Almost Every Idea and Resource to Help with a Job Search: A JOB ARTICLE GUIDE 1

Chapter 1. Job Articles 1

I’m an Old-Timer, The Hidden Job Market is Simply People Talking in Real Life

Back in my day before the internet, people talked when they went out on the job, doing deliveries or whatever. Joe would say Jack over there is looking for a couple of new drivers, etc.

People asked, what’s goin’ on where you work, etc.

Nowadays you try to network in real life and on linkedin, facebook, etc.

I read a true story about the woman who started a youtube channel on nursing and some guy offered her a job.

Finding a Job

Be realistic about the world. Back in my youth, good unskilled jobs

were plentiful but they're not now. Investigate what's going on and

tailor your life for the real world.

Be strong.

Be educated about what and where the jobs are.

Take proactive action all the time by improving your personally and to look good to potential employers.

Think About Your Job Options

Identify Your Skills

Create a Winning Résumé

Write Dynamic Cover Letters

Prepare Your References

Be Ready to Complete Job Applications

Get Ready for the Interview

Send a Polite Thank You Note

Network Using Social Media

Look for Work

How do you get a job if your work experience is limited?

You hustle to find a job then you say you're:

willing to learn

show up everyday on time

work hard

Seek a job in an area you're naturally interested in.

Potential employers will skim your résumé for about 20 seconds. Put key terms there.

Try any idea or job tactic you come across. There is a lot of twitter job stuff going around now.

Wearing dark colors make you seem serious-minded.

Finding a job in tough economic times is about intelligent persistence.

Job-seeking is a full time job. Some kids graduate from college then send a hundred or so e-resumes and wait. Nothing happens because these hiring managers got their finger on the delete button. When they see a resume not tailored to them without a cover letter, they delete.

You master the job search process by finding the places are where your profession is practiced. Once you create that list, you have to target those people.

Your professional resume should be professional. Forget about awards you won in school and stuff like that. They want to see experience.

Positive body language is having an open, interested stance.

The brightest star in the sky seems too vain. Knock off the ego. Appear confident but not whipper-snapper-like. Some kids go in and say I’m gonna revolutionize this company and take your job. It’s not cure.

Every time you submit your résumé you should try to send a cover letter with it.

Most employers want two to three references of people who can vouch

for you. They might phone or email these people to ask about you.

When applying for jobs, have information ready like your Social

Security Number, jobs worked, dates worked, schools attnded, etc.

Complete in full sentences unless you are asked to do otherwise.

Do not leave a section blank unless it does not apply to you.

If a question doesn't apply to you put "N/A" in (N/A means "Not

Applicable").

The job interview is a face-to-face encounter. Employers take a look at you to get a feel for your spirit. Then they listen to your voice to see if you're calm, elonquent, strong, uneducated, etc.

If you are not familiar with the interview place, find out in advance.

Use tools such as MapQuest or Google Maps.

Dress appropriately.

Social media is networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+.

Companies have an online presence on social media.

Many employers will search candidates on Facebook.

Delete any negative rants on your pages.

Social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+

provide a starting point for jobs.

Some companies post videos on YouTube.

The better you an speak and write, the more confident you are and the more employers like you.

Be proactive. Create your own breaks. Take extra courses, work overtime, etc.

Be a brown-noser. Be nice to peole who can help you.

Have a career vision. Grow into it.

Career goals provide a future framework.

The most important thing is doing what you love.

Always try to be friendly and help others.

Think broadly.

Explore options.

Identify trends and opportunities.

How can you help yourself get ahead?

Take charge.

Confidently navigate in the direction you desire.

Nobody is insulated in any job. Constantly learn and improve.

What is the near future of your field?

What employers will use your work?

What new skills, knowledge, and experience can help you?

How can you get ahead at your current job?

Targeted networking is identifying the places you want to work at

locally the going there, asking to meet the boss, asking for an interview,

job, etc.

People give a crap about making money or looking good. You have to come across as someone who can be USEFUL.

Save your money for the downtimes.

Be clean in case they ask for a urine test to test for substance use.

Some places want a DNA profile because they want to see if you have a genetic predispsition to diseases that will be expensive for their healthcare program.

Downsizing and automation are common everywhere.

If you know your job is going to end, start looking for a new job now.

Always upgrade your skills. Take online courses.

Create multiple employment options so you have more choices.

Help people so they befriend you hand help you.

Consider short-term contract/ consultant work. Check out my self-

employment superbook.

It's about your skills but it's also about people power, can you work with

people without being an egomaniac asshole?

Take anything. A contract job or part-time job might lead to a fulltime

job.

No matter what, be agreeable. If you play tit-for-tat upfront, you're

branded an asshole and shut down.

Make your resume have eye-appeal. Don't waste space but leave some spaces. Shorten every line. Have good headings.

Highlight your skills, what you can do for them.

You will be more disappointed by the things

that you didn't do than by the ones you did.

So throw off the bowlines.

Sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore.

Dream.

Discover.

Mark Twain

Where To Look for Work 1

Libraries and professional trade organizations carry job information

online.

When you go to a library, go to the reference desk and ask for career

information there.

