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Job Shark

Quick Start Guide

For the Unemployed

By ora ! Boyle

"ubli#hed by ora ! Boyle

Sma#h$ord# !dition

%opyri&ht 'ay 2010 by ora ! Boyle

(o re)ue#t in*ormation+ plea#e contact

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· Benefits (UI)· The Resume· Become Self Employed

· Go Online· Get Connected· The Intervie· Tr!inin"· Sell yourself· Temp #or$· Get the offer%

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Bene*it#&ile for UnemploymentIf you ere l!id off' let "o' fired' or c!nned then you c!n file for unemploymentinsur!nce provided you file t!*es' or$ed on ! #+ !nd p!id into the &und,

The &und is the p!yroll t!*,

- #.+ is the feder!l t!* form you fill out !t the st!rt of your /o0 hich st!tes ho muchyou !s the employee ere p!id durin" th!t ye!r,

#e mi"ht !s ell "et the 0orin" stuff out of the !y,

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If you !re ! forei"n n!tion!l ith !n 12 vis!' "reen c!rd' etc,' you m!y 3u!lify' 0ut c!llyour loc!l employment compens!tion 0ure!u to find out h!t you h!ve to do,Undocumented or$ers ill need to "et documented if they !nt to collect,

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&or filin" !n unemployment cl!im' there is either ! e0site or ! 2.455 num0er,Unemployment is ! st!te.run !"ency !nd is c!lled 6UI7 or unemployment insur!nce' 0utn!mes of the st!te !"encies r!n"e from 6Employment 8evelopment 8ep!rtment'78ep!rtment of 9!0or !nd #or$force 8evelopment'7 Unemployment Insur!nce -"ency'or Te*!s #or$force, #hen you !re let "o from your /o0' they !re o0li"!ted to furnish you

ith this inform!tion,

Unemployment n#urance or U

UI provides ee$ly insur!nce p!yments for or$ers ho lose their /o0 throu"h no f!ultof their on, #ell' its import!nt to t!$e responsi0ility for everythin" th!t h!ppens toyou' so cool off 0efore you t!l$ to the UI people !0out h!t !n !sshole your 0oss is, Thisinsur!nce is funded 0y employers ho p!y t!*es on !"es p!id to employees,

The !"ency determines your ee$ly !"e throu"h ! 0enefits c!lcul!tor !nd 0enefits !re!!rded for +: ee$s or !0out five months, They do not p!y you immedi!tely' referrin"to this !s the !itin" ee$' !nd durin" the recent recession' there !s !n !ddition!l ;<

ee$s of 0enefits provided under the Emer"ency Unemployment Compens!tion pro"r!mor EUC,

The feder!l "overnment stepped in to provide !ddition!l fundin" to the st!te.run !"encies!s unemployment rose to !n !ver!"e of ten percent n!tionide, This !ddition!lcompens!tion is c!lled &eder!l E*tensions' !nd there !s even !n !ddition!l =+>included in the chec$, E*tended Benefits or EB is p!rt of the EUC 0ut h!s differentre3uirements for the cl!im!nt' dependin" on ho much you e!rned !nd hen youe!rned it, Gener!lly' the people don !t Unemployment loo$ !t your l!st 24 months ofemployment,

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=>55 ! ee$ or less' pro0!0ly less

Employers !re re3uired to su0mit !nnu!l feder!l unemployment t!* under &UT-' the&eder!l Unemployment T!* -ct, The t!* r!te is :,+ percent 0ut if p!id on time' c!nreceive ! credit of >,? percent, The net &UT- t!* is then reduced to 5,4 percent, These&UT- t!*es fund the unemployment 0enefits in e!ch st!te for 0oth milit!ry !nd civili!ns,

The unemployment r!te is the percent!"e of the l!0or force out of or$' !nd is me!sured 0y le!din" economic indic!tors, It is c!lcul!ted 0y the num0er in the tot!l l!0or forcedivided into the num0er of unemployed,

Good (ime#+ Bad (ime#-

Recession' depression' recovery !nd prosperity !re the 0usiness cycles in !n economy'!nd ! little economics lesson never hurt !nyone, #e !ll $no economics is the study ofthe production' consumption' !nd distri0ution of "oods !nd services' !nd shos us thel! of supply !nd dem!nd, The l! of supply st!tes the num0er of products incre!ses !s prices incre!se !nd decre!ses !s



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prices decre!se, 8em!nd is hen people ill 0uy more of ! product !t ! loer price th!n!t ! hi"her price, So' if there !re more houses th!n there !re 0uyers' the price ill f!ll'!nd if there !re more 0uyers th!n there !re houses' the price ill rise, The 0uyers !re thedem!nd side !nd the houses !re the supply side,

