Chapter 1. What do I do for Money?
People, Things or Information
Find out what jobs can use your talents. The following exercise can help you identify
the skills you currently use or may not use and this will set the stage to see
if they're transferable to another industry.
There are three major categories of skill identification. You deal with people, things and information
everyday. In each category, this
requires a skill or combination of several skills.
You might not even realize the extent of your ability in an
area. You probably know what you're not
good at or what you don't like doing but pinpointing exact skills is not
necessarily easy.
Working With People
Let's divide your skills at dealing with people into working
with individuals and working with groups.
In working with individuals singly, are you good at:
Communicating in direct conversation or on the phone?
Communicating well by the written word?
Helping, serving or receiving and carrying out instructions?
Referring people, or helping put two people together?
Advising, monitoring, coaching or counseling?
Teaching, instructing, training or tutoring?
Persuading, motivating or selling?
Assessing, evaluating or interpreting others?
Diagnosing, healing or treating?
Groups: in working
with organizations, companies or associations, are you good at:
Making presentations?
Communicating by written word like a newsletter?
Public speaking?
Leading or moderating a group discussion?
Preparing seminars or other educational events?
Training large groups?
Consulting or giving advice?
Leading or taking the lead?
Coaching others in recreation or exercise?
Performing, acting, singing, amusing or inspiring?
Motivating, persuading or selling?
Negotiating a settlement of some kind?
Following through, getting things finished, producing?
Managing or running a business?
Supervising?
Initiating or beginning a concept, idea or business?
Think carefully about each of these items. Answer fairly and honestly. There's no reason to try to fool anyone. This is not a personality test.
You're simply attempting to frame your likes and dislikes
about dealing with individuals, singly or in groups. Compile your list of definite yes and no
answers and write them down. Keep them
handy for future reference.
Working With Things
There are essentially six major categories of working with
various things. These things are
identified as objects (tools, instruments), equipment and machinery or
vehicles, materials like cloth, wood and clay, your body, buildings or homes
and raising or growing things.
Objects. Do you have
specific skills in dealing with food, tools, instruments or the like in
handling? Washing? Preparing?
Maintaining? Producing? Creating?
Repairing? Cleaning? Knowledge?
Cooking? Preserving?
Equipment. Are you
good at working with some type of machinery or vehicle in driving? Controlling?
Assembling? Repairing? Cleaning?
Disassembling? Maintaining? Operating?
Materials. What is
your skill level with items such as clay, jewelry, metal, wood, stone and cloth
as far as cutting? Painting? Crafting?
Restoring? Weaving? Sewing?
Carving? Molding? Shaping?
Refinishing? Sculpting?
Your Body. Are you
good at using your hands? Motor
coordination? Physical
coordination? Your fingers? Your eyes?
Your eyes and hands in coordination?
Your strength? Your stamina?
Buildings. Do you
have a particular affinity and capability for constructing? Remodeling?
Decorating? Designing?
Raising or Growing.
Are you able to successfully train animals? Treat animals? Garden?
Landscape? Raise plants or
animals or other vegetable or mineral?
Do you have manual skills and, if so, what specifically can
you do well? More importantly, do you
enjoy it? Many people have turned
hobbies they love into fulltime, paying work.
List the skills you have as associated with any of these
categories. Also list the things you
dislike doing, too. Finding that job you
love is as much avoidance of things you dislike as things you love to do.
Working With Information
The final category in this part of the evaluation process is
seeing how good you are and how much you enjoy working with ideas, concepts,
information, specific data and technology.
There are four categories to concern yourself with. Do you like creating, storing, managing or
putting this information to good use?
Creating. Are you
particularly good at gathering information by observation? Gathering information through research? Searching for data? Imagining ideas or concepts? Inventing?
Sensory feelings? Designing?
Storing. Once you've
assembled the information, are you good at storing or filing records in file
cabinets, microfiche, audio or video cassette?
Bookkeeping? Computer
storage? Retrieving the information once
stored? Helping others retrieve the
information? Keeping track of
details? Memorizing? Filming or recording?
Managing. You must do
something with the data or information you've assembled and stored. Are you good at analyzing your data? Organizing?
Classifying? Planning? Accounting?
Writing? Painting? Drawing?
Problem solving? Evaluating your
data? Programming? Prioritizing?
Decision-making? Dramatizing? Comparing with other data?
Using The Data. Once
you've decided to use the information, are you good at disseminating the
information? Demonstrating? Putting it to some use? Showing it to individuals or groups? Publishing?
Reporting?
At this point, you should total up your positives and the
negatives. You should combine the lists
of advantages and disadvantages to see what your strong suits are.