In your local area, don't just go to the public library. Colleges have

libraries. Simply go and ask a librarian for job-search information,

books, etc. You shouldn't need a student ID card. They never used to

ask when I was young.

If you're in a field like art or architecture, see if there is an art college or architecture school/ department in your area then see if they have an art library or architecture library.

Other job-hunting places are:

contacts and networks

on-line job boards

professional associations

recruitment agencies

directories

journals and newspapers

Libraries may restrict access to their electronic databases to members so get a free library card for your local public library.

Libraries subscribe to directories (Ulrich's, Serials Directory, Standard Rate and Data Service) that list magazine titles by topic/industry.

Industry Surveys provides a list of newsletters and magazines for each industry sector it covers.

Business Source Premier and ABI Inform are aimed at business

professionals.

Medline and CINHAL are aimed at medical professionals.

Look up words for your profession with the word job on search engines like:

accountant jobs

tax preparer jobs

accounting jobs

bookkeeper jobs

Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys provides overviews of major U.S.

industries.

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources.

A referral guide to industries.

Beyond your computer, look for job information in other places like:

local bookstore

public library, #331

local newspaper and magazines

college libraries

college career center

college alumni club

local tourist brochure

local organizations

chamber of commerce

government agencies, websites

craigslist.org, kijiji.com, backpage.com

network with friends and anyone you know and meet

Try idealist.org for a list of local organizations that might be able to either help you or that you could apply to work for.

Try volunteer or intern positions if it’s hard to find a job in your field.

See it from their point of view, not your own. It’s all about giving them what they want in the resume and interview.

Bosses and HR interviewers are way ahead of you. They know how professional or green you are by observing the little things.

Never talk about what you want. Say what you have to offer.

Business leaders want clean-cut people who will show up, do what they’re told and think on their own if they have to in a crisis.

Fit their culture. Act like the people at the company even if you’re not like that.

Be upbeat and energetic.

Go to companies and cities that are growing.

Find the top 100 companies in your field from top company lists like at forbes.com or usnews.com.

Use linkedin.com to find HR people in those companies. Send them a request to connect. When they accept, get job interviews.

Use old-fashioned mail to send a letter to the CEOs of companies you’d like to work for saying you’re good and motivated, looking for a job.

Make cold calls.

Offer to do some free work to prove yourself if a company says they are not hiring

Offer to work for a time as a freelance contractor to show your passion for that company.

Show that you won’t go away by being persistent in contacting them but don’t be a pest. Once every two weeks over months will convince anyone to interview you.

Show passion.

Show how you can help them.

Keep it focused on how you will help them.

Don’t be fake.

Follow all their instructions. Often they are tests to see if people will even read the directions.

Make your resume easy to read.

Talk about your accomplishments.

Some people network by creating a website or blog that is about a field then send emails to interview the leaders in that field. This way, you meet these people. If you feel comfortable with them, ask for an interview.

Offer to buy lunch for bosses in an informational interviews. Most will reject you but some will accept.

LinkedIn is the place to find people in your field and HR persons in companies that you want to work for. Send a request to connect.

Say something like:

My name is Jack. I’m in your field. I found you through LinkedIn. I was wondering if you would be interested in talking for a few minutes about our profession whenever you want.

If you have a blog or twitter feed about the field that has good stuff on it for at least three months, that shows you’re interested in the field.

There was an unemployed teacher who created a strong website dedicated to helping teachers find jobs for free then found a job using the website to help her. She said right at the top that she was unemployed, looking for a job.

In an interview, know clearly why you want to work for a company.

A boss is looking for someone he will work with. You have to be likeable moreso than competent.

Bosses want people who:

are energetic

want to work

interested in the field

have desperate energy

are respectful

Where To Look for Work 2

It takes some people a great deal of time and effort to find a job they enjoy. Others may walk right into an ideal employment situation. Don't be discouraged if you have to pursue many leads.

Read the want ads. Consult State employment service offices and private or nonprofit employment agencies or contact employers directly. Check out the following:

State employment service offices.

Civil service announcements.

Local and out-of-town newspapers.

Professional journals.

Trade magazines.

Labor unions.

Professional associations.

Libraries and community centers.

Women's counseling and employment programs.

Youth programs.

School or college placement services.

Employment agencies and career consultants.

Employers.

Parents, friends and neighbors.

If you're a desperado, go to a temporary employment agency first. More and more because of the law, companies are using these for two reasons; firstly, because of the stringent laws about firing, they don't wanna hire a deadbeat upfront and then have a hell of a time trying to get rid of him when they realize their mistake so they hire temps, check them out and if they like you, they offer you a full time job.

Secondly, by hiring temps, they don't have to waste time and money with things like retirement savings plans, medical, dental benefits, etc. They keep you for awhile, get rid of you then do it all over again with some other desperado looking for a job with no strings attached.

The second place to look if you're a desperado is the newspaper because people who are really looking for workers advertise in the classifieds. Open the classifieds, take a look and go for it.

Beyond that are the specialty periodicals for the many professions out there as well as the trade organizations which can offer you good advice and lead you in the right direction.

Find the government employment resources in your area and use them. They really are the best free employment agency around.

