This chapter takes the Flower Diagram that Bolles suggested you to make in the last chapter and completing 5 steps along with evaluating it.
You need to find out what careers or jobs your flower points to. You are to combine your interests with your skills and ask your family and/or friends what jobs come to mind when they see your list. Write down everything they tell you (even if you don't like their ideas).
You need to try on careers before you decide which ones to pursue. Bolles compares this idea to shopping for clothes. A shirt might look nice on a mannequin in a store, but when you try it on for yourself, you might not like how it looks on you. His suggestion is to go on our Linkedin profiles we made and look up people in the field or company we are interested in. Contact those workers and see if they can meet up at Starbucks (or just somewhere to talk). Ask them questions about their job like, "What do you like most about your job?" "What do you like least about it?" and so on. Always ask how much training i required for it. If the job requires a lot of school or a degree, see if there are any exceptions and try to get in contact with those individuals. If that doesn't work, then there are jobs that may be similar to what you're looking for. "Instead of becoming a doctor you can go into paramedical work; instead of becoming a lawyer, you can go into paralegal work; instead of becoming a licensed career counselor, you can become a career coach."
You need to find out what kinds of organizations have such jobs. See what kinds of places are our there. They might different hiring options like part time, temporary, consultants, non-profit, or volunteer jobs available. Then talk with the people who works for that organization to get a good grasp of how that job is, if you find one that interests you.
You need to find names of particular places that interest you. Once you do that, "you should choose places based on your interest in them, and not wait for them to open up a vacancy." The book gives a great example. Lets say you want to be a welder. I think we can all agree that is a very broad job market, but once you start adding specificity to it, you narrow that down dramatically. You narrow your interest down to "I want to work in a place that hires welders, within San Jose area, has fifty or fewer employees, and makes wheels" Zoning in on this specific job hunt, you can see what is out there and go get 'em! If not, you might want to slowly broaden your range again.
You need to learn as much as you can about a place before formally approaching them. This last step is an absolute must if you think you've found your dream job. Find out their corporate culture and how they go about doing things in their business. Find out what they want to achieve and how you can help them meet those goals. See if you know anyone who knows about the company (how they treat their employees, their work ethics, reputation to the community, etc.). Ask friends, family, people in that organization. It helps to look up reviews on the internet or even books.
You need to find out what kinds of organizations have such jobs. See what kinds of places are our there. They might different hiring options like part time, temporary, consultants, non-profit, or volunteer jobs available. Then talk with the people who works for that organization to get a good grasp of how that job is, if you find one that interests you.
You need to find names of particular places that interest you. Once you do that, "you should choose places based on your interest in them, and not wait for them to open up a vacancy." The book gives a great example. Lets say you want to be a welder. I think we can all agree that is a very broad job market, but once you start adding specificity to it, you narrow that down dramatically. You narrow your interest down to "I want to work in a place that hires welders, within San Jose area, has fifty or fewer employees, and makes wheels" Zoning in on this specific job hunt, you can see what is out there and go get 'em! If not, you might want to slowly broaden your range again.
You need to learn as much as you can about a place before formally approaching them. This last step is an absolute must if you think you've found your dream job. Find out their corporate culture and how they go about doing things in their business. Find out what they want to achieve and how you can help them meet those goals. See if you know anyone who knows about the company (how they treat their employees, their work ethics, reputation to the community, etc.). Ask friends, family, people in that organization. It helps to look up reviews on the internet or even books.
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