Bu#ine## %ycle# The cycles of the economy reflect the l! of supply !nd dem!nd !nd !ffect the v!lue ofre!l est!te' /o0s' m!nuf!cturin"' the stoc$ m!r$et' !nd interest r!tes hich !ffect creditc!rds !nd lo!ns, @ey f!ctors in economic donturns !re interest r!tes' housin"construction' l!yoffs' deficit spendin"' !nd mountin" n!tion!l de0t, The four st!"es ofincre!sin" !nd decre!sin" economic dem!nd !re these 0usiness cyclesA recovery' prosperity' recession' !nd depression,

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This is hen consumers 0e"in purch!sin" "oods !nd services !fter ! slodon, ricesf!ll !nd !s dem!nd e*ceeds supply' production incre!ses, Employment rises' !nd more

money 0ecomes !v!il!0le, Consumers spend more money, Commerci!l !nd industri!lre!l est!te reduce their v!c!ncy r!te !nd the economy is he!ded for !n upturn once !"!in,

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There is lo unemployment' hi"her consumer income' more 0uyin" poer' hi"herdem!nd for "oods !nd services' folloed 0y price incre!ses, Infl!tion m!y incre!se'decre!sin" the purch!sin" poer of the doll!r, Credit is !v!il!0le to e*p!nd the production of "oods to meet the incre!sin" dem!nd,

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There is incre!sed production to c!tch up ith incre!sin" dem!nd to surp!ss it, Supplye*ceeds dem!nd !nd industry must cut 0!c$ on production, -s supply incre!ses' there is!n e*cess of "oods, 9!yoffs occur !nd unemployment rises, Consumer confidence in theeconomy decre!ses' !nd there is less money to spend, rices m!y f!ll !s 0usiness tries to!ttr!ct customers' !nd credit is more difficult to o0t!in, roduction !ctivity slos' !ndonly necessities !re purch!sed, The recession 0ottoms out hen ! surplus supply of "oods!re e*h!usted !nd 0uyers come 0!c$ to the m!r$etpl!ce,

The !tion!l Bure!u of Economic Rese!rch defines ! recession !s ! si"nific!nt decline ineconomic !ctivity spre!d !cross the economy' l!stin" more th!n ! fe months' norm!llyvisi0le in re!l G8 re!l income' employment' industri!l production' !nd holes!le.ret!il

8!"!SS There is hi"h unemployment' less confidence in the economy' !nd limited !0ility to purch!se, It ould follo ! recession !s ! m!tter of de"ree if consumers h!d !0solutelyno !y to re.enter the m!r$etpl!ce !nd purch!se the "oods !nd services they needed, In !donturn' the "ener!l 0usiness economy' feer people c!n !fford to 0uy re!l est!te'dem!nd decre!ses' !nd prices decline,



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Since the Gre!t 8epression from 2D+D to 2D<?' s!fe"u!rds to prevent l!r"e.sc!le f!lloutli$e the 2D+D stoc$ m!r$et cr!sh 0rou"ht !0out est!0lishment of the &eder!l 8epositInsur!nce Corpor!tion (&8IC) hich insures depositors in 0!n$s !nd s!vin"s !nd lo!n!ssoci!tions !"!inst loss up to =255'555,

ost people !re no !!re th!t m!ny 0!n$s f!iled in the cr!sh of +554.+55D,Unemployment hit ! record +5 percent here one in five people ere out of or$, !nystill !re unemployed !s their /o0s ent !!y !nd !re not comin" 0!c$,

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o use cryin" over spilled mil$ F /ust retr!in' !nd re0oot !nd "et 0!c$ in the /o0 s!ddle, Itis e!sy to see h!ts in dem!nd, Computer s$ills !re !l!ys in dem!nd !s the economy 0ecomes incre!sin"ly di"it!l, 1e!lthc!re ill !l!ys re3uire doctors' nurses' l!0technici!ns' medic!l technolo"ists' !nd ph!rm!cists, -nd' then there !re "overnment /o0s,

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- resume is your c!reer profile' not /ust ! list of /o0s' 0ut every0ody h!s !n opinion onho they should 0e ritten, our 0est 0et is to h!ve to or three versionsH onefunction!l' one chronolo"ic!l' !nd one th!t is "e!red to!rd stop "!p employment ortemp /o0s,

- function!l resume does not !dvertise the f!ct th!t you too$ ! ye!r off to rite ! novel' 0ut inste!d th!t you h!ve "re!t ritin" s$ills' !nd ! function!l resume offers yourresponsi0ilities !nd !chievements 0ro$en don into focused !re!s li$e 6m!n!"ed this7!nd 6m!n!"ed th!t'7 60ud"eted this !nd 0ud"eted th!t7 etc,' etc, If you h!ve ! spotty /o0 history' then you need to c!pit!lie on your stren"ths' not your fl!$iness, erson!lly' /o0 hoppers !re re!lly /o0 shoppers !nd !re merely !ctiv!tin" the fli"ht or fi"ht instinct,