If you've got your profession/ trade narrowed down to one field, go to the library and find the relevant one or two publications and directories that focus on the particular profession and use that as your bible for securing a decent, respectable job.

Don't hire a private employment agency until you've exhausted all other possibilities.

Be ready. Have the story down in your resume, your upbeat attitude and your business attitude.

Either call your state employment office or go to your local newsstand and ask if there's a local or regional employment newspaper that lists job openings. Call your library and ask the same question.

Beyond your local newspaper, there might be a statewide newspaper that has a section for jobs. Check your local bookstore for current books about jobs in your particular area.

Since job hunting is so popular, most libraries have a special section set up in the reference section. These books are located in the #331 section, #353.001 for federal related jobs. Business books are at #650-659.

Employment books are located in the #331 and 650.14 section of HF5381 for the Library of Congress System. Check the periodicals section, where you will find trade and professional magazines and journals about specific occupations and industries.

Familiarize yourself with the concerns and activities of potential employers by skimming their annual reports and other information they distribute to the public.

Some books are:

The Guide To American Directories, Encyclopedia of Associations:

The Directory of Directories.

A good place to start collecting information you need is from the people closest to you, your family and friends. They may be able to answer your questions directly or more importantly, put you in touch with someone else who can.

This networking can lead to an informational interview where you can meet with someone who is willing to answer your questions about a career or a company and who can provide inside information on related fields and other helpful hints.

This is an effective way to learn the recommended type of training for certain positions, how someone in that position entered and advanced and what he or she likes and dislikes about the work.

You can find occupational information online, in video cassettes, in kits and through books. Check career centers for programs such as individual counseling, group discussions, guest speakers, field trips and career days.

Assess career guidance materials carefully. Information should be current. Beware of materials produced by schools for recruitment purposes that seem to glamorize the occupation, overstate the earnings or exaggerate the demand for workers.

Do not rely solely on the classifieds to find a job; follow other leads as well. Look in the telephone book. Answer ads promptly, since openings may be filled quickly even before the ad stops appearing in the paper.

Follow the ads diligently. Check them every day as early as possible to give yourself an advantage. Beware of "no experience necessary" ads. These ads often signal low wages, poor working conditions or straight commission work. Keep a record of all ads to which you have responded in case you get a callback and have forgotten about it.

Private employment agencies can be very helpful but don't forget that they are in business to make money. Most agencies operate on a commission basis with the fee dependent upon a successful match. You or the hiring company will have to pay a fee for the matching service.

Find out the exact cost and who is responsible for paying it before using the service. While employment agencies can help you save time and contact employers who otherwise may be difficult to locate, in some cases, your costs may outweigh the benefits. Consider any guarantee they offer when figuring the cost.

Network. Tell everyone you know you're looking for a job. Ask about openings where your friends work.

Private employers. Contact employers directly to market your job talents. Talk to the person who would supervise you even if there are no jobs currently.

America's Job Bank. A nation-wide pool of job opportunities which will extend your search to other states and can be viewed in your local Employment Service offices or directly through the Internet at ajb.org.

Federal, state and local government personnel offices list a wide range of job opportunities. Check the Government listings in your phone book.

Local public libraries have books on occupations and often post local job announcements. Many state libraries are also providing free access to the internet through PCs.

Proprietary schools. Private training centers offer instruction in specific trades (tuition is usually required). Check with your office of state education for credible schools.

Veterans' placement centers operate through state employment offices. Veterans' social and help organizations often have job listings for members.

Unions and apprenticeship programs provide job opportunities and information. Contact your state apprenticeship council or relevant labor union directly.

Government sponsored training programs offer direct placement or short-term training and placement for applicants who qualify. Check the Yellow Pages under Job Training Programs or Govrnment Services.

Journals and newsletters for professionals or trade associations often advertise job openings in their field. Ask for these at the local library.

Don't take rejection personally. Keep at it. Always be nice though. People generally don't like pushy, aggressive people.

Ask about the resources like the government grant program for small business start-ups.

Where To Look for Work 3

Prepare great lines to show your talents and respond to interview questions.

Remove bad things from your online profile.

Volunteer in fields you're interested in to figure out what you like.

Target your resume t oevery different job you apply for.

Everybody is rejected many times. Keep moving forward.

Be brash. Apply for jobs you think you have no chance of getting.

Don't lie on your resume.

Do exactly what employers say when applying.

Be honest at the interview.

When the yask if you're looking elsewhere for work, tell them the truth that you are because you

want a job.

Interview only with companies you want to work for because if you turn a job down, you're screwed there if you want that job later. If somebody offers you a job, either take it right now or it's gone unless you're a superstar.

Appear for all interviews. If you miss an interview, that interviewer will remember if you try to

apply again.

If you accept an offer, show up. Don't accept it then decide to pass and not tell them.

Don't be fussy. Take any job just to get working.

Get started job searching. Keep at it everyday.

Seek out employers. They won't come to you.

Be strong. Feel that you're worthy of a job wherever you want to work.

Investigate industries, employers, and jobs. It's obvious in an interview when you know nothing about them.

Show employers you have what they want.

Be flexible. If they offer you a crappy entry-level job, it's probably just to test you. If you're good at it, you can move up.

