How to Get Any Job
(Or how to avoid living in
your parent’s basement)
Life Launch and Re-launch
for Everyone Under 30
By Donald Asher
“Choose a job you love and
you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius.
This is an excellent book
with much wisdom, knowledge and advice about how to find just the right job for
you. The book details a plan to help you discover your interests and talents.
Implementing this plan will take time and thought on the part of the
student/young person but will save you from many mistakes and from landing in a
dead end job that doesn’t fit you.
Part 1 will teach you to examine employment interests and develop a plan for your life.
Part 2 takes this further in
helping you explore your interests in “the real world.”
Part 3 will teach you how to
get a job.
Throughout the book there are
case studies that flesh out the issues being taught. These are very helpful. Any
student who is uncertain about his/her career direction should study this book
and follow every suggestion in order to discover the type of career that will
best suit you. Do the homework first and you will be able to find what you want
and will be ready to do well in job interviews.
In the last chapter on the
job Interview Asher explains much about the hidden job market – how many jobs
are filled from within or from a friend of a friend. And many jobs are filled
with a persistent job searcher who doesn’t take no for answer.
To whet your appetite a bit
here are some interesting thoughts from the book:
- Prior generations needed to find 9 jobs between
college and retirement. Asher believes the current generation will need to
find 20-30 jobs! Pg 4
- 40-60% of CEOs are liberal arts majors. pg 7
- Don’t compound a poor choice of major with a
poor career choice. Pg
8
- You will be fired through no fault of your own. Pg 14
A little failure is part of
every successful life. Walt Disney’s first cartoon production company went
bankrupt. Elvis Presley got a C in high school music, and his teacher told him
he couldn’t sing. Edgar Allen Poe was expelled from college. Einstein dropped
out of school without finishing his degree.” 133
I highly recommend this
book.
What Color
is My Parachute?
A Practical
Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers
By Richard Bolles
What Color is My
Parachute is another excellent book for job seekers. It is updated frequently so
the information will fit today’s job market.The author, Richard Bolles, asks what is your purpose in life? Most of us think we’ll be happy at work if we
make good money and are valued for what we do.
Bolles says that’s not enough. He says that the happiest people at work
are those who have discovered their mission in life. They have found a way to
use their skills and abilities to earn a living and to also make a difference
in some small part of the world. He will tell you how to find your mission and
thus how to find a job that will do more than just give you financial support.
While we think we’re in control of our lives, we never really are - but God
is. Pray for guidance about his plan for
you.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest
upon us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of
our hands. Psalm 90:17
Blessings,
Dottie
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