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January 6 - January 8, 2017
all jobs are being reimagined.
In fact, this has given rise to a whole new field called “The Internet of Things” or IoT for short—a
“human-machine symbiosis.”
If so, get permission to “shadow” a worker for a day or two, to see what that job or field actually involves, in this Reimagined World.
Or say you are over fifty. There are sites such as www.seniorjobbank.org.
adapt to the employer’s preferences.
On average, employers want to only interview 5.4 candidates. Getting that stack of 118 to 250 down to 5.4 is the employer’s first preoccupation.
What are the (transferable) skills you most love to use?
Principle #4: Search for What You Love, Not Just for What You Can Do.
Principle #7: Go After Any Organization That Interests You, Whether or Not They Are Known to Have a Vacancy.
the interview, to help the employer find the answers to these five questions, will help make you an outstanding candidate for the job.
1. “Why are you here?”
2. “What can you do for us?”
3. “What kind of person are you?”
4. “What distinguishes you from, say, nineteen other people whom we are interviewing for this job?”
better work habits than others, do you show up earlier,
work more thoroughly,
maintain higher standards, go the...
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5. “Can we afford you?”
Ask for the Job.
It can be simply phrased: “Considering all that we have discussed here, can you offer me this job?”
Always Send a Thank-You Note the Same Day.
You control this one thing above all else: how you search. And that, my friend, is the key to finding not only work, but meaningful work.