Employers want you to do the job.

Put important keywords from your field in your resume and web profiles.

Don't mix personal stuff with your professional profile.

Check your college/ university's social media and alumni groups. Some employers post ads there.

Check social media groups at linkedin, meetup and yahoo that are focused around your field.

Search for the social media pages in your field. Many have job ads.

Don't just establish a social media presence. Go out from there to network.

Companies hire many people who do internships with them. Show up and learn quickly. Be sociable. Be nice. Don't slurp coffee. Don't eat all the donuts. See an internship as a test. Use an internship as a way to network with people beyond your department. If one department

doesn't work out, send your resume to people you met in another department.

Don't be delusional expecting a dream job right away. Life is hard.

Try your own ad. Try the internet.

If you go to school, brownnose a little with your contemporaries and superiors about a job.

Try contacting your local chamber of commerce for a list of businesses in your area. Do this for any city or town. You can get the address in the World Chamber of Commerce Directory at the library

An idea is to put a message on your telephone answering machine like, "This is Joe. I'm out looking for a job with computers. If you know any leads, I will appreciate the help."

The National Business Employment Weekly publishes an annual book called The Jobs Rated Almanac where they rate many different types of careers on pay, comfort, time off, stress, etc.

Check out the Wall Street Journal, wsj.com, U.S. News and World Report and the Investor's Daily Journal, ibd.com.

If you don’t know your true nature, make a list of things you like and don’t like and go from there.

Go through occupational lists.

Get jobs anywhere to see what’s going in, to see what you feel about those fields.

Read job descriptions.

Look over business. Check my business, money-making books.

What can you really do not just want to do. Many people do not get to do what they want for a number of reasons like scarcity of positions within the field or they just can’t do it. How many people can really be professional athletes of singers?

Do research. Don’t just pick a field without checking it out.

Consider internships.

Go to career fairs in your field and take business cards.

Interviews should be easy. Be yourse;lf. Nobody scares you. No matter what, you always have yourself.

There is no magic bullet in getting a job. The closest thing is to look up all the compabnies in your field near where you live. Find people who work at these companies on linkedin. Ask to connect and network with them.

Once you get a job, watch, learn and listen. Always network for the future.

Take constructive feedback as a learning experience.

Before you go to grad school to avoid the workforce, think about getting a job in the field because education alone will not guarantee a job or success in a job. Performance will.

If you are asked what salary you expect, say the average salary for the field.

Having a college degree does not mean you will be successful. You need people and work skills. There is competition in every field except for teachers in poor areas.

Always try to appear fresh and curious at interviews.

Adapt, evolve, and work smart.

Have a good attitude, persistence, and adapt.

Everywhere you start low, prove yourself and move up.

Dedication is success.

There are brown-nosers and hard workers. Hard workers get ahead.

Work smart. Think before you act.

Learn all that you can but do not suck up to the boss.

Find out what your boss expects of you then do it.

People are bad at communication. Ask for clear instructions.

If you enjoy your job, you’re lucky.

You only get somewhere if you work hard and like everyone.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

1615 H St. Nw

Washington, Dc 20062

202-659-6000

uschamber.com

uschamber.org

Ask for general help with finding a job in your field.

Chapter 2. Job Articles 2

Use Ryze and Xing for Job Info and Job Ads

Ryze is a big bulletin board/ forum.

Xing has a Groups section with many ads for Jobs and Careers.

Join them for free and use the free info.

ryze.com

xing.com

Get a Job/ Make a Plan

Put together a job folder.

Get a calendar or calendar software to get organized.

Create a resume and cover letter.

View it as a learning adventure and as an opportunity to explore your field.

Keep a positive attitude throughout the job search.

Read online newspapers.

Make cold calls.

Develop a list of possible companies then approach them.

Arrange and conduct informational interviews.

Do research on companies on your target list. Send emails. Follow up with telephone calls. Schedule appointments.

Answer all employment ads.

Contact anyone you know who might know someone in a company you’re interested in.

Read professional/ trade journals.

Visit job fairs

Check on meetings and social functions through meetup.com.

Write thank-you notes immediately following each appointment.

You have to be motivated. A lot of people hate looking for a job. It’s hard to get out there and sell yourself, imposing yourself on others.

Incidentally I wrote a salesmanship superbook that talks about getting your ass out there, never taking no for an answer.

The cliché is that looking for a job is your fulltime job.

If you got a skill, you have to find the appropriate companies then go to them.

If you don’t have a skill and need a job, your local newspaper and local government employment office will have postings of people looking to hire workers now.

There are boom areas. In the United States, it’s Williston, ND. In Canada, there is Fort McMurray, Alberta and a place called Muskrat Falls, Newfoundland where they’re building a big hydro-electric plant.

The biggest thing that many people miss, especially college graduates is that they never checked before they studied their major or program to see if there are plenty of jobs there.

Several years ago, there was a need for radiology technician jobs so a bunch of people became radiology techs now there are too many of them.

Do some research before you get into any field. It’s as easy as going to:

dol.gov/oco

doleta.gov

stats.bls.gov

Most people don’t have a clue about the reality of a field they pick. They simply that there will be a job when they graduate. Many don’t even know what the day-to-day job is about.

