not mail out resumes at random! Ask for leads from family members, friend friends, s, friend friends s of friend friends, s, your your high high school school or college college,, your your commun community ity… … Knock on the doors of the places that interest you, whether they have a known known vacanc vacancy y, or not. not. Use the Yellow Pages to identify fields of interest to you in the city or town you are living in, and then call up those employers to ask if they are hiring. You may may also also do this this in a grou group p with with othe otherr job-h job-hun unte terswho rswho will will do the the same same.. Trytheli ytheliffe-changingjob gjob hunt…butdouse tdouse more more than than one ofthe fthesemet emethods! The difference between success and failur lure in a job job search isthe process process or  the the way way you you go abou aboutt your your job job hunt hunt.. The The best best meth method od is stil stilll the the lifelife-ch chan angi ging ng  jobhunt. Change Change your your strate strategy gy if it isn't isn't workin working. g. Gethelp from from a friend friend.. Change Change your your strate strategy gy and go face face to face face with with potent potential ial employ employers ers.. Don't let the HR department screen you out. Go to smaller organizations of  20 employ employees ees or less less and talk talk to the boss boss direct directly ly.. ·

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4. How Employers Hunt for Job-Hunters Face it. Employers absolutely hate going through hundreds of resumes. One smart  job  job-h -hun unte terr simp simply ly went went over over to the the plac place e that that put put out out an ad, ad, and and she she imme immedi diat atel ely y got got the the job. job. How? How? She She didn' didn'tt answ answer er the the ad, ad, but but by goin going g dire direct ctly ly over over to the the addr addres ess s and and observing where employees went (to the basement offices) she was able to see the person-with-the-power-to-hire, and offer her services. She was saving them the trouble of going through all these resumes. The less work the employer will have to do to find you, the bigger the chance he'll hire you. Study what employers do, go where where employe employers rs go, and adapt adapt your your behavio behaviorr to theirs theirs.. Some Some empl employ oyer ers s will will hate hate your your resu resume me,, othe others rs may may love love it…t it…the he prob proble lem m here here is you you are are just just pray prayin ing g that that your your resu resume me style style will will appe appeal al to the the empl employ oyer er you you are are send sendin ing g it to. Truth Truth:: Resume Resumes s arefor screen screening ing out rather rather than than hiring hiring.. Truth: Most employers eliminate job-hunters based on the way they behave during the job hunt, thinking this is how they will most likely behave on the job. A lack of  init initiat iativ ive, e, or a lack lack of atte attent ntio ion n to deta detail il (i.e (i.e.. a dirt dirty y mail mailing ing enve envelo lope pe or cove coverr lett letter er)) or  lack lack of persis persisten tence ce is a turn-o turn-off ff to most most employe employers. rs. Employ Employerslike erslike it when when you: you: Find Find theirjob theirjob ad on the the Inte Intern rnet et oron thei theirr web web site site.. E-mail E-mail your resume resume immediately immediately.. Mail a professionally laid-out paper copy to the employer's mailing address on the the same same day  day . Make a follow-up phone call within the week  to see if both copies were receiv received, ed, and to inquir inquire e about about an appoin appointme tment nt foran interv interview iew.. ·

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 An extra tip: If you do get interviewed, send a thank-you note immediately after the interv interview iew.. Employ Employers ers rememb remember er you better better when when you send send a thankthank-you you note. note. If you are not persistent, you may be seen as lazy and will be eliminated in the screening screening process. process. Emplo Employer yers s mayevaluate mayevaluate you based based on: What What you know know Your skills Persistence Who Who you you know know Years of experience experience Persuasiveness Initiative ·

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But these factors depend on the nature of your job. For example, as a fashion publ publici icist st,, your your cont contac actsin tsin the the indu indust stry ry are are the the key key to succ succes ess, s, but but if you you are are a soft softwa ware re engi engine neer er it is your your know knowled ledge ge and and expe experi rien ence ce,, or what what you you know know rath rather er than than who who you you know know, that that will will spell spell the differ differenc ence. e. Ifyou want want to find find a job job that that answ answer ers s what what you you want want,, focu focuse ses s on whatyou whatyou need need out out of  life, and what you can offer the world…then world…then we highly recommend recommend you try the LifeChangi Changing ng job hunt. hunt.