Chec$ out resume.resource,com or 3uintc!reers,com

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It doesnt stop there, If you h!ve ever filled out !n online !pplic!tion' not only do youh!ve to duplic!te the inform!tion in the resume' 0ut you must !lso !ccur!tely revise somethin"s th!t you s$im over in the resume, There !re !ssessments !nd 3uestionn!ires' !nd!ddition!l inform!tion or comments' or you h!ve uplo!d more stuff li$e curriculumvit!e' ritin" s!mples' !nd h!tever inform!tion they c!n suc$ out of you' they ill provide ! te*t 0o* for you to do so, -nd' this is 0efore you even "et !n intervie,-nd' they h!ve !ys of m!$in" you t!l$,



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This is p!rt of the eedin" out process, Sometimes they m!$e you fill out !n!pplic!tion' includin" /o0 references prior to the intervie' so h!ve your n!mes !nd!ddresses h!ndy,

If you !re in the process of fillin" out /o0 !pplic!tion !fter /o0 !pplic!tion or if you ould

li$e to or$ for the "overnment' then you need to "et used to the process !nd m!$e yourords sin", -fter one !rduous !pplic!tion' /o0 hunter Jeff #ilson' filled out everythin" .hen !t the end . it !s$ed him !nother series of intrusive 3uestions li$e

· more !0out you· "ettin" person!l· tell me more· some 0!sic 3uestions

retty soon' Jeffs h!ir ent on fire !nd he !nted to 3uit 0efore he finished, But' here!lied he ould 0e eedin" himself out,

%riminal# eed ot 9pply

1eres !n e*!mple of !pplic!tion ver0i!"e,

-ll -pplic!ntsA dishonest or misle!din" !nser to the 3uestions could prevent furtherconsider!tion of your employment or' if employed' 0e c!use for your immedi!tedismiss!l, - conviction does not !utom!tic!lly preclude employment' 0ut the n!ture ofthe offense ill 0e noted, -pplic!nts for cert!in positions c!n not 0e hired if theircrimin!l record m!$es them ineli"i0le for ! st!te license, Simil!rly' feder!l l! prohi0itsinsur!nce comp!nies from hirin" persons ho h!ve 0een convicted of cert!in crimin!loffenses,

KCrimin!l OffenseK includes misdeme!nor' felony' or milit!ry offense, ou m!y e*cludemisdeme!nor tr!ffic cit!tions !nd /uvenile offenses, KConvictedK includes' 0ut is notlimited to' h!vin" 0een found "uilty 0y verdict of ! /ud"e or /ury' h!vin" entered ! ple! of"uilty or nolo contendre' or h!vin" 0een "iven pro0!tion' ! suspended sentence or fine,

St!te -pplic!nts only8o not disclose !ny inform!tion concernin"A (!) !ny conviction for hich the record h!s 0een /udici!lly ordered e*pun"ed' /udici!lly se!led' or st!tutorily er!dic!tedH (0) !nymisdeme!nor convictions rel!ted to m!ri/u!n! hich occurred more th!n + ye!rs !"oH (c)!ny misdeme!nor convictions for hich pro0!tion h!s 0een successfully completed orotherise disch!r"ed !nd the c!se h!s 0een /udici!lly dismissed pursu!nt to en!l CodeSection 2+5<,?H !nd (d) !ny record re"!rdin" ! referr!l to' !nd p!rticip!tion in' !ny pretri!l or post tri!l diversion pro"r!m, L-pplic!tion Muestion Set . Responses Re3uired

1!ve you ever 0een convicted' ple!ded "uilty or no contest' or !ccepted !d/udic!tion to !crimin!l offense other th!n ! minor tr!ffic viol!tionN



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If yes' ple!se e*pl!in in the -pplic!tion Comments 0o* 0elo,

-re you currently ch!r"ed ith ! felony involvin" dishonesty or 0re!ch of trust or !nycrimin!l offense other th!n ! minor tr!ffic viol!tionN

If yes' ple!se e*pl!in in the -pplic!tion Comments 0o* 0elo,

-re you 24 ye!rs or olderN8o you h!ve ! hi"h school diplom! or e3uiv!lentN8o you h!ve !uthori!tion to or$ in the United St!tesN#ill you no or in the future re3uire sponsorship for employment vis! st!tusN(e,",' 12B' T2)8o you currently or h!ve you ever served in the U,S, ilit!ryN1!ve you !pplied to this comp!ny 0eforeN If yes' ple!se provide the d!te or !ppro*im!ted!te th!t you !pplied in the -pplic!tion Comments 0o* 0elo,

!)ual !mployment pportunity-nd then of course' folloed 0y !ll the EEOL stuff !nd electronic si"n!ture so they c!nfollo up ith ! credit chec$, Jeffs h!ir !s still on fire !nd he !s so e*h!usted' 0ut hefinished,