This is why I say we need a career course in grad school that:

helps a person identify his dream

determines if it’s realistic

sees what is goinf on in that field

analyzes himself to see if he truly has the aptitude to go in that field

prepatre by finding related jobs, taking the right courses, doing internships, etc.

Find the companies in that field

Find the schools that offer training

Find the exact skills required for the field

Create a backup plan or another career direction

Life comes down to knowing your true nature like I say in my book A Free Spirit’s Search for Enlightenment. Suppose you’re a doctor for 25 years but you’re miserable at it. Is the money worth the toll it took on your soul?

Are you capable of doing the same type of job everyday?

What salary are you happy with?

Will you get bored?

Would you be happy learning new stuff about this field all the time?

Is it inspirational?

Do the working hours matter?

Does your gender matter?

Is the job close to you or do you have to travel?

Jobs go obselete. Automation will kill many fields as life goes on.

The Best Job Skills Everyone Wants in a Worker

Are you really good at the skill that the employer is looking for?

Are you interested and passionate within this field?

Do you have a good, steady track record?Do you show up day after day?

Are you meticulous perfectionist working man or a regular hack?

Do you come off like someone with common sense?

Are you at least a C student in school?

Can you speak well?

Can you sell yourself or sell a product?

When you fail, you don’t fall to pieces. You keep going.

Can you get along with people?

Can you lead and make decisions?

Are you friendly?

Are you energetic?

Do you fit into the company culture?

Wheels for Work Programs Help With Cars

Wheels to work programs give cars to low-income people and/ or single parents either looking for jobs or who work jobs and need a car to get there.

There are free car programs and loan programs.

swcap.org/service-workwheels.html, iowa.

wheels-2-work.org

wheelstowork.org

wheelstoworkprogramyylr.wordpress.com

goodwill.com, In some states Goodwill has what is called, the Wheels for Work program. This program allows you you can purchase a car for as little as $75 a month.

Market Yourself to Get a Good Job

I’m a humble guy by nature. I’m a Christian. I feel it’s wrong to be a loudmouth arrogant asshole.

I don’t watch commercial TV much but when I do, I always expect one thing; loudmouth assholes on the shows and in the TV commercials.

They want you to be a loudmouth asshole if you want the job.

Whereas I was brought up to do my job quietly with good cheer and intention, the modern world wants you to be a loudmouth and show off how good you are.

They want you to put a bunch of stuff on your resume like you volunteered here and won some award even if you to you, it means nothing.

I say be courteous but the best thing you can do is find all the employers in your area, try to identify their hiring managers. Simply call them or email the office and ask to speak the boss or hiring manager. Ask if there are openings. When they say no, ask for their email address so you can email your resume to them. After this, email a message asking about jobs about once a month all the while making the email personable with a joke or a short article you found about the field. That’s the best you can do. You can’t cross the line into lies on your resume or being a pest.

Confidence is not being a loudmouth. It’s going in clean-cut and calm, saying I’m steady and dependable. I can do this.

There are at least a dozen job books with outrageous guerilla-like titles giving you tactics to get the job. They’re all punk-ass. If you want to sell your dignity by being a shameless walking billboard of ego, go ahead. People aren’t that stupid. I don’t like to be around vain people.

Create a good resume but do not go over the top.

Make your resume and you elicit a strong positive feeling within others, not logic but emotions. People have to look at you and your resume and see a clean, strong person.

Can you make money for him and be a good worker?

Come off good without being arrogant.

Always keep it short.

Tell-sell yourself.

Employers want friendly workaholics.

Tell the truth about your age. It should be irrelevant.

In the artificial world of slick people, try to be a real human being. Talk real not in academic, psychobabble garb.

Say what you do well at the top of your resume.

Be ready to say what your life skills, job skills and personality are like the following:

All employers want to know five things about you:

What is your pure essence?

What is your life dream?

What can you do?

What have you done in the past that was good?

What is your training?

Chapter 3. Job Articles 3

List of Words that Bosses and Employers Like

I love to work.

I love my job.

