"How to Get a Better Job"
Ethics
Loyalty
Etiquette
Dream Jobs
Burn Out
Luck
Job Market
Finding a Better Job Where You Are
Ways to Find a Better Job
Interviews
Miscellaneous
- Don't be a time thief
- 20% of job seekers lie on their resumes. Don't like on yours
- Be honest, but focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses
- Not getting a job is better than getting one deceitfully
- Don't divulge your present employer's trade secrets to a prospective new employer. it doesn't impress anyone.
Loyalty
- Be loyal to yourself. Looking for a new and better job doesn't indicate a lack of loyalty to your employer
- Don't bad-mouth anyone
- Be nice to all. Be known as a loyal and ethical person
- Respect your employer's time and money
Etiquette
- Good etiquette means caring about the other people
- Order simple food during an interview
- Send a thank-you note right after the interview. include something positive that you forgot to bring up during the interview
Dream Jobs
- Big success results from a series of smaller successes over time
- don't discount lateral moves in a quest for a better job
- You may be working in a dream job now. Wake up!
Burn Out
- Burnout? Cop-out!
- Burnout can be an excuse for lack of performance
- Take control of your own life. People who do that, never think about becoming burned out
Luck
- Work hard to create "good luck"
- Lucky people always work hard
- Network, network, network
- Keep your own personal personnel file
- Prepare your resume with care
- Send your resume by messenger or Fed. Ex. if it's a job you really want and you match its spec's.
- Follow up. Send a thank-you note. Stay in touch
- Be honest on your resume and in your interview
- Choose references carefully and obtain their permission
- Be willing to begin your new job part time, and without pay, if necessary
Job Market
- Be realistic when evaluating the job market for what you have to offer
- The job market always looks great at first; it dries up fast
- The minute you know you will be laid off at a future date, consider yourself unemployed
- Look for ways to create a new job market for yourself
- don't be too narrow in how you view a job market
- Be flexible and open to new ideas and possibilities
Finding a Better Job Where You Are
- View every day on your present job as though you are being interviewed for a new one
- Become visible within your company
- Broaden your contacts throughout the company
- Become active in your community and professional organizations
- Always dress slightly better than your colleagues
- Learn more about your company and industry
- Learn job skills that are related to yours within your company
Ways to Find a Better Job
- Maintain and upgrade your network
- Go after jobs even if your background and experience don't match exactly to what's specified
- Be active in trade and civic associations, and write articles for your industry's trade publications
Interviews
- A job interview isn't just a pleasant chat. Be prepared
- Rehearse. Know the selling points you intend to bring up no matter what questions are asked
- Anticipate as many questions as possible
- Learn from every interview. Always ask yourself, "What did I do wrong, and what worked well?"
- Always assume that when you answer one questions, there will be a follow-up question; usually in search of specifics
- Carefully review your resume before going into an interview
- Don't confuse confidence with arrogance
- Be enthusiastic. Be the candidate who is perceived as wanting the job the most
- Research the company and the background of your interviewer if possible
- Be nice to everyone
- ASK FOR THE JOB!
Miscellaneous
- Answer ads a second time
- Make sure the job offer is firm
- A sense of humor is always important
- Be serious in your job search