5. TwentyTwenty-Three Three Tips Tips For A Success Successful ful Job Hunt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Nooneowes Nooneowes you you a job.Y job.Youhav ouhave e togo out out and and lookforit. lookforit. Your succes success s is direct directly ly propor proportio tionat nate e to your your effor effort. t. Bewillingto Bewillingto chan change ge your your stra strate tegy gy.. Asksuccessf Asksuccessful ul job-hun job-hunter ters s what what they they did. did. Think Think of your yourse self lf as alre alread ady y havi having ng a full full-t -tim ime e job, job, your your 9-5 9-5 job from from Mond Monday ay to Friday Friday is that that of job-hun job-huntin ting g (worki (working ng for yourse yourself) lf).. You must must spend spend at least least 35 hours a week searching for a job. Start your day at 9 a.m. and end your  day at 5 p.m., just like everybody else. This will give you a proper routine to follow follow.. (Even (Even freela freelance ncers rs or people people who areself-empl areself-employe oyed d and work work at home home follow this normal daily schedule so as to be “in synch” with the rest of the working working world). world). 6. The The shor shorte test st jobhuntstill jobhuntstill last lasts s betw betwee een n two two and and eight eightee een n week weeks, s, depe depend nding ing on a vari variet ety y of fact factor ors, s, even even if you you work work full full time time atit. 7. Persistenc Persistence e is the name name of the game. game. Persisten Persistence ce means learning learning to to work without a mental quota in your head like say, “If I send out 100 resumes I'll probab probably ly get 10 good good offer offers…” s…” 8. You will will not not find find the the same same exac exactt job job you you had had befo before re,, so rede redefi fine ne your yourse self lf.. 9. Forg Forget et what what is “ava “availa ilabl ble” e” and and go for for the the jobyou reall really y want want.. 10. Once you are clear on what you want, you need to tell everyone to keep a lookou lookoutt forthat type type of job opening opening.. 11. If you you own own an answ answer erin ing g mach machin ine, e, tailo tailorr your your open opening ing mess messag age e to comm commun unic icat ate e your your ongo ongoing ing job job hunt hunt,, “Hi, “Hi, this this is Rex, Rex, I'm I'm not not home home righ rightt now now

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because I'm out looking for an accounting job in an auto sales company. If  you happen to have any contacts for me please leave your name and number number after after the beep. beep. Thanks Thanks!” !” 12. Join a job-hunter's support group in your area. If you can't find any, create your own or see your local church leader, career counselor (they can be found in an adult education center, community center or college) or enlist a friend friend,, partne partnerr, boyfri boyfriend end or sisterto sisterto be your your discip disciplina linaria rian n or taskm taskmast aster er.. (This edition of What Color is Your Parachute?  has a resource Sampler   section/app section/appendix endix plus helpful helpful websites) websites) 13. Go aftersevera afterseverall organi organizat zationsat ionsat once. once. 14. Go after after any place place that that intere interest sts s you regard regardles less s of whethe whetherr there there are vacanc vacancies ies or not. not. 15. 15. Conc Concen entr trat ate e on orga organi niza zati tion ons s that that emplo employ y 20 peop people le or less. less. They They are are more more likely to hire you than larger organizations with HR departments that are there there to screen screen you out. out. 16. 16. Go see see 4 pote potent ntia iall emplo employe yers rs a day day. If you you are are usin using g the the tele teleph phon one, e, call call up 40 a day. day. 17. Use the phone and the Yellow Yellow Pages to call up places of interest interest and ask if  they are hiring. Write an outline or script so you communicate your key points. Stand up when you make your phone calls and make sure to call before before 8 a.m., a.m., before before lunch lunch or after after 5 p.m. p.m. when when the person person-wi -withth-the the-po -power wer-to-hir to-hire e you is most most likely likely to be around around,, not her secret secretary ary.. 18. 18. Go toplaces toplaces wher where e you you woul would d like like toworkand knoc knock k on thei theirr door doors. s. 19. Look Look for full-t full-time ime,, part-t part-time ime,, contra contract ct jobs jobs or tempor temporary ary jobs jobs and other other types types of jobs: jobs: job-sha job-sharin ring, g, workin working g foryourself foryourself,, etc. etc. 20. Forgetabout Forgetabout your your handic handicap, ap, whethe whetherr real real or imagin imagined… ed… 21. Don't Don't become become depres depressed sed if you encoun encountersever terseveral al reject rejections ions.. It is normal normal.. 22. Treat Treat everyo everyone ne you meet meet with with courte courtesy sy,, even even if they they don't don't hire hire you they they might might know know someon someone e who will. will. 23. Write Write a thankthank-you you note note to those those who gave gave you their their time time that that day. day.