accepting

Accommodate

accurate

Achieve

achievement oriented

acting

action oriented

active

Adapt

adaptability

adding

Administer

administering

Adopt

advertising

Advise

advising

aggressive

Aid

ambitious

analytical

Analyze

analyzing

analyzing data

analyzing situations

announcing

Answer

Apprise

Approve

Arrange

arranging

arranging events

artistic

Assemble

assertive

Assess

assessing

assessing quality

assisting

Assume

attaching

Attend

attending

attending to detail

Audit

auditing

Authorize

aware

balanced

Brainstorm

brilliant

budgeting

Build

Build consensus

building cooperation

building credibility

building rapport

building relationships

building structures

businesslike

buying

Calculate

calculating

calm

caring

Carry out

cautious

celebrating

challenging

Change

charismatic

Chart

charting

Check

Clarify

Classify

classifying

classifying clients

cleaning

clearing

client relations

climbing

closing

Coach

coaching

Collect

collecting

committed

communicating

communicating feelings

communicating ideas

communicating in writing

communicating verbally

communications

communicative

compassionate

competent

competing

competitive

Compile

compiling

completing

composing

Compromise

Compute

computer languages

computer networking

computer platforms

computer programs

Conceive

conceptualizing

concerned

Conduct

Confer

confidence

confident

conservative

Conserve

considerate

consistent

Consolidate

Construct

Consult

consulting

Contribute

Control

convening

Cooperate

cooperating

Coordinate

coordinating

correcting

Correlate

Correspond

corresponding

Counsel

counseling

courage

courageous

courteous

crafting

creating

creative

creativity

Critique

customer relations

data processing

Decide

decision making

decorating

decreasing

dedicated

defining

Delegate

delegating

dependable

Describe

Design

designer

designing

detail oriented

determination

Determine

determined

Develop

developer

developing

developing designs

developing systems

developing talent

Devise

diagnosing

Dig

diligent

diplomatic

Direct

directing

Discipline

Discover

Dispense

Display

Distribute

diving

Double

drafting

drawing

dressing

drive

driven

driving

dynamic

easygoing

economical

Edit

editing

educating

effective

efficiency

efficient

elevating

eliminating

emotionally strong

empathizing

energetic

Enforce

enforcing

Engage

engineering

entertaining

enthusiastic

entrepreneurial

enumerating

Establish

ethical

Evaluate

evaluating

exemplary

Expand

expansion into new markets

Expediate

Experience

experienced

experienced in handling interpersonal communication

experienced in problem solving

Experiment

Explain

Express

expressive

Facilitate

fair

faith

Familiarize

fighting

filing

financial

financial planning

financing

Find

finding

finishing

fit

Fix

fixing

flexibility

flexible

flying

forecasting

formulating

Fortify

framing

friendly

frugal

fund raising

gardening

Garner

Gather

Generate

generous

gentle

genuine

gesturing

gifted

gifting

giving

goal-oriented

grafting

graphing

greeting

growing

guarding

Guide

Handle

Handle complaints

handling

hard working

hard-working

Head

healing

healthy

Help

helpful

helping

helping others

high self-esteem

hiring

honest

honesty

humorous

illustrating

imaging

imagining

imbuing

Implement

implementing

Improve

Increase

increasing

independent

influencing

Inform

Initiate

initiating

initiating into a tank

injecting

innovating

innovative

insightful

Inspect

inspirational

Inspire

Install

Instruct

Integrate

integrating

intellectual

intelligent

Interact

Interpret

intervening

Interview

introverted

intuiting

inventing

inventive

Investigate

investigating

investing

Join

judging

kind

knowledgeable

launching

Lead

leader

leading

leading people

lecturing

Leverage

lifting

lighting

likable

Listen

listening

litigating

lively

locating

logic

logical

loved

loving

lowering

loyal

Maintain

maintaining

Make

making money

Manage

managing

managing tasks

marketing

massaging

mature

Mediate

mediating

mentoring

methodical

meticulous

mitigating

Moderate

modest

molding

Monitor

monitoring

moral

Motivate

motivated

motivating

motivation

mounting

multiplying

Negotiate

Network

networking

new products

new rising

new services

nice

Notify

nullifying

numbering

nursing

nurturing

obedient

observant

Observe

observing

open-mindedness

Operate

operating

operating computers

optimistic

Orchestrate

orchestrating

Order

orderly

Organize

organized

organizing

orienting

Originate

outgoing

Overcome

Oversee

overseeing

overtaking competitors

painting

Participate

passion

patient

people person

perfectionist

Perform

performing

perseverance

persistence

persistent

Persuade

persuading

persuasive

physically strong

piloting

planning

playing

polishing

powerful

precise

Prepare

Prescribe

prescribing

Present

preserving

prestige

preventing

private

proactive

probing

Problem solve

problem-solving skills

Process

Produce

producing

professional

profits

program managing

programming

programming computers

project managing

Promote

promoting

Proofread

prospecting

Prove

public speaking

publishing

punctual

purposeful

qualifying

quality assurance

quantifying

raising

rational

rationality

Read

rebuilding

Receive

Recommend

reconciling

reconstructing

recording

Recruit

redirecting

redoing

Reduce

refurbishing

Regulate

Reinvent

relaxed

reliable

renovating

Reorganize

Repair

repairing

Report

reporting

Represent

Research

researching

reserved

resilient

Resolve

resourceful

resourcefulness

respected

respectful

responding

responsible

responsive

results oriented

retracting

return on investment

returning

revamping

reversing

Review

Revise

Rewrite

safety

sales

saving

scaling

scientific

sealing

searching

selecting

self-controlled

self-motivated

Sell

selling

sense of humor

servicing

servicing customers

servicing equipment

serving

sewing

signaling

signing

Simplify

sincere

sizing

sociable

Solve

Speak publicly

speaking

Specify

speed

spontaneous

stocking

straightforward

structuring

Study

successful

Suggest

Summarize

Supervise

supervising

Support

supportive

surveying

synchronizing

synergizing

Synthesize

systematic

tactful

taking

talking

task oriented

Teach

teaching

Team build

team building

team leading

team oriented

team player

teasing

telecommunicating

telemarketing

telephone calling

telephoning

tenacious

tending

terminating

thorough

thoughtful

thrifty

tidy

tolerant

tooling

Train

training

Transact

Transform

Translate

translating

transporting

treading

treating

Triple

tripling

troubleshooting

trustworthy

Tutor

ultrasound

understanding

Unify

uninhibited

unique

unplugging

unselfish

unstoppable

unusual

Update

Use

using equipment

using the internet

Utilize

verbal

Verify

versatile

vision

visionary

vivacious

warm

weaving

welding

well groomed

well liked

well spoken

well-organized

willingness

Work on a team

Working with and directing people

writing

Look Good as a Prospective Employee

Be confident but not arrogant.