Your next step would be to look at more specifics rather
than generalities. It's time to do some basic soul searching. Think long and hard and decide on what you
want out of life.
It's your career, your life, so make it as true and close to
what fits you as possible. Make a list
of realistic options. Your list should
be fairly complete.
If you've followed your true nature, you should begin to see
a pattern of similarities indicating the type of work you were destined to
do. Now you need to refine and focus.
First, let's look at specific knowledge you might
possess. Run through the following list,
add to it and list the knowledge you currently have.
Second, go through the list again and identify the knowledge
you would like to have. This will give
you two current snapshots: what you know now and what you'd like to know in the
future.
The latter will define your future educational goals. It may be in areas you believe you'd enjoy if
only you had a little more education.
It may be that a little more learning is needed to advance
into what you truly want to do. There's
no reason you can't take classes in those specific disciplines. There's no reason you can't work at an
entry-level position in that industry and learn as you go.
Often, a company may pay for your future education if it is
in the skill areas of their field. So
list the desires as well as your current expertise.
List all of the fields you like in priority, arranged by
most knowledge of and likes. List the
fields you are interested in and believe you'd like but need more training and
education. Keep these lists handy and
separate.
Now, it's time to decide location. Are you tired of where you live? Would you like to live somewhere else? Is this the town you grew up in but have
never seen any other place? Have you
gone somewhere on vacation and thought about how great it would be to live
there?
Match the skills and abilities in your list to the skills
and abilities of different jobs. Don't
limit yourself. The important thing is
not the job title but the skills and abilities of the job. You may find that your skills and abilities
match with an occupation that you have never thought about.
Career Finder by Degree or Certificate
This is a list of possible careers you can pursue with a
particular degree.
A Certificate for Specific Training at a trade school,
community college, correspondence, etc.
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic
Avionics technician
Chef
Child care worker
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialist
Computer operator
Computer support specialist
Court Clerk
Court Reporter
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dietetic Technician
Electrical and electronic engineering technician
Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic
Environmental Engineering Technician
Executive secretarie and administrative assistant
Financial manager
Home health aide
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Insurance sales agent
Interior designer
Loan Interviewer and Clerk
Loan officer
Medical assistant
Medical secretarie
Medical Transcriptionist
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk
Pharmacy Technician
Radiologic technologist and technician
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agent
Tax Preparer
Teacher assistant
Transportation security officer
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker
Associate's Degree (two years at community college)
Administrative services manager
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic
Avionics technician
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerk
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
Chef and Head Cook
Child care worker
Child, family, and school social worker
Civil Engineering Technician
Computer operator
Computer programmer
Computer support specialist
Computer systems analyst
Construction manager
Correctional officer and jailer
Court Clerk
Court Reporter
Database administrator
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Detective and criminal investigator
Dietetic Technician
Electrical and electronic engineering technician
Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic
Environmental Engineering Technician
Executive secretarie and administrative assistant
Food service manager
Forensic science technician
Gaming surveillance officer and gaming investigator
General and operations manager
Graphic designer
Home health aide
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Insurance sales agent
Interior designer
Legal secretarie
Loan Interviewer and Clerk
Loan officer
Lodging manager
Medical assistant
Medical record and health information technician
Medical secretarie
Medical Transcriptionist
Network and computer systems administrator
Network system and data communications analyst
Paralegal and legal assistant
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk
Personal and home care aide
Personal financial advisor
Pharmacy Technician
Police and sheriffs patrol officer
Private detective and investigator
Probation officer and correctional treatment specialist
Radiologic technologist and technician
Sales manager
Security guard
Self-enrichment education teacher
Social and human service assistant
Tax Preparer
Teacher assistant
Transportation security officer
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker
Video Game Designer
Web Developer
Bachelor's Degree (four years or longer at college or university)
Accountant and auditor
Administrative services manager
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teacher and
instructor
Advertising and promotions manager
Advertising sales agent
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerk
Broadcast news analyst
Budget analyst
Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture
Chef Chief executive
Chief Sustainability Officer
Child, family, and school social worker
Civil Engineering Technician
Civil engineer
Clergy
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologist
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialist
Computer and information systems manager
Computer programmer
Computer software engineers, application
Computer software engineers, systems software
Computer support specialist
Computer systems analyst
Construction manager
Copy Writer
Correctional officer and jailer
Database administrator
Dental Hygienist
Detective and criminal investigator
Dietitian and Nutritionist
Editor