6. How to Start Your Your Own Business Busine ss TheArt of Self-Emp Self-Employm loyment ent or Working Working for Yourself  ourself  The 3 major major problem problems s of home home busines businesses ses are: are: Home-b Home-base ased d worker workers s earn earn less less than than their their full full time time offic office e equals equals.. Home-b Home-base ased d worker workers s find find it diffic difficult ult to balanc balance e family family and busine business ss needs. needs. Home-b Home-base ased d worker workers s areon a perpet perpetual ual job hunt. hunt. ·

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But if you really really are determ determine ined d to join the legions legions of freela freelance ncers/ rs/ind indepe epende ndent nt contractors, first: Read Read up on the the home home-b -bus usine iness ss you you want want to put put up Dream Dream on.Dig up your your childh childhood ood dream.What dream.What is your your passio passion? n? What What does does your your commun community ity need need that that you can offer offer? ? Consider Consider mail order businesses businesses Consid Consider er teleco telecommu mmutin ting g or “work “working ing at home home forothers” forothers” Consider Consider a franchise franchise ·

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If you've you've invent invented ed someth something ing new, new, make make a busine business ss out of it. Find similar home business concepts that are outside of your community or  city and interview the owner to see how they got started, and what their  curren currentt situat situation ion is like. like. Take ake a day day job while while putt puttin ing g up your your home home busin busines ess, s, it coul could d be part part-t -tim ime e or  temp temp work work,, or a stop stop-g -gap ap job job (a jobyou can can easil easily y get get and and will will pay pay the the billsfor  billsfor  now)

7. The Secret To Finding Your Dream Job Exer Exerci cise se no. no. 1: Drawa Drawa pictu picture re of youridea yourideall life. life. Exer Exercis cise e no. no. 2:Pickyourideal 2:Pickyourideal jobfrom jobfrom some some list. list. Exercise no. 3: Whose job would you love to have? List down what you like about that person's job. Figure out how you could talk to this person, and then go talk to him! Exer Exerci cise se no. no. 4:Tak 4:Take e test tests s that that tell tell you you what what type type of care career er you you coul could d get get into. into. Desperate Desperately ly Seeking Seeking Serenity Serenity? ? “The search for a dream job is the search for happiness.” The way to serenity is achieved through adopting the correct attitude. Many a highly qualified worker has lost lost a job oppo opport rtun unit ity y beca becaus use e of a “lou “lousy sy atti attitu tude de”. ”. You migh mightt have have to work work on being being more more positi positive, ve, likeabl likeable, e, or amiable amiable.. You will will know know you you have have foun found d your your drea dream m job job when when you you are are exci excite ted d and and happ happy y to get get up in the morning…when you stay up late doing your work, and you never care to check your watch. That is when you realize you've found work you enjoy…and then you you will will be one one of the the luck lucky y peop people le in this this worl world, d, the the ones ones who who are are not not bore bored d to deat death h with with their their jobs! jobs! Rememb Remember er,, “Workis “Workis Love Love made made visible visible.” .”