Then !ll he "ot !s . Th!n$s' 0ut e h!ve decided to pursue !nother c!ndid!te, 6le!setry us !"!in' hoever,7 The ide! is they hold on to your inform!tion' usu!lly for !0out !ye!r' so you dont h!ve to fill it !ll out !"!in' 0ut th!ts !s lon" !s you remem0er your p!ssord' !nd usern!me' !nd the security 3uestion' !nd the e0site,

LSome people thin$ E3u!l Employment Opportunity is reverse discrimin!tion' !s it "ives preferences to veter!ns !nd minorities' 0ut "iven !ll the discrimin!tion in the or$pl!ce'it hopefully serves !s ! counter0!l!nce,

-re you no or h!ve you ever 0eenN

9 :eteran in the 9rmed Force#4

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ecently Separated eteran

-nd' it is e!sy to tell if the comp!ny "ives veter!ns preference if you "et thisA

ietn!m eter!n . (!) - person ho served more th!n 245 d!ys of !ctive milit!ry' n!vy'

or !ir service' !ny p!rt of hich !s durin" the period of -u"ust >' 2D:? throu"h !y ;'2D;>' !nd ho (2) !s disch!r"ed or rele!sed ith other th!n ! dishonor!0le disch!r"e'or (+) !s disch!r"ed or rele!sed from !ctive duty 0ec!use of ! service.connecteddis!0ility if !ny p!rt of his or her !ctive duty !s 0eteen -u"ust >' 2D:? !nd !y ;'2D;>, (0) - person ho served more th!n 245 d!ys of !ctive milit!ry' n!vy' or !irservice' ho served ithin the Repu0lic of ietn!m' !ny p!rt of hich !s durin" the period of &e0ru!ry +4' 2D:2 throu"h !y ;' 2D;>' !nd ho (2) !s disch!r"ed orrele!sed ith other th!n ! dishonor!0le disch!r"e' or (+) !s disch!r"ed or rele!sed from!ctive duty 0ec!use of ! service. connected dis!0ility if !ny p!rt of his or her !ctive duty!s 0eteen &e0ru!ry +4' 2D:2 !nd !y ;' 2D;>,

Other rotected eter!n . - veter!n ho served on !ctive duty durin" ! !r or in !c!mp!i"n or e*pedition for hich ! c!mp!i"n 0!d"e h!s 0een !uthoried,

Speci!l 8is!0led eter!n . - veter!n ho is entitled to compens!tion (or ho 0ut for thereceipt of milit!ry retired p!y ould 0e entitled to compens!tion) under l!s!dministered 0y the eter!ns -dministr!tion for ! dis!0ility (2) r!ted !t <5 percent ormore' or (+) r!ted !t 25 to +5 percent in the c!se of ! veter!n ho h!s 0een determinedunder section <25: of Title <4' U,S,C,' to h!ve ! serious employment h!ndic!p or (B) ! person ho !s disch!r"ed or rele!sed from !ctive duty 0ec!use of ! service.connecteddis!0ility,

Recently Sep!r!ted eter!n . - veter!n ho served on !ctive duty in the US milit!ry'"round' n!v!l' or !ir service durin" ! one.ye!r period 0e"innin" on the d!te of ! veter!nsdisch!r"e or rele!se from !ctive duty, If recently sep!r!ted vet' ple!se provide disch!r"ed!teA

Be -ll ou C!n Be F it p!ys to serve in the milit!ry,

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o' heres the $ic$erA you "et throu"h !ll these o0st!cles' !nd you sit don in front of !middle.!"ed om!n ith ! computer' !nd she s!ys'

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#h!t does she findN #ell' so there !rent !ny surprises here' !l!ys remem0er to Goo"lethyself first !nd on ! re"ul!r 0!sis, O$!y' m!y0e you !re one of ei"hteen J!ne 8oes inthe orld' 0ut !re you on &!ce0oo$' ysp!ce' 9in$edin' !nd the forty other soci!lnetor$sN -re there photosN -re there photos of you n!$edN -re there !ny photos of youdrun$N



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- lot of people !re !stonished 0ec!use they $no nothin" !0out priv!cy settin"s onthese soci!l netor$ sites' !nd even if you h!ve ! p!ssord' your pu0lic profile mi"ht!llo !ny0ody to see your photos from Sprin" Bre!$ don in &lorid!, -re you sort ofn!$ed !nd sittin" on some str!n"ers l!pN If you thin$ this h!rmless fun ont "et you in

hot !ter' remem0er the sno0o!rder in !ncouver in +525 th!t h!d to le!ve theOlympics e!rly in sh!me !fter photos ere posted of some "irls posin" su""estively ithhis med!l, o closin" ceremonies for him, 8o not !llo people to pre /ud"e you,