Have courage.

Look healthy.

Be clean.

Be polite and nice.

Be calm or look calm.

Excitement is loss of control. Be steady even though all the a-holes say show passion.

Show deference to the interviewer/ boss. He or she are most likely creatures of ego. They want you to come off like you’re lower than them, like they’re the boss.

Don’t brag. State the facts.

Don’t be cute or cool. Show some formality.

When people interview you, they are imposing on you. Be ready to answer anything like what are your weaknesses and failures.

Everything is basic. Be yourself. Be good and polite.

People want to know:

you

your job skills

your personality

your talents or natural gifts

If someone asks what are your strengths, always say I love to work among other things.

Know about the company in case they ask. Look at their mission statement on their website. See what the news and others say about them.

Take a look around. Try to get a feel for company culture then act like they do. Continue to show deference.

Flatter employers by knowing about the company. Go to any news website and type their name in.

Life is the drudgery of day by day. Don’t be too enthusiastic because if you are, they know the job is average so they don’t want to hire someone who will get bored.

If You’re Better than Average, Say it

If you’re better than average, say why on the resume, cover letter or on a special letter called Focus Letter.

Tell them you’re an inventor, you did a big project or whatever.Some ideas are:

am a creator, thinker of ideas

am frugal

can bring in customers

can satisfy customers

create a safer, healthier workplace

create good ideas

create great teams

eager and motivated

good at public relations

good at sales

good leader

good organizational skills

good with customers

have a good track record

help you comply with government regulations

I am quick

I can make you money

I solve problems

I’m a positive, upbeat person

Improve efficiency

learn quickly

redesign existing products

save time

save you money

speed up production

The Active Job Search

Find all the employers in your field within a 50 mile radius.

Email them your resume with a cover letter.

Call them up, ask for the boss, hiring manager or human resources guy in charge of hiring.

Tell the guy I sent you a resume, just checking to see if there are any openings I can interview for.

When he says no, ask him for his email address so you can check back in a month or so.

Check back with emails and phone calls every month or so. With the email, add an interesting article about the field along with asking about job openings. Say check this out.

Keep doing it.

Keep expanding out and applying.

Find email addresses of the people in charge of hiring.

You can feel when you’re being a pest or when it’s cool.

Hiring managers are lazy. They will not advertise for a job if they know you’ve been emailing them lately. They’ll call you for an interview.

In some unions, they have to post the job internally before they go out to the public.

If the hiring manager is really lazy, he will want to avoid all the paperwork he can. He will go to someone he knows looking for a job before he posts it to avoid all that job posting work.

As soon as a job posting goes up in a newspaper or online, there are people with RSS feeds to that publication so they get the new article immediately and apply.

Your local newspaper still takes job ads.

Websites like inc.com, wsj.com, businessweek.com and hoovers.com talk about what big companies are doing.

Sometimes when big companies have a big lay-off, they are hiring people in other departments as they change.

You can’t stop. Whatever your profession is, keep applying even if you have to apply in the Middle East and Africa. I got a pretty good company address book within these job books. You can find websites there. Find them in my world job book.

Try to find the exact first and last name of the person most likely to have the power to hire people. Email these people. Even cold call them and ask if there are any job openings. When the ysay no, ask for their email address so you can email them in a month to check again.

If you get their fax number, send them a fax.

If you’re serious, send a letter and resume by UPS or Fedex. Place a call to the person one to three days later. Say something like, “Hello, my name is Joe Steel. I sent you my resume last week. Are there any job openings that I can interview for? Can I do an internship? Can I get your email address so I can check back next month?

Chances are that you will get a screener on the phone, not Mr. Big. They ask for the nature of your call. You say business or personal business. If they ask for more, you could lie and say he wanted me to call him or say it’s private or confidential. If you’re connected to another assistant who asks if they can help, you say you want to speak to Mr. Big directly. If they ask why, say it’s a bout a file I fedexed yesterday. When they ask if he is expecting your call, say yes.

It’s a jungle out there. That’s the way of the human race. People are so desperate that they will take really boring jobs. I wish there was a better way.

Find a Job/ Be a Job-Hunter

The vast majority of people know very little about hunting for a job in their field.

Get out there and get some job experience any way you can. Learn how industries work.

The best time to pursue job opportunities is when you are still a student. Go to career fairs and the college job website.

Do volunteer, summer work and internships.

Join the field’s trade or professional organization.

Network as much as you can.

Create a short presentation about yourself that you have ready to tell people about what you do when you talk to them.

