Power of Words
1st Lecture: Finding the Ideal Job Review of the book «What colour is your parachute?» By Barbara Kleppinger
You are out of work. You hate your job. You aren’t satisfied with your career. You are looking for your first job. Where do you start? If you are like most Americans, you'll probably send your resume to a lot of companies. You may answer newspaper want ads every Sunday. Or you might go to employment agencies. But experts say you won't have much luck. People find jobs only 5 to 15 per cent of the time when they use these methods. So, what can you do? One thing you can do is read Richard Nelson Bolles's «What colour is your parachute?» a Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers». Bolles is an expert in the field of job hunting. He has helped thousands of people find jobs and careers. This book is different from other job-hunting manuals. Bolles doesn't help you to find just another job. Instead, he helps you find your ideal job: a job that fits who you are, a job that is satisfying to you. What kind of job is ideal for you? If you don't know the answer, Bolles says, you can't find your ideal job. You need to have a clear picture in your mind of the job you want. The book has many exercises to help you draw this picture.
Bolles says that you must think about three things: 1. Your skills. What do you like to do? What do you do well? Do you like talking? Helping people? Teaching? Reading and writing? Using computers? Working with your hands? Bolles asks you to think about all your skills, not only «working skills». For example, a mother of four children is probably good at managing people (children!). She may be a good manager. 2. Job setting. Where do you like to work? Do you like to work outside? At home? In an office? Alone or with others? What kind of people do you like to work with? 3. Job rewards. How much money do you need? How much money do you want? What else do you want from a job? What would make you feel good about a job? After
You are out of work. You hate your job. You aren’t satisfied with your career. You are looking for your first job. Where do you start? If you are like most Americans, you'll probably send your resume to a lot of companies. You may answer newspaper want ads every Sunday. Or you might go to employment agencies. But experts say you won't have much luck. People find jobs only 5 to 15 per cent of the time when they use these methods. So, what can you do? One thing you can do is read Richard Nelson Bolles's «What colour is your parachute?» a Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers». Bolles is an expert in the field of job hunting. He has helped thousands of people find jobs and careers. This book is different from other job-hunting manuals. Bolles doesn't help you to find just another job. Instead, he helps you find your ideal job: a job that fits who you are, a job that is satisfying to you. What kind of job is ideal for you? If you don't know the answer, Bolles says, you can't find your ideal job. You need to have a clear picture in your mind of the job you want. The book has many exercises to help you draw this picture.
Bolles says that you must think about three things: 1. Your skills. What do you like to do? What do you do well? Do you like talking? Helping people? Teaching? Reading and writing? Using computers? Working with your hands? Bolles asks you to think about all your skills, not only «working skills». For example, a mother of four children is probably good at managing people (children!). She may be a good manager. 2. Job setting. Where do you like to work? Do you like to work outside? At home? In an office? Alone or with others? What kind of people do you like to work with? 3. Job rewards. How much money do you need? How much money do you want? What else do you want from a job? What would make you feel good about a job? After