So Back (o 7our e#ume

1!ve it criti3ued, 9isten to constructive criticism, Recently' ! eddin" pl!nner !s$ed !se!soned riter to help her ith her 0io th!t ould 0e included on ! e0site' not!ctu!lly ! resume' 0ut yes' sort of ! resume, S!id eddin" pl!nner thre !round ordsli$e ris$ m!n!"ement !nd s!id she h!d ! multitude of dimensions !nd the me!nin"' ofcourse' is lost,

Ris$ m!n!"ement is ! 0usiness tool' not somethin" ! eddin" pl!nner re!lly uses' unlessof course' she sees th!t her clients m!rri!"e is ! hu"e mist!$e, -nd' ! multitude ofdimensions sounds li$e ! person!lity disorder' 0ut the eddin" pl!nner thou"ht it !scool, 1eh' "o !he!d' see ho thin$s you !re cool hen they thin$ you h!ve multiple person!lity disorder' !ndP or ! 1!rv!rd B- in Ris$ !n!"ement,

%redibility is $ey, ou must rite in concrete l!n"u!"e' !nd do not even thin$ !0outritin" in (e<te#e (OG' I me!n (=>) hen correspondin" ith prospective clients oremployers !0out "ettin" or$, #rite in complete sentences' !nd 0y ritin" in concretel!n"u!"e' you !void misunderst!ndin",

&or e*!mpleAU R So "ettin" multitudin!l it Ur !ttitude !0out Ur dimensions hen U m"e ris$

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-rtist resume .ou !re on your on, #e !ll h!ve our t!lents' 0ut if you re!lly !nt to 0e! p!inter' then you m!y need to find ! sponsor, Consider ! te!chin" c!reer or "et ! /o0 !s! "r!phic !rtist to p!y for the c!nv!s !nd oil,

-ctors re3uire he!dshots' full fi"ure shots' !nd pro0!0ly ! e0site,

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ou ill 0e Goo"led, If you h!ve ! e0site' here you c!n put your resume' credenti!ls's!mples of or$' "(F;+ !nd even some clients' then this ill impress !s lon" !sit is done ell, If you $no nothin" !0out cre!tin" ! e0site' then "et one of those off.the.shelf e0sites from these providersA

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Blueho#t-com

-nd' you c!n "et ! free 0lo" p!"e from Blo&&er-com, If you !nt to 0e !n e*pert !tsomethin"' heres one !y to prove it, #rite !0out h!t you $no, If you !re in re!lest!te' then you mi"ht !nt to 0lo" !0out the re!l est!te m!r$et' 0ut you ill h!ve to find

!n !n"le' since there is plenty of competition,

ou ill need ! 8omain name or the !me of your #e0site such !s 6or!0oyle,net7!nd p!y for ! to.ye!r re"istr!tion throu"h e&i#ter-com,

If you !re ! e0site desi"ner !nd developer' ! "r!phic !rtist or photo"r!pher' ! riter' or!nythin" here you need to m!$e ! n!me for yourself' ! e0site c!n displ!y your!dvertisin" !nd post your portfolio, le!se dont post ! picture of yourself t!$en !t !"e +5hen you !re !"e ?5,

!<perti#e and "ro*ile#

It is import!nt to set yourself !p!rt from others in your field !nd develop e*pertise, Some people li$e to 0e seen !s techies or "ee$s hile others !nt to 0e 0usiness s!vvy or !s!les sh!r$, #h!tever your !ren! in life' you need to develop your e*pertise' credenti!ls'!nd !s they s!y in !c!demi!' pu0lish or perish, ou must prove ho you !re or !t le!stsho evidence,

One !y to !chieve this is your mission st!tement, - mission st!tement is ! profile ofyour c!reer thus f!r' 0ut !lso lists your !ccomplishments' !chievements' !!rds' !nd philosophy F s!y of m!n!"ement, This should not sound c!nned' 0ut you should editruthlessly' h!ve it criti3ued' !nd re!d it !loud to see if it sounds phony,

1eres !n e*!mple from Terry' ! tech riterAI re!lied !s ! technic!l riter' I or$ ith some of the sm!rtest people in the orld, -s !riter' I re!lied this is ! cr!ft th!t needs to 0e polished every d!y !nd so ritereli"iously' studyin" ne technolo"ies' le!rnin" ne soft!re' !nd re!din" !s much !s possi0le, 8urin" colle"e' I 0e"!n or$in" for d!ily !nd ee$ly nesp!pers !s ! reporter!nd fe!ture riter' !nd !lso or$ed in !dvertisin" !nd m!r$etin"' here I le!rned"r!phics !nd photo"r!phy, I le!rned ! "ood or$ ethic from the pressures of ! d!ilyde!dline !nd !lso le!rned ! "ood de!l !0out interperson!l s$ills !nd !ys to "et the /o0done, The pressure of the d!ily nes is fiercely competitive !nd lo.p!yin"' 0ut provedinv!lu!0le !s "round or$,