Education administrator
Education teachers, postsecondary
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselor
Electrical engineer
Engineering manager
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Fashion designer
Financial analyst
Financial manager
Food service manager
Forensic science technician
Gaming surveillance officer and gaming investigator
General and operations manager
Graphic designer
Human Resources Manager
Industrial-organizational psychologist
Insurance sales agent
Interior designer
Legal secretarie
Loan officer
Lodging manager
Management analyst
Marketing manager
Medical and health services manager
Medical and Public Health Social Worker
Mental health counselor
Network and computer systems administrator
Network system and data communications analyst
Paralegal and legal assistant
Personal and home care aide
Personal financial advisor
Police and sheriffs patrol officer
Private detective and investigator
Probation officer and correctional treatment specialist
Public relations specialist
Registered Nurse
Reporter and correspondent
Sales engineer
Sales manager
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agent
Security guard
Self-enrichment education teacher
Social and human service assistant
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school
Sustainability Specialist
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agent
Training and development manager
Transportation security officer
Video Game Designer
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
Web Developer
Master's Degree (must have bachelor's degree then go to graduate
school for at least two years)
Accountant and auditor
Administrative services manager
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teacher and
instructor
Advertising and promotions manager
Advertising sales agent
Broadcast news analyst
Budget analyst
Chief executive
Chief Sustainability Officer
Child, family, and school social worker
Civil engineer
Clergy
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologist
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialist
Computer and information systems manager
Computer programmer
Computer software engineers, application
Computer software engineers, systems software
Computer systems analyst
Construction manager
Copy Writer
Database administrator
Detective and criminal investigator
Dietitian and Nutritionist
Editor
Education administrator
Education teachers, postsecondary
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselor
Electrical and electronic engineering technician
Electrical engineer
Engineering manager
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Financial analyst
Financial manager
Food service manager
Gaming surveillance officer and gaming investigator
General and operations manager
Health educator
Human Resources Manager
Industrial-organizational psychologist
Law teachers, postsecondary
Loan officer
Lodging manager
Management analyst
Marketing manager
Marriage and family therapist
Medical and health services manager
Medical and Public Health Social Worker
Mental health counselor
Natural sciences manager
Network and computer systems administrator
Network system and data communications analyst
Personal financial advisor
Police and sheriffs patrol officer
Private detective and investigator
Probation officer and correctional treatment specialist
Public relations specialist
Registered Nurse
Reporter and correspondent
Sales engineer
Sales manager
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agent
Security guard
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor
Sustainability Specialist
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agent
Training and development manager
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
Doctorate Degree/
Phd
(with a bachelor's or master's degree, you apply for a doctorate; could take up
to ten years to do a dissertation/ thesis/ major study; jobs could be hard to
find in academia (teaching like teaching American History or English
Literature)
Accountant and auditor
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teacher and
instructor
Budget analyst
Chief executive
Chief Sustainability Officer
Child, family, and school social worker
Civil engineer
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologist
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialist
Computer and information systems manager
Computer systems analyst
Education administrator
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselor
Electrical engineer
Engineering manager
English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
General and operations manager
Health educator
Industrial-organizational psychologist
Law teachers, postsecondary
Lawyer
Management analyst
Marriage and family therapist
Medical and health services manager
Medical and Public Health Social Worker
Mental health counselor
Natural sciences manager
Network system and data communications analyst
Sales engineer
Sales manager
Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and
elementary school
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor
Training and development manager
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary
Where Do You Want To Work?
There's not much progress made if you find work you like but
you still dislike everything else about your living situation. Finding a good job also means finding it in
the location you like best.
Get out to the library and check out a few books like the
Places Rated Almanac or the book put out by Rand McNally called Retirement
Places Rated which rates every section of the country in terms of housing
costs, cost of living, climate, insurance costs, medical services, etc. Narrow down an area and list specific towns.
Try #647 and #917 at the library.
Go to the World Chamber of Commerce Directory or my travel
book, get the addresses of local tourist boards and chambers of commerce, send
them letters and get some free information about the place.
Check out a few atlases and encyclopedias for more general
information. Don't move to a place that
doesn't have jobs in your skill areas.
Make contacts with personnel. Find out if there are local job hotlines and
a local government employment agency.
Before you pick a place to live, you should visit it to check it
out. A friend of mine got a job as an
air traffic controller in Alaska but quit because he couldn't handle the
isolation nor the cold weather.