8. When You You Lose All Track of Time How How do you you iden identi tifyyourdrea fyyourdream m job? job? What are my transferable skills? (Remember we are talking about actual Skills Skills,, and not your your person personalit ality y Trait Traits) s) What What aremy fields fields of fascin fascinati ation? on? Draw a picture or in this case, The Flower diagram we use in Parachute, to have have a picture picture of your your new career career.. Give Give it a name name.. Gofinda pers person on who who is alre alread ady y doin doing g it. it. Inte Interv rvie iew w that that pers person on for for infor informa mati tion on,, to find find out out what what the the job job is real really ly like like day day in and and day day out. out. Resear Research ch organiz organizati ations ons in your your area, area, find find out what what they they do Network and seek out the persons who have the power to hire you in these organizations. Use your contacts to get to this person and show him how you stand out among other employees. employees. Take no short cuts, if you need to re-train or go back to school to get your  ·

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dream job…then do it. If you don't have the time or money to go back to scho school, ol, sear search ch for for the the exce except ption ional al pers person on who who made made it in your your drea dream m care career  er  withou withoutt the educat educationa ionall backgr backgroun ound d or extra extra degree degree.. Do not not put put all all your your eggs eggs in one one bask basket et.. If one one path path isn' isn'tt work workin ing, g, try try a Plan Plan B or alternative alternative strategy strategy and alternative alternative vision. vision.

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What What are your your favori favorite te fields fields of intere interest? st? What What subjec subjects ts are you drawn drawn to most? most? What What are your your favori favorite te words words or jargon jargon? ? What What skills skills do you enjoy? enjoy? What What is your your passio passion? n? Would Would you like to work full or part-time? part-time? As a consultant? consultant? As a volunteer or  intern intern at first? first? Would Would you be happy happy workin working g for a non-pr non-profi ofitt organi organizat zation ion? ? Be specific. Cut down the territory from “I want to work in a place that hires welders”, to “ I want to work in a place that hires gay welders within the San Jose Jose area area and has less less than than 50 employ employees ees.” .” Resear Research ch before before you approa approach ch the places places that that intere interest st you! you! Everyb Everybody ody has a web site now or has some annual report or brochure. Ask your friends if  they'v they've e heard heard of theplace.

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First, you must realize it's easier to get into smaller organizations (places that employ 50 people or less) because they don't have an HR department to scre screen en you you out, out, it's it's easy easy to iden identi tify fy who who the the boss boss is, is, it is grow growin ing g and and most most likely creates a new position every few months, or you can get in through your contacts. contacts. Using your contacts works 87% of the time. If the place is so impenetrable and and it is so dif difficu ficult lt to spea speak k to the the pers person on who who can can hire hire you, you, then then why why woul would d you you want want toworkin such such an unfr unfrie iend ndly ly plac place? e?

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Go after after small small organi organizat zations ions,, those those with with 20-50 20-50 employ employees ees..  Ask  Ask ever everyo yone ne you you know know tokeepa look look out out for for your your spec specif ific ic job job open opening ing.. Do your your homewo homework rk on the organiz organizati ation on before before going going there. there. Iden Identi tify fy who who is the the pers person on with with the the powe powerr to hire hire you you and and use use your your cont contac actsto tsto see this this person person..  Ask  Ask for for only only 20 minu minute tes s of theirtim theirtime e and and keep keep to your your word word.. Go to the the inte interv rview iew to see see if this this orga organi niza zati tion on suit suits s your your valu values es,, your your agen agenda da and fits fits your your life. life. When answering questions keep your answers down to 20 seconds or two minutes, minutes, max.

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 Approach them as a resource person who can offer a service rather than a  job beggar. beggar.  Alw  Alway ays s writ write e a than thankk-yo you u note note the the same same even evenin ing g of the the inter intervi view ew and and send send it off off the very very next next day. day.