-s the Inform!tion -"e ensued ith the !dvent of person!l computin"' it 0ec!me evidentth!t not only ould I h!ve to pr!ctice my cr!ft !s ! riter' 0ut 0ecome truly di"it!l !ndle!rn technic!l communic!tions 0eyond my /ourn!lism studies, I studied des$top pu0lishin"' p!"e l!yout' "r!phics' !nd !dvertisin" desi"n' !nd le!rned specific computer pro"r!ms such !s -do0e !"e!$er' In 8esi"n' hotoshop' !nd Illustr!tor, I studied e0development' le!rnin" 1T9' !nd its m!ny inc!rn!tions such !s Q9' especi!lly !smore !nd more people re3uested I desi"n e0 p!"es, -s document!tion 0ec!me moresophistic!ted' I le!rned more ro0ust pro"r!ms li$e &r!mem!$er' Ro0ohelp' !nd content



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m!n!"ement systems here I le!rned structured document!tion !nd condition!l te*t' noso prev!lent in e0 !pplic!tions,

I tr!nsitioned into technic!l ritin" !s the dem!nd for inform!tion technolo"y services"re, I h!d the opportunity to or$ for ! l!r"e telecom comp!ny here I received

tr!inin" in documentin" the soft!re development cycle' systems inte"r!tion !nd!pplic!tion' !nd netor$ en"ineerin",

y or$ style is simple, I li$e to contri0ute' !nd or$ ith people ho !re o0/ective'technic!l' scientific' !nd sm!rtH I li$e to or$ ith people ho focus on their or$ !ndthe te!m they pl!y for, #or$ should 0e fun !nd en/oy!0le' 0ut this often depends onunity' !nd this !chieved hen people h!ve ! common "o!l !nd respect their le!dership,The J!p!nese h!ve ! s!yin"' 6!ny in 0ody' one in mind' 6!nd this is ho ! unified te!mmoves mount!ins,

-"!in' for resume templ!tes !nd s!mples' /ust Goo"le, If you !re not ! riter' there !re

plenty of resume ritin" services !v!il!0le,

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Become Sel* !mployed

So' you h!ve h!d ! couple of /o0s' ! 0oss from hell' !nd there !s not much te!m spirit inyour l!st /o0, ou c!n do 0etter' you c!n t!$e of 0usiness' !nd or$ !t 0ein" selfemployed, Every0ody $nos ! dysfunction!l comp!ny hen they !re in it, !y0e youor$ed for ! f!mily.run comp!ny' 0ut oh' you ere not ! mem0er of the f!mily, Or' the 0oss decided to hire his ife to do the 0oo$s, !ny comp!nies !nd dep!rtments ithincomp!nies "o off the r!ils' !nd you !re supposed to put up !nd shut up' 0ut ! lot of times'you either h!ve to cut your losses !nd run for your life,

Or' you /ust "et c!nned, 8ont t!$e it so h!rd, #hen one door closes' !nother one opens,Just m!$e sure its not the door to 1ell,

Get ! T!* I8 or TI from the &eder!l GovernmentA IRS,"ov, This !y' you c!nfreel!nce' or$ for yourself' file 3u!rterly t!*es' set up ! consultin" 0usiness' !nd orform your very on empire, (LTI st!nds for T!* identific!tion num0er)

It e*p!nds your employment options' !nd ho $nosN ou mi"ht t!p into your innermo"ul' !nd discover ho to 0uild ! 0etter ic$ey ouse,

ecessity is the mother of invention !nd to further !void trite !d!"es li$e this' heres the pointA ou e*p!nd your employment options 0y formin" your on 0usiness' !nd hereshyA



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ost of us !"e sl!ves or$ on ! #+,

#+ is the form you fill out hen you !re hired for ! /o0 !nd shos ho much theemployee e!rned durin" the course of ! ye!r, !yroll t!*es come out of this p!ychec$every ee$ !lon" ith soci!l security !nd ! host of other &IC- t!*es th!t p!y for soci!l

costs, But' if you !re your on corpor!tion' sole proprietorship' or or$ on ! 25DD thennone of these t!*es !re t!$en out !nd you "et to $eep those e!rnin"s' 0ut then must p!yup to the IRS in ! l!r"er sh!re, !ny consult!nts !nd contr!ctors form their oncorpor!tions, The c!tch is if you "et c!nned' you do not 3u!lify for unemployment,

!mployment %ontract

#hen you or$ on ! 25DD' you usu!lly si"n !n employment contr!ct ith !n !"ency !ndthe contr!ct l!n"u!"e ill st!te somethin" to the effect ofA