The best cities, according to a government report on growth
are:
Orlando, FL
Las Vegas, NV
Branson, MO
West Palm Beach, FL
Lake County, Il
Austin, TX
Olympia, WA
Portland, OR
Charlotte, NC
Tucson, AZ
Salt Lake City, UT
Work Characteristics Checklist
Do you want a job where you:
work outdoors?
are physically active?
work with your hands?
be challenged mentally?
work with machines?
work independently?
work on a team?
follow clear instructions?
earn a lot of money?
have a chance for rapid advancement?
have good benefits?
travel in your work?
work close to home?
work regular hours?
have a flexible schedule?
have a variety of tasks?
have supervisory responsibilities?
express your own ideas?
be a decision maker?
Chapter
2. Decide on a Career
Decide on a Career 1
If you're currently a desperado, the following few
paragraphs will help you refocus, identify the skills you have, narrow down the
type of work you like to do and give you a number of outlets to gather
information for prospects of landing that job that will carry you contentedly
into the future but the bottom line is always in your soul, in your gut.
You know intuitively where you stand in life and what you're
capable of. On the other hand, don't
take it all so hard.
Many people float around for awhile then get a job in some
field, end up liking it and stick with it.
Unless you're a serious, passionate creative type, the bottom line is
that a job is a job is a job.
Us human beings can adapt to anything so if you're uncertain
about yourself, plunge in, get a job, see how it goes and either stick with it
or move on.
Many of us don't have the luxury of choosing a career. We take what we can get so it ain't that much
of a big deal unless you're an artist who has to live for his art no matter
what and they're usually dirt poor anyway.
They pay the price with rejection and often depression.
You pay the price for your choice with mundanity in exchange
for a pay cheque. You can very easily go
to a temporary employment agency and work different jobs for awhile until you
find what you like.
The secret is knowing where to look, what to ask and how to
narrow down the type of job you'd not only enjoy but be pretty good at.
Much of this is understanding what makes you tick.
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses will give you
power. What are you good at? What do you like to do? Have you ever thought about it in a truly
critical, analytical way?
Have you actually sat down and listed your skills and
capabilities? This may seem basic but
it's not. Go to your library to the
#331, #371.42, #650-659 and the HF5381 sections, ask if there's a separate
employment section in the reference section, then simply go through books and
read about different job areas to get a feel for what you like.
Before you decide on a career and spend six years in college
studying for it, go out and see it first hand before you commit yourself.
Onetime, I was brainwashed to become a medical doctor but
one afternoon, I met an old doctor in a small clinic who sewed up my leg and
told me that it's a tough, thankless, boring job that requires constant
vigilance. That did it for me. I never would have made it through med school
anyway.
I knew a bookworm girl, always at the top of her class who
spent about two years in med school until they got into the actual blood and
guts surgery part of it and that was it for her, two years down the drain. She went on to get a job taking x-rays of
people - no blood involved.
If she had gotten a summer job at a hospital or did some
volunteer work with the Red Cross beforehand, she would have found the truth
out before she ended up wasting those two years.
Another friend of mine spent about three years messing
around in college with a business major, then decided he didn't like it so he
spent two years at a vocational school taking an electronic technician course
all the while working the night shift as a cashier in the cafetaria at a
hospital to support himself.
He got his diploma and continued to work at the
hospital. He got a promotion there, met
a girl who worked there too, got married and he's still there 10 years
later.
He just didn't feel that strongly about pursuing a job in
electronics even after taking the two year course.
Business is another big one.
Although an MBA might get you in the door to get a job, much of the
stuff you learn in college in the business school is useless.
Real experience will bear it out everytime. All intelligent business people educate
themselves. Instead of those six or so
years spent going for that MBA, some self starters who got a job right out of
high school or started some small business, are way ahead of these naive guys
fresh out of school with their ivory tower MBAs.
I can't tell you how many countless guys and gals I knew in
college or know now that started out going for degrees and then ended up in
totally different careers after getting them.
I know one guy who went to dental school and sold cars
part-time to pay his way through. He got
his dentistry degree and continued to sell cars. He now owns his own dealership and never made
a dime from his dentist degree.
He sells limousines and always has a chauffeur driving him
around in a big limousine. I know
another guy who did the lawyer thing and now owns a business manufacturing
skateboards.
We're all brainwashed by the grand illusion of college as
part of the American dream. I was one of
those guys but when I finally grew up, I realized that unless you're studying
for a specific, practical nuts and bolts skill like medicine, physical therapy
or surveying, everything else is basically bull. There are over a million people with law
degrees in this country. That's way, way
too much for the demand.
I don't believe in heroes but Abraham Lincoln is about as
close to a hero as I get because of his great belief in self-education. Take it from me, college degrees in stupid
liberal arts majors are totally useless.
The only real education in life is always self-education
like learning on the job aka experience aka the school of hard knocks or doing
research on your own.