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Use Use up only only 20 minu minute tes s of theirtim theirtime. e. Resear Research ch before before you go foran interv interview iew.. Duri During ng the the inte interv rvie iew w, liste listen n 50% 50% of the the timeand timeand spea speak k 50% 50% of the the time time.. Observ Observe e the 20-sec 20-second ond to two-mi two-minut nute e rule rule when when answer answering ing questi questions ons.. Carry Carry yourse yourself lf as a resour resource ce person person,, not a job beggar beggar.. Sell Sell yourse yourself lf as part part of the soluti solution, on, notpart of the proble problem. m. Real Realiz ize e the the empl employ oyer er view views s the the way way you you jobhuntas the the way way you you will will work work.. Bring evidence evidence of you skills: a portfolio portfolio of work if you are a creative creative type, a demo tape, a CD of a plan you made or videos, powerpoint presentations and other professional work samples, even news clippings of any current achievements. Do not bad mouth mouth your your previo previous us employ employers ers.. Think Think of the interv interview iew as part part of your your resear research. ch. Real Realiz ize e the the emplo employe yerr has has fear fears s you you can' can'tt perf perfor orm,or m,or you' you'll ll be abse absent nt a lot,or  lot,or  you you need need extr extra a time time tomaster tomaster the the job… job… Hewill want want toknowwhy you you are are here here.. What What can you offer offer him? him? What What kind kind of pers person on are are you? you? What What distin distingui guishe shes s you from from the other other qualif qualified ied candid candidate ates? s? Canwe affor afford d you? you? The job interview is much like a first date. Even the little things may turn them them off: off: you you have haven' n'tt shav shaved ed or show shower ered ed,, you you need need a mani manicu cure re,, you you didn didn't 't iron iron your your shirt shirt or pants pants,, you smell smell like cigare cigarette ttes, s, your your shoes shoes aren't aren't polish polished, ed, you have bad breath, you don't wear a bra or are wearing clothes that call too much attention to your body, you have nervous mannerisms, and lack self-confidence… Values: Turn-offs are arrogance, tardiness, lack of enthusiasm, blaming others, dishonesty, any sign of irresponsibility, not following rules or dress codes, codes, inappropriat inappropriate e responses, responses, swearing… swearing…

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Never discuss salary until the end of the interviewing process, when they have have definit definitely ely said said they they will will hire hire you. you. The The purp purpos ose e of salar salary y nego negoti tiat atio ion n is to find find out out the the most most that that an emplo employe yerr is willi willing ng topay toget you. you. Never Never be the first first to mentio mention n a salary salary figure figure.. Doyourhomewo Doyourhomework rk on how how much much you you will will need need per per mont month h

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What Color Is Your Parachute? By Richard N. Bolles

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Do carefu carefull resear research ch on salari salaries es in your your field field or in that that organiz organizati ation on Defi Define ne a rang range e the the empl employ oyer er may may have have in mind mind,, and and a rang range e for for your yourse self lf.. Don't leave it hanging. Bring the salary negotiation to a close. Request a letterof letterof agreem agreement ent or an employ employmen mentt contra contract.Get ct.Get it in writin writing. g.

Note:A Note:A good good job hunter hunter always always has altern alternati atives ves!!

The Final Word Part of the search for happiness and a deeper meaning in our lives goes hand in hand hand with with recogn recognizi izing ng ourrelations ourrelationship hip with with God. God.

Epilogue: How to Find Your Your Mission in Life God and One's One's Vocation ocation ·

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Your first first missio mission n here here on Earth Earth is to stand stand in theconscious theconscious presen presence ce of God, God, theOne from from whom whom your your Missio Mission n is derive derived. d. Your our seco second nd miss missio ion n is to do what what you you can can ever everyd yday ay,, mome moment nt by mome moment nt,, to make make this this world world a betterplace. betterplace. Thirdly, you must use the Talents God gave you in the place you will do the most service or good, and for the purpose God needs to have done in the world.

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