Book Summary:What Color Is Your Parachute?

Written by Regine Azurin


This article is based onrepparttar following book: What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual For Job-Hunters And Career-Changers By Richard N. Bolles Ten Speed Press 2004 Edition ISBN 1 58008 541 5 411 pages

The best-selling job-hunter’s bible for decades, this indispensable resource is a complete handbook for people who are on a quest to find their mission in life, or at repparttar 103057 very least,repparttar 103058 next good job that will put food onrepparttar 103059 table. Whether you are a fresh graduate, never finished a degree, or are searching for your deeper calling after many years of work, this isrepparttar 103060 book for you. You may need a temporary job, butrepparttar 103061 book strongly suggests a major life-changing one!

There are two types of job searches:repparttar 103062 traditional, and repparttar 103063 life-changing. The former requiresrepparttar 103064 usual resume-matched-to-the-employer-formula. The latter begins with a weekend of honest soul-searching and really deep thought. The actual life-changing job hunt may take much longer. You must have adequate reserves of energy and determination to go on this hunt. Butrepparttar 103065 result ofrepparttar 103066 long search is well worth it. Why? Becauserepparttar 103067 search for repparttar 103068 “job of your dreams” is reallyrepparttar 103069 search for your true happiness…and you have every right to seek this happiness.

What are you looking for? You may choose to embark on a life-changing job hunt for repparttar 103070 following reasons: you are suffering from burnout, you want to set your career path straight, or you may want to earn more money. The best reason, though, is when you are searching for your mission in life.

The advantage of doingrepparttar 103071 life-changing job hunt is obvious: it makes you rethink your goals, really think about what you want to accomplish in this life, and it’s about getting in touch with who you really are. It requires time, effort and a lot of deep thought.

Looking for a Job

1. Write your resume well. There are several resume-writing resources enumerated inrepparttar 103072 book for your easy reference. You may also ask your friends who are known for writing excellent resumes for assistance. 2. Your resume should be a summary of relevant work accomplishments, citing what tasks you were responsible for, what obstacle you had to overcome and what you did to solverepparttar 103073 problem and whatrepparttar 103074 results of your actions translated into in terms of profits, etc. 3. Go whererepparttar 103075 employers go: www.monster.com, www.hotjobs.com, www.flipdog.com, and www.eurojobs.com are just some sample sites you could look at. 4. There are other ways to find a job than onrepparttar 103076 Internet. Use your contacts. Studyrepparttar 103077 phone book, or look around your neighborhood. It is still always best to be referred to an employer by a good friend or colleague.

How Employers Hunt for Job-Hunters Employers like it when you:

1. Find their job ad onrepparttar 103078 Internet or on their web site. 2. E-mail your resume immediately. 3. Mail a professionally laid-out paper copy torepparttar 103079 employer’s mailing address onrepparttar 103080 same day. 4. Make a follow-up phone call withinrepparttar 103081 week to see if both copies were received, and to inquire about an appointment for an interview. 5. If you do get interviewed, send a thank-you note immediately afterrepparttar 103082 interview.

23 Tips to a Successful Job-Hunt

1. No one owes you a job. You have to go out and look for it. 2. Your success is directly proportionate to your effort. 3. Be willing to change your strategy. 4. Ask successful job hunters what they did. 5. Treat your job-hunt as a full time job. 6. Remember thatrepparttar 103083 shortest job hunt still lasts between two and eighteen weeks. 7. Persistence isrepparttar 103084 name ofrepparttar 103085 game. 8. You will not findrepparttar 103086 same exact job you had before, so redefine yourself. 9. Forget what is “available” and go forrepparttar 103087 job you really want. 10. Tell everyone to keep a lookout for that type of job opening. 11. If you own an answering machine, tailor your opening message to communicate your ongoing job hunt. 12. Join a job-hunter’s support group in your area. If you can’t find any, create your own. 13. Go after several organizations at once. 14. Go after any place that interests you regardless of whether there are vacancies or not. 15. Concentrate on organizations that employ 20 people or less. 16. Go see 4 potential employers a day. If you are usingrepparttar 103088 telephone, call up 40 a day. 17. Userepparttar 103089 phone andrepparttar 103090 Yellow Pages to call up places of interest and ask if they are hiring. 18. Go to places where you would like to work and knock on their doors. 19. Look for full-time, part-time, contract jobs or temporary jobs and other types of jobs. 20. Forget about your handicap, whether real or imagined. 21. Don’t become depressed if you encounter several rejections. 22. Treat everyone you meet with courtesy. 23. Write a thank-you note to those who gave you their time that day.

Use the Law of Attraction to Build Your Business

Written by Michael Losier


© Michael Losier 2004. You may include this article in your ezine or on your website or distribute it to others, provided you includerepparttar copyright statement andrepparttar 103056 bio information tag line found atrepparttar 103057 end of this article.

Have you ever had something you wanted just fall into place; come to you through an out-of-the-blue phone call or by coincidentally meeting someone onrepparttar 103058 street? Have you ever metrepparttar 103059 perfect client or life partner--just by being atrepparttar 103060 right place atrepparttar 103061 right time?

Many of us have various ways to describe this phenomenon; serendipity, coincidence, fate, karma, luck, it was meant to be, self-fulfilling prophecy, what comes around goes around, and success breeds success. All of these expressions describe what is known asrepparttar 103062 Law of Attraction.

Law of Attraction can be defined as: You attract to your life whatever you give your attention, focus and energy to, whether wanted or unwanted.

If you wish to attract more money, referrals, clients, contracts, business partners, or anything else your heart desires, it is essential to understandrepparttar 103063 workings ofrepparttar 103064 Law of Attraction.

The first step is to know more about our use of Declarative Statements and how they contribute to Law of Attraction. A Declarative Statement is a positive statement of what we want to attract, that elevates our mood or feeling. Examples include: "I loverepparttar 103065 way money comes to me effortlessly in expected and unexpected ways.", "It feels so good knowing that business comes to me in all seasons." and, "I loverepparttar 103066 way my reputation attracts clients to me."

When people fail, it's often because they have unconsciously made Declarative Statements to themselves that are negative, such as: "Money comes in one hand and outrepparttar 103067 other.", "I take one step forward and two steps back." or, "My business slows down duringrepparttar 103068 summer months." These statements have negative feelings and moods attached to them.

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