Follow-up after interviews and meetings with a thank-you email saying you’re interested in a job.

Learn what you can about a company when you talk to its employees.

Swallow your pride. Email you contacts saying you’re looking for a job.

Prepare for meetings and interviews wih hiring people by anticipating what to say and what they might ask you. Memorize a short presentation about yourself.

Create a portfolio or file folder with you resume, cover letter, informal letter about yourself and examples of your work like photographs, drawings, etc.

You need to set up meetings with people who can get you jobs. Approach them with letters and phone calls. You have to get their help to help you get a job.

Most of the best jobs are never advertised-

anywhere because hiring managers are lazy. They trust their inner circle over going outside. It’s easier to hire somebody within their group than to go through the hassles of placing an ad.

You need to present yourself as a good person worthy of the job.

You need to have your resume in as many companies as possible so it’s there when they go through them looking for someone. Re-apply with a new resume every six months.

There is a lot of competition. It’s a fight.

Networking is just talking to find leads for a job. It can be as simple as making friends for the future when you need a job.

Are you capable of doing the job?

Are you motivated?

Can you work with other people?

People in companies ask around to fill positions before they go elsewhere.

People are open to people who come up and introduce themselves, looking for a job.

Network with people you know. Try to get introductions to people who might help you get a job.

Try alumni of your college who work in your area of interest, professors, professionals and former coworkers. If you get names, send them an email or letter asking if you could drop by to introduce yourself suice you’re in the field. This is normal. People do this. Some people call them information meetings. They send emails to total strangers based on a mutual friend who then meets with them. Tell the truth that you’re looking for a job in the field.

Don’t ask for a job. Just ask for leads. It takes the

pressure off.

Be formal to a point but we’re human beings. Be personable.

Arrogance, slickness and bullshit sometimes get results but be who you are, not a phony.

Job-hunting is not fun or easy. You have to get out there and sell your soul if need be to get a job because life is hard, especially if 100 other people want the same job.

Be deferential but not desperate.

Be kind.

Large companies do on-campus recruiting. Check local colleges for job fairs and go.

Be early, clean, neat, polite and sensible, not over-the-top.

Don’t overdress or underdress.

Know about the company and the job you’re applying for.

A portfolio is a folder that has examples of your creative work in it.

In an interview, they might ask you about the job, about your behavior or personality, they might test you with a case-study question or ask you an impossible question geared to stress you out.

I’ve read long books about interviews. I think they’re silly. There’s a human being talking to you. Be honest and straight. That’s it.

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Take the job. You can always quit later.

Persistence pays off.

It’s ok to call a company after you give them your resume, just don’t do it more often than once a month.

Internships can lead to jobs. Prove yourself. Companies are made up of several departments so while there at the internships, network at the other departments.

Be positive and informative with your cover letter. Say who you are in a paragraph. Your letter should illustrate that you understand what the company does. Say who you are and what job you want.

The world of job-hunting and work is hard. There are evil, insensitive people everywhere. You have to keep going.

If you lie on your resume, be ready with a story when they ask about it. They don’t know you’re lying. They’re asking an innocent question.

Spell-check your resume.

Do enough research on the company to talk about it. Don’t volunteer information. Wait until they ask about it.

Know what skills they want. Explain how you developed those skills.

Chapter 4. Job Articles 4

Employers and Recruiters Look for Free Resumes Online

It costs money for an employer to get resumes through job boards, recruiters, etc.

Some of them get free resumes by going on search engines.

They go like this:

intitle: resume of job title location –jobs –sample –example -submit –apply :ext.pdf

They get free resumes of individuals back.

Create a simple website. Put your resume up in pdf format.

Use News Websites to Find Out Hiring News

Go to any news website or search engine.

Get alerts for:

intitle:hiring or intitle:new jobs location

Get Alerts from Job Boards

Go on job websites. Sign up to receive alerts in your field.

Find Recruiter Jobs at a Fortune 500 Company

Type this into search engines:

intitle:jobs intitle:recruiter Fortune 500

appy or submit

Find Recruiter Jobs with a Company Online

Type this into search engines:

intitle:jobs submit or apply recruiter name of company

Where to Find a Job

There are job opportunities in:

newspaper ads, local regional, natural

internet, job websites

trade and professional journals and magazines

Trade associations

Trade shows

Career fairs, often at universities

Headhunting firms, job placement agencies

College and university websites and placement offices, websites are often free for anyone, career offices are often open to everyone

Chambers of commerce.

Business magazines

Industry publications

Phonebooks

Company websites

Lists of companies in your field

Free reports of public companies at sec.gov.

online bulletin boards

big job websites like monster.com, hotjobs.com,

wetfeet.com, vault.com, careerbuilder.com.

online job boards

craigslist.org, kijiji.com, other classified ads websites

Employment Agencies, many private ones are scams or overpriced for common knowledge, use the free government one

temporary employment agencies, go for short jobs

guru.com and others for freelance jobs

Open Houses at universities, companies set up tables, people can visit

Pink slip parties, try the internet in your local area

Speed networking events, try the internet in your local area

Job centers at churches and nonprofit group places

job support groups

Almost Every Idea and Resource to Help with a Job Search

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