E!ch p!rty !"rees !nd !c$noled"es th!t consult!nt !s !n independent contr!ctor ill p!y !t its e*pense !ll fees licenses' insur!nce costs' !nd other costs !nd e*penses of

performin" the services,

Consult!nt is !nd sh!ll 0e solely responsi0le !t its e*pense for p!yment of !ll or$ers!ccident' in/ury !nd illness compens!tion !nd !ll other le"!l !nd l!0or re3uirements,Consult!nt is !nd sh!ll 0e solely responsi0le !t its e*pense for !ll contri0utions' t!*es !nd premiums' includin" nut not limited to &IC-' income t!*es' ithholdin" t!*es' p!yroll!*es' !nd unemployment !nd or$ers compens!tion premiums' p!y!0le under !ny !nd !lll!s me!sured on or in rel!tion to the sums p!id under this !"reement 0y -GET toconsult!nt,

8oleta-&o:-

-nother "ood resource for the self employed is this e0site of the US 8ept, of 9!0orhich offers self employment !ssist!nce, This pro"r!m is desi"ned to encour!"e !nden!0le unemployed or$ers to cre!te their on /o0s or st!rt their on 0usiness, Inste!dof unemployment 0enefits' the self employed or$er c!n o0t!in !n !llo!nce hile they 0ecome est!0lished, -"!in' this is oper!ted 0y the St!te' so chec$ for this on dolet!,"ovith this lin$

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To 0e eli"i0le' the or$er needs to 0e previously l!id off or disloc!ted !nd c!n o0t!intr!inin"' 0usiness counselin"' !nd technic!l !ssist!nce,

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- T!* Identific!tion um0er or TI is !n identifyin" num0er used for t!* purposes inthe United St!tes, It m!y 0e !ssi"ned 0y the Soci!l Security -dministr!tion or 0y the IRS(Intern!l Revenue Service,)



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- TI m!y 0eASoci!l Security num0er (SS) Individu!l T!*p!yer Identific!tion um0er (ITI)Employer Identific!tion um0er (EI)' !lso $non !s ! &EI (&eder!l EmployerIdentific!tion um0er),

SSs !re used 0y individu!ls ho h!ve the ri"ht to or$ in the US,

ITIs !re used 0y !liens ho m!y or m!y not h!ve the ri"ht to or$ in the US' such !s!liens on tempor!ry vis!s' etc, The T!* I8 num0er is !ctu!lly c!lled ! 6&eder!l EI7(&eder!l Employer Identific!tion um0er), Often the re!son hy people need theidentific!tion num0er is 0ec!use they h!ve 0een !dvised 0y ! 0!n$ th!t no !ccount ill 0e opened ithout it' even if it is re3uested 0y ! non.profit or"!ni!tion,

EIs !re used 0y employers' sole proprietors' corpor!tions' p!rtnerships' non.profit!ssoci!tions' trusts' est!tes of decedents' "overnment !"encies' cert!in individu!ls' !ndother 0usiness entities,

-n Individu!l T!*p!yer Identific!tion um0er (or ITI) is ! United St!tes t!* processin"num0er issued 0y the Intern!l Revenue Service, It is ! nine.di"it num0er th!t 0e"ins iththe num0er D !nd h!s ! ; or 4 in the fourth di"it' i,e, D**.;*.**** or D**.4*.****,

The IRS issues ITIs to individu!ls ho !re re3uired to h!ve ! t!*p!yer identific!tionnum0er 0ut ho do not h!ve' !nd !re not eli"i0le to o0t!in' ! Soci!l Security um0er,

ITIs !re issued re"!rdless of immi"r!tion st!tus 0ec!use 0oth resident !nd nonresident!liens m!y h!ve &eder!l t!* return !nd p!yment responsi0ilities under the Intern!lRevenue Code, Individu!ls must h!ve ! filin" re3uirement !nd file ! v!lid feder!l incomet!* return to receive !n ITI' unless they meet !n e*ception, In the U,S,' e t!*everythin" th!t moves,

The pro"r!m !s cre!ted for the purpose of t!* filin" of p!ssive income' not s!l!ry orhourly income' !nd used for these income sources is !n unintended misuse, Receivin" !nITI num0er does not in !ny !y confer the ri"ht to or$ !nd receive income in theUnited St!tes,

In +55:' 2,? million people used ITI hen filin" t!*es, &eder!l t!* l! prohi0its theIRS from sh!rin" d!t! ith other "overnment !"encies includin" the 8ep!rtment of1omel!nd Security' ensurin" ille"!l immi"r!nts th!t the t!* inform!tion ill 0econfidenti!l !nd not 0e used to deport them,

ITIs !re !lso used 0y re!l est!te 0ro$ers to f!cilit!te mort"!"es for le"!l !nd ille"!limmi"r!nts,

&orm 25DD is !n IRS form to prep!re !nd file !n inform!tion return to report v!rioustypes of income other th!n !"es' s!l!ries' !nd tips for hich Soci!l Security-dministr!tion &orm #.+ is used inste!d, E!ch p!yer must complete ! 25DD for e!ch



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covered tr!ns!ction, Three copies !re m!deA one for the p!yer' one for the p!yee' !nd onefor the IRS, Instructions for form 25DD include ! "uide to h!t p!yments must 0ereported,