Don't underestimate self-employment, either a home business
or starting a small business on a shoestring.
Many of our biggest corporations were once started on a shoestring. Check out magazines like Income
Opportunities, Spare Time, Inc., etc.
Some skills of the self-educated person are always in demand
like your ability to show up, your ability to learn, your ability to take care
of your life, your ability to speak effectively, your ability to be a people
person, your ability to use numbers correctly, your ability to work hard, your
ability with a keyboard, your overall, dynamic personality and finally, my
personal belief that computers, software and internet knowledge will be in
demand for a long time to come. Very few
people know enough about what they need to know in these fields.
Decide on a Career 2
It's easy to know how to find your calling if you know how
to go about it and if you're one of the few who actually gives enough of a damn
about your life to do the right thing with it for you as opposed to just being
a brainwashed clone, brainwashed by the definitions of success and pop culture
coolness the system has filled most of the people in America up with. Just read my book A Free Spirit's Search for
Enlightenment.
Basically, do only the things that you like to do and dig
deeper and deeper until you realize this is your lifeblood, it could keep you
inspired for the rest of your life, it could be just a passing fancy or something
you're doing because you've been brainwashed by the system to think it's cool
or you're trying to get chicks or guys.
For me, I left a career I felt nothing for which was a
psychology teacher because the students don't really give a damn beyond the
grade and I became enlightened enough to see psychology as a modern day
bullshit field of useless knowledge.
I had enough money to live freely for several years which I
did and in the process I was getting up everyday to do a round of physical
activities. I would run, bike, swim, do
calisthetics almost everyday because I really loved to do it. It had a freeing effect on my soul.
I used to run the bike path area along Truxton Ave. in
Bakersfield, CA, beside the road with all the traffic and I used to wonder why
are they all doing the rat race while I'm here doing this.
I discovered that I had a standard that lived inside of me
that was my pure soul. I'm one of the
lucky ones. I figured it out. Most people don't. They take on values from the outside
world. Find this standard that lives
inside of you and honor it everyday by releasing your inspired energy in
something that earns you a pay cheque.
Expose yourself to the realm of life out there to keep
searching for your calling. Up until I
was about 30 or so, I did lots of seemingly aimless things for the experience
of them but then once I found my true identity, life became very simple. I don't need all that pop culture
entertainment or new experiences anymore because it's all about honoring my soul
everyday.
Travel. See the world
from other people's point of view.
Before you choose a career, examine yourself through the
following questions:
What do you fantasize about besides sex and love?
What did you really like to do as a kid?
What were the first few things you gravitated to on your own
as a kid without your parents'proddings.
For me, it was intellectual pursuits. I remember reading the encyclopedia in Grade
2 because I really loved to learn all those things.
Look for patterns in your interests that define who you
really are as a person.
What is your favorite thing to do besides sex and booze?
Where do you want to live and work?
What can you do to either help, inspire or amuse people that
can earn you money?
Who are you in your true nature? How can you apply that in the real world to
make money?
What interests and skills have you developed so far that you
can apply to a useful function in the world?
Do you prefer to work with people, things or ideas?
What do you want to do with your life?
What careers possibly interest you? After you narrow your list to a few realistic
possibilities not low odd possibilities like professional athlete or rap star,
research them as best as you can.
What qualifications are required for this career you're
interested in?
Is it interesting enough for you?
Is it an in-demand field?
Are there jobs in this field?
What are the working conditions like day by day?
Some things to consider in your search of your inner self
are:
Interests and Aptitudes.
Hobbies, Sports, School Activities, Skills, Knowledge,
Abilities and Talents.
Work History.
Education.
Physical demands of the job.
Physical Condition.
Career Goals.
Work Environment.
Your disposition.
Earnings.
Work hours.
Future of this line of work.
Beyond the OOH for general job information, the World
Almanac, #031 at the library, has a good section on job statistics and job
information.
Update your resume.
There are dozens of books out there on this subject in the #650-#651
section of your library. Craft it the
way the experts suggest. Do it by skills
if that tells more about you than where you've actually worked.
Find out about local schooling programs in your chosen
locations in the event you need further education in the areas you want to do
more with.
