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December 31, 2020 - January 5, 2021
when you meet someone, make it an experiment to find out what you have in common. Focus on likely commonalities like TV shows, movies, or music.
the way anyone cures themself of shyness is through enthusiasm.
Everything depends on what you’re talking about and how you feel about that topic.
three types of interviews,
Practice interviewing—which, among other things, is a warm-up for Informational interviewing—which, among other things, is a warm-up for Employment interviews
the PIE method.
“The Practice Field Survey.” Daniel Porot calls it P for pleasure.
For best results with your later job hunt, this person should be someone you don’t already know. Ask around among your friends and family: Who do you know who loves to talk about
this? It’s relatively easy to find the kind of person you’re looking for.
Once you’ve identified someone you think shares your enthusiasm, you then go talk with them.
the first thing you must do is relieve their understandable anxiety. We’ve all had someone visit us who has stayed too long,
when you first arrange to meet them, let them know you want only ten minutes of their time, full stop. Exclamation point! And watch your time like a hawk, using your watch or smartphone timer.
How did you get involved with/become interested in this [hobby, curiosity, aspect, issue, or enthusiasm that you are so interested in]? What do you like the most about it? What do you like the least about it? Who else would you suggest I talk to who shares this interest? Can I use your name? May I tell them it was you who recommended that I talk with them?
Would you be willing to call or email ahead for me, so they will know who I am when I reach out?”
as you’re trying to conquer shyness, fun is the key. If you’re having fun, you’re doing it right.
how do we adopt the proper attitude toward our gifts—speaking of them honestly, humbly, gratefully,
without sounding egotistical and narcissistic?
the more you see your own gifts clearly, the more you must pay attention to the...
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Take time to ask the employer interviewing you how their day is going.
Put yourself in the reader’s mind when you write your resume and cover letters.
you make yourself equal to others not by lowering yourself, but by raising them.
How do your unique skills and traits add to the workplace?
if you keep the focus on your skills and strengths, as well as your interests and values, you will find the best place for your talents.
Keep your focus on what you do well and seek employment opportunities that would benefit from your skills.
Keep your focus on all the reasons why an employer might hire you, and why they would be lucky to have you.
Skills always overcome challenges. Find the skills, and you find the job.
Ask them: What do you like best about this work? What do you like least about this work? And, how did you get into this work? This last question can give you important clues about how you could get into this line of work
Ask them how they perceive their career: what are its component parts?
The difference is enthusiasm and passion. Yours. You’re much more attractive to employers when you’re on fire.
The best work, the best career, for you, the one that will make you happiest and most fulfilled, is going to be one that uses your favorite transferable skills; in
your favorite subjects, fields, or special knowledges; in a job that offers you your preferred people environments, your preferred working conditions, with your preferred salary or other rewards, working toward your preferred goals and values.
Choosing and then finding employment in a new career you really fancy should feel like a fun task, as much as possible.
take a large piece of white paper and then, with some colored pencils or pens, draw a picture of your ideal life: where you live, who’s with you, what you do, what your dwelling looks like, what your ideal vacation looks like, all of it. Don’t let reality get in the way. Pretend a magic wand has been waved over your life, and it gives you everything you think your ideal life would be.
By avoiding words and using pictures or symbols as much as possible, it bypasses your logical mind and focuses on your creative mind, whose job is to engineer change.
changing careers in two steps, not one.
a job is a job title in a field. That means a job has two parts: title and field. Title really stands for what you do. Field is where you do it, or what you do it with.
the Parachute Approach. Here you begin not with the job market but with yourself.
you do not wait until they announce they have a vacancy. You approach them anyway, not through a resume but through a person, specifically a bridge person—someone who knows you and also knows them, and therefore is a bridge between you two.
If you have a particular talent that others would value, check out sites like FlexJobs, Freelancer, Freelance Writing, Guru.com, LinkedIn ProFinder,
“Do you know of any job vacancies at the place where you work—or elsewhere?” Also ask, “Do you know anyone who might be aware of job openings?” Believe it or not, using this method will give you better results
than just sending out unsolicited resumes online.
you put together on one piece of paper your five favorite transferable skills and your three favorite fields of knowledge, and you start informational interviewing to find the names of careers that fit your aspects.
see if you can figure out how to combine your three favorite fields of knowledge into one career, to make yourself unique.
talking to actual workers in the kind of career or careers you have tentatively picked out.
find out what kinds of organizations have such jobs in the geographical area that interests you
secure an appointment to talk to them about working there, whether or not they have a known vacancy at that moment.
find out if the career or job is as great as it seems at first impression. Ask them: What do you like best about this work? What do you like least about this work? And how did you get into this work?
Ask them how they perceive their career: what are its component parts? Every person may see their vocation in a different light. Don’t assume that the way the person you are interviewing defines it is the way you must,
Beneath any job title there is often lots of room for you to maneuver and define that job in a way that uniquely suits you, your gifts, and your creativity.
The difference is enthusiasm and passion. Yours. You’re much more attractive to employers when you’re on fire.
