Need a Job or a Career Change? Meet Paul Rega!

It’s great to
welcome a great non-fiction author for a change, especially when this author
can provide so many people with so much good advice! First of all, Paul, you have recently published How To Find A Job: When There Are NoJobs. What is the one top tip that you could give my readers if they are
job-hunting at the moment?



The most
important advice I can give to any job seeker especially in today’s weak job
market is to plan and map out exactly the type of work you want to do. Develop
a target list of companies you want to work for and then take action towards
achieving your goals by directly contacting the key decision makers in each of
these companies. As simple as all that may sound, most people do not take the
necessary amount of time to first plan ahead. Be prepared!





What is the
biggest mistake that people make when they are job hunting?
The biggest mistake
most people make when looking for a job is that they fail to prepare for their
search. It’s vitally important in today’s hyper competitive job market to know
exactly what direction you want to go and what type of position you want before
starting any type of search. It’s akin to an airplane pilot not plotting out their
course prior to taking off. I have developed a unique 12 step career
self-assessment plan in my book called “Intuitive Personal Assessment” that
helps the reader discover their unique career path. The plan also incorporates
a goal setting program that is the vehicle used to turn your desired career
path into reality.  The program was
developed over a period of 25 years and has had a tremendous amount of success.




What do you
think will happen to the job market in the near future? Will it get better or
worse?



I can’t
accurately answer that question as there are a so many factors that control the
direction of the job market today. My hope is that over time it will get better
as seems to be the case of late. However, it makes it even more imperative that
the job seeker properly plan ahead and be armed with the best job search
knowledge available.




What led you to
write this book?
This is my
first book and I started writing it over 14 years ago while on a sort of
sabbatical from my executive search business. I have always enjoyed writing and
thought it would be wise to write about a subject I really knew something
about. 




What are you
currently working on at the moment?
I am currently
writing a novel about the true story of 32 Boy Scouts that road their bicycles
from Wood Dale Illinois to Florida in 1972. It’s a coming of age story that
speaks of the value systems that were a large part of our culture at that time
that were directly responsible for our success. The story spans over several
decades beginning in the early 1900’s when the scouting movement fist began in
England. 



What kind of
job did you want to have when you were growing up?



From a very
early age I wanted to be a veterinarian and in fact worked at two separate
animal hospitals when I was in high school and college. I have always had a
love for the animals.



If you could
have any job in the world, what would it be?



There are
really two things I love to do and I am doing both of them. I have a deep
passion for my writing that goes all the way back to my high school days. I am also
very involved in the martial arts and have had my own school in the past. I am
currently in the early planning stages of opening up another dojo.  



Do you have any
final parting comments or advice?



In terms of
someone currently job searching; I will pass on to your readers a bit of advice
that I had personally received from a gentleman who was a career counselor
employed by the state of Illinois unemployment office in 1984. I had just been
laid off from my first job out of college and was being interviewed by this
particular counselor. As we were coming to the conclusion of my interview, the
older man said to me, “Son, push on, no matter how disgusting.” Those simple
but sage words have stayed with me my entire career. This man had been where I
was and understood my feelings of despair.




Thank you so
much Paul for sharing that and for taking the time to chat with me here.
To find out
more about Paul Rega visit:



Web: www.paulrega.com



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