Here is a list of some skills to look through to see if any
fit you:
ability to organize self and others
able to take criticism
accounting
advanced math (calculus, trigonometry, etc.)
advertising
advising
anthropology
art history
artistic
arts
at ease socially
attention to detail
aviation
basic math (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, etc.)
biology
budgeting/managing money
business
chemical
chemistry
civil
coaching
communication
communication systems management
communications
comparative arts
computer science
computer skills
construction
creative
criminology/criminal justice
dance
deal effectively with customers/the public
decision-making
dimensional objects
economics
electrical
engineering
english
environmental studies
exercise/athletics
family studies
film
finance
foreign language generate new ideas easily
geography
geology
graphic design
health
health administration
health/sports
hearing and speech science
history
human resource management
humanities
imaginative with ideas
imaginative with things
industrial
industrial hygiene
interior design
interpersonal/organizational
investigative
journalism
languages
law
linguistics
listening
management
managerial
manual dexterity/good with my hands
manual/physical
marketing
math
mechanical
mechanical reasoning
mis
music
negotiation
numerical
nutrition
persuasion
philosophy
photography
physical stamina
physics
planning
political science
problem solving
psychology
public relations
public speaking
radio/tv
recreation
research/finding information
retail merchandising
sales
science
scientific curiosity
social sciences
social work
social/interpersonal
sociology
solve math problems
spatial perception/able to visualize 3
sports
statistics
supervision
teaching/training
theater
time management
visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
visual communications
work well in groups/committees
work well with numbers
work with others
writing
Here are some motives and values:
able to move ahead in your career and take on more
responsibility
having a lot of money and possessions
helping people
freedom to work independently and make own choices
caring about the environment
caring about social and world problems
family and friends
having basic needs met
having control or authority over others
status, having others look up to you
creativity, work artistically
Decide on a Career 3
Choose your ideal work environment; large corporation, small
business, government agency or nonprofit organization.
Choose your ideal location-urban, suburban or rural.
List your three most useful job skills.
Know your strengths and weaknesses.
Know whether you want to work with people, data or things.
Know whether you enjoy new projects or prefer following a
regular routine.
List some of the main career areas that might interest you.
List your favorite leisure time activities.
Know what kind of reward is most important to you in a job;
money, security, creative authority, etc.
Develop a list of career possibilities to research.
Visit your career services library and utilize the Internet
to learn about various careers.
Consider whether your desired career requires an advanced
degree.
Keep up with current trends in your field through trade
publications, news/business magazines and news papers.
Identify possible employers.
Use the Internet to learn more about them.
Check out salary surveys and hiring trends in your
anticipated career field.
Network into your field of interest.
Meet with faculty and alumni who work or who have worked in
your field to talk about available jobs and the outlook for your field.
Narrow down the career options you are considering through
personal research.
Participate in a work experience or internship program in
your chosen field.
Join one or more professional associations in your field.
Create a résumé.
Compose a separate cover letter.
Get interviews by any means possible.
Thoroughly research each employer with whom you have an
interview.
Arrive on time in professional business attire.
Decide on a Career 4
You were born with a certain inherent standard of natural
talents and abilities. Many people will
not discover these in their lives because they are brainwashed by the
artificial values of the world system.
Every single day all you have is the natural potential energy from your
true nature. Release it and you're
fine.
Don't release it and you'll never be happy which is where
most people in modern Western society are at even though they're all pretending
to be happy. They don't release their
natural energy with intensity which is the only way to experience sustained joy
so everything else is a bust. That's why
most people live average to miserable lives.
Read my book A Free Spirit's Search for Enlightenment and live by your
own code.
What you like and do well?
Write down the skills you have that could possibly earn you a living.
What skills do you have that you can use to help others to
earn money?
If you choose to pursue a career which is at odds with your
true nature, you'll be betraying yourself which will show up after about ten
years or so when you're a depressed, overweight, pale, sedentary, uninspired
piece of crap.
What was your favorite job?
List the high school, college or community organizations to
which you have belonged.
What are your hobbies/interests?
What types of things do you read?
What topics or types of stories do you find yourself drawn
to?
Did you have a dream career when you were younger?
What is your preference with people:
working alone one-on-one small groups large groups
What was your favorite subject in school?
Explore options.
Participate in career shadowing.
Join student organizations.
Attend campus events like employer information sessions,
career fairs, etc.
Narrow your options.
Eliminate what you don't like.
Do internships.
Learn about the field you pick.
Chapter
3. Adventure and Work
The Great Adventure of Life/ Payin' Your Way
Most of us will have to work during our lives. The issue is can you find work or a career
that you love to do so much you almost like to do it for free or do you
care? Some people want interesting work,
some just care about the money.
Nevertheless, planning a career, at least for the idealistic
and educated among us is a journey to find out who you are.
This could be the most important decision you make in your
life, more important than getting married because your work is all about your
happiness, no one else's.
The paradigm of life in the West is hurry up and get a
so-called professional career so you can work your way up some artificially
created career ladder that could be the furthest thing from who you really are.
That's why I wrote my favorite book A Free Spirit's Search
for Enlightenment to describe me with my little life being massively
brainwashed to aspire to be a cool yuppie then when I finally got some respect
and money, it was like so what.
Now I have to do this everyday for the rest of my life. No amount of money was worth it so I did what
almost nobody does, had the guts to not sell my soul which is why I feel I have
more self-respect and a sense of wellness than most other people.
Mind you, money is always the bottom line. You need to earn enough money to enjoy your
life in basic comfort so don't do what I did, chucked it all to live like a
hippie. Be slightly more cautious, get a
marketable skill where jobs are easy to come by, especially part-time
jobs.
Any of the health professions will do. A lot of them pay well but the work is easy
like an x-ray tech. You make a good wage
taking pictures of people's body parts. That's
easy work and they always need a radiology/ x-ray tech on call at the big
hospitals so there's plenty of part-time work.
If you don't enjoy your work, you will never become wealthy
doing it. The ultimate goal is to get
paid for what you already enjoy so it never feels like you are at work.
The wealthiest people are those who can convert their
knowledge into money in the best possible way.
With new technology and progress there are new business
opportunities.
The Great Adventure of Life Websites
Here are some websites that address the adventure of looking
for work that inspires you.
If you can't find a job you like, check out my business
books for info about starting something up on your own.
passioncatalyst.com/download, the occupational adventure
guide.
uctc.wmich.edu/career
creativegraces.net
myunusual.com
curtrosengren.typepad.com/occupationaladventure
northwestern.edu/careers/occupations/outdoor.html
johnporcaro.typepad.com/blog/2003/09/occupational_ad.html
blog.occupationaladventure.com
contingentworkforce.org
careerchangewanted.com
nedbatchelder.com/blog/200412/occupational_adventure.html
recruiting.com
learningandlife.com/creative-careers/freedom-and-flexibility
amby.com/worksite/explore.html
ayunhalliday.com/jobhopper/
backdoorjobs.com/
bedfordctc.org/bcstw/journey.html
bestjobsusa.com
black-collegian.com/career/
blindpath.com/
boldcareer.com/blog/archives/career_coach
bonita.k12.ca.us/schools/bonita/library/img/nbc.govoctc.pdf
bostonworks.boston.com/blog
bostonworks.boston.com/globe/articles/
career.berkeley.edu/internships
career.ucla.edu/explore/
careerbabe.com/
careercc.com
careercc.com/links/
careerjournal.com/columnists
careerjournal.com/columnists/qanda
careerkey.org/asp/career_options/
careers.uiowa.edu
careersonline.com.au/articles
clark.edu/pdf/employment
clarku.edu/offices/career/majors/library.cfm
colby.edu/career.serv/alumni/networking/erinclark.shtml
collegianmag.com
coolworks.com/older-bolder/
csbsju.edu/career/students/postgrad/specialsearch.htm
ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/crpaths2.htm
curtrosengren.typepad.com/occupationaladventure
curtrosengren.typepad.com/occupationaladventure
dataoptions.com/traveljobs.htm
deliasdesign.com/careerdev/workvalues.htm
drbamstersblog.squarespace.com
education-world.com/students/college/index.shtml
emich.edu/public/foreignlanguages/careers/jobsource.htm
employmentspot.com/features/adventurejobs.htm
employmenttimesonline.com/career_advisor/
featuredreports.monster.com/adventurersjobs/
fredonia.edu/cdo/c-c1.asp
gapadventures.com/about_us/careers.php
gapwork.com
gapyear.com
georgetowncollege.edu/careerdv/ccc/workshops.htm
great-adventures.com/know/plan/work.html
ilworkinfo.com/icrn.htm, illinois career resource network.
infoplease.4jobs.com
islandnet.com/careerpathadventures
ivillage.co.uk/workcareer/
ivillage.co.uk/workcareer/survive/persondev/articles/0,
156471_178741,00.html, career gappers.
jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue1/young.html
jfpresources.com/
jist.com/elementary_module.shtm
jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/links.shtml
jobhuntersbible.com/library/hunters/characteristics.php
jobjournal.com
jobmarket.inq7.net/people/people_archive.php
jobsearch. dead website, try
dotdash.com, thebalance.com and thoughtco.com
/cs/cooljobs/a/dreamjob.htm
jobsearch. dead website, try
dotdash.com, thebalance.com and thoughtco.com
/od/careeradviceresources/a/balanceact.htm
jobsearch. dead website, try
dotdash.com, thebalance.com and thoughtco.com
/od/tempjobs/a/seasonal.htm
jobweb.com/resources/library/workplace_culture
careers.govt.nz
life-cycles-destiny.com/links/links.htm
lookingforadventure.com/adventurejobs.htm
lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/students/external_internship_resources.php
northwestern.edu/careers/
onecer.net/jobs/job-career.html
outdoor-learning.org/info_centre/careers.htm
passioncatalyst.com, a passion catalyst, working with people
to help them identify their passions and create a career that ignites them.
pbs.org/life/life_work.html
philanthropy.com/free/articles
pomona.edu/cdo/alumni/alumniatpomona/home.shtml
princeton.edu/~oa/jobs/index.shtml, outdoor, environmental.
quintcareers.com/quintzine/archives
quintcareers.com/workplace_values.html
realgap.co.uk/
sccis.org, south central pennsylvania career information
system.
sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development
services.vsac.org/ilwwcm/connect/vsac/library/pathfinders/vsac-library-pathfinders-careerexplorationforadults
sharegoals.com
skidmore.edu/administration/career/alumniprofiles
southwestern.edu/student-life/career-services
successahead.com
suite101.com/article.cfm/youth_travel_retired/32616
superviva.com/tags/
theoxfordprogram.com/thecoach.asp
transitionsabroad.com/
uhh.hawaii.edu/studentaffairs/sssp/careercounseling.php
unlv.edu/studentlife/career/
usf.edu/zalaquett/oz_career/career_searches.htm
vault.com
vault.com/survival/center.jsp
vocationvacations.com/
web.princeton.edu/sites/career/alumni/index.html
wheelock.edu/ccd/ccdjobsearchtools.htm
wlb.monster.com/articles/values/
workingfortheman.com/
wvu.edu/~careersc
Job Websites around the World from
auckland.ac.nz/en/study/student-support/career-development-and-employability-services/explore-possibilities/work-overseas.html
Visa
requirements
mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic and Consular list.
prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-study/study-abroad,
Prospects country specific information, written for UK graduates wanting to
work overseas, provide info on the job market, job application
process
gapwork.com,
Gapwork.com
Australia
myfuture.edu.au,
My Future, Australian government careers site
myfuture.edu.au,
Graduate Careers Australia
graduatecareers.com.au,
Graduate Opportunities
cvmail.com.au/index.cfm,
CVmail Online application system for law firms around the world.
careersonline.com.au,
Careers Online.
Australian
job search and career development website.
immi.gov.au,
Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship
hiwages.com.au,
Hi Wages Part-time, casual and temp jobseeker's website.
unigrad.com.au,
Unigrad Find out about jobs in Australia for recent graduates.
joboutlook.gov.au,
JobOutlook A careers and labour market research information site.
Pacific
pacificislandjobs.com,
Pacific Island Jobs
Asia
graduan.com.my,
Graduan for Malaysian Fresh Graduates
Career
and employment resource for Malaysian graduates.
careerjet.com.my,
CareerJet for Malaysia and other parts of Asia.
csb.gov.hk/english/recruit/7.html,
Hong Kong government vacancies
Civil
Service vacancies advertised by the government of Hong
Kong.
immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/working_holiday_scheme.html,
Hong Kong Working Holiday Visa information Employment Service of Hong Kong
my.jobstreet.com,
Malaysian site with job vacancies across Asia-Pacific.
jetprogramme.org,
Jet Programme Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme.
nus.edu.sg/careers/usefullinks.htm,
National University of Singapore's Careers Services
United
Kingdom and Europe
eurograduate.com,
Eurograduate vacancies advertised across Europe
europlacement.com,
Europlacement international internships, traineeships or graduation assignments
prospects.ac.uk,
UK graduate careers site with job vacancies.
reed.co.uk,
Reed Recruit Online UK recruitment agency.
jobbydoo.co.uk,
JobbyDoo UK job vacancies.
teachingintheuk.com,
Teaching personnel in England and Wales.
redteachers.com,
RED Recruitment for Education
United
States of America
careeronestop.org,
CareerOneStop American careers and job vacancy website
myperfectresume.com
International
overseasjobs.com
academic360.com,
the academic job hunter.
who.int/careers/en,
World Health Organisation WHO job site.
unicef.org/about/employ,
Careers at UNICEF
un.org/maintenance,
Employment opportunities with the United Nations.
International
working holidays
iep.co.nz,
International Exchange Programmes (IEP) Information on work programmes in the
US and Canada, UK, Ireland and France.
raleighinternational.org,
Raleigh International volunteer on
team-based
community, environmental and adventure projects.
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