E*!mples of report !mounts p!id to independent contr!ctors or in IRS terms p!yments

th!t !re nonemployee compens!tion, U,S, t!* l! re3uires 0usinesses to su0mit ! &orm25DD for every contr!ctor p!id !t le!st =:55 for services durin" ! ye!r' 0ut does not !pplyto corpor!tions receivin" p!yments, E!ch p!yee.t!*p!yer is le"!lly responsi0le forreportin" the correct !mount of tot!l income on his or her on &eder!l income t!* returnre"!rdless of hether ! &orm 25DD !s filed,

Once youve s3u!red !!y the t!* thin"' then you c!n "o into 0usiness for yourself !ndhopefully m!$e money, If you !re ! consult!nt' you still need to "et some0ody to hireyou' 0ut often this is done throu"h recruiters or !"encies, This is unless you c!n "et youron clients, Sometimes' if you h!ve or$ed for ! comp!ny' you c!n outsource yourself!s ! consult!nt' !nd send them ! 0ill /ust li$e !ny other vendor, -nd' hope they p!y you,

ou need to send them !n invoice' !nd if they dont p!y' you need to 0ecome your oncollection !"ency, So' 0e c!reful ith hom you do 0usiness, One piece of !dvice' onlydo 0usiness ith people or comp!nies you 0oth li$e !nd trust,

If you h!ve ! service to sell' s!y computer or !ccountin" s$ills' then this is e!sy to set upin ! 0usiness, If you h!ve "oods to sell' s!y your very speci!l coo$ies or clothin"' thenthere !re often production costs' shippin"' delivery' !nd insur!nce on !ny e3uipment youm!y use' not to mention ! f!cility or !rehouse to store it !ll, eople do it !ll the time'hoever' !nd one colle"e "r!du!te' Jeremy' te!med up ith his friend' Joshu!' to form ! person!l tr!inin" !lli!nce here they tr!in colle"e !thletes !nd te!ms !nd then openedtheir on "ym c!lled -ET &itness in the !lley in 9os -n"eles,

8urin" the recession' their clientele "re so r!pidly th!t they e*p!nded into ! 0i""erf!cility !nd !t !"e +>' these to youn" men h!ve ! thrivin" 0usiness, #hyN -pp!rently'durin" ! recession' either people h!ve more time on their h!nds to or$ out' or peopleere or$in" much h!rder !nd ditched their re"ul!r "ym mem0erships for ! dedic!ted person!l tr!iner to or$ on their time, Jeremys philosophy is his "ym is no frills !nd isfor !ver!"e /oes, -nd chec$ out -ver!"e Joes !t

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-nd One thin" !0out st!rtin" ! 0usiness' you m!y h!ve to 0end over 0!c$!rds to "et!nd $eep ne clients,

8onAt Get ich Quick

The $ey to self employment' hoever' is to !void the Get Rich Muic$ schemes' !nd themillions of /o0 sc!ms on the internet, They !ppe!r in your em!il !nd seem le"itim!te li$ee need ! or$ !t home !"ent to t!$e orders for us' only e need your 0!n$ !ccountthrou"h hich e p!y you =<555 ! month' !nd then you send us =>55,



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#ell' h!t h!ppens is their chec$ or 0!n$ tr!nsfer 0ounces' !nd you !re stuc$ ith thet!0, -nythin" th!t re3uires you to use your person!l 0!n$ !ccount is pro0!0ly ! sc!m!nd do not do it,

Self employment is h!rd' 0ut no h!rder th!n tryin" to "et ! /o0' so !t le!st you h!ve thisoption if you h!ve ! s$illset th!t is in dem!nd in the or$pl!ce, Contr!ctin" is ho m!ny people e!rn ! livin" !nd they often e!rn pretty "ood money doin" it, 8ependin" on hereyou live !nd h!t you do' your income could dou0le, -nd' if you li$e to tr!vel' oftenconsult!nts c!n "et hired in other st!tes !nd in other countries,

#hile or$in" !t 9ucent Technolo"ies' Sheil! met ! Germ!n om!n hos e*pertise!s S-' !n enterprise computin" pro"r!m th!t !s 0ein" implemented !t the comp!ny,Sheil! s!id the om!n e!rned =+55 !n hour !nd tr!veled !ll over the orld on thesecomp!ny contr!cts often "ettin" housin" !nd c!r !llo!nces !s ell . !ll 0ec!use she$ne ! computer pro"r!m,

One more thin" !0out 0ein" self employedits ris$y !nd not for every0ody, ou !ssumethe costs !nd responsi0ility of $eepin" your 0usiness !flo!t' so "ro ! thic$ s$in' 0ec!useyou ill t!$e hits,

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%hapter Four

Go nline

If you h!ve ! computer' connect to the internet, If you dont' you ill h!ve to "etconnected, 8o not 0e 8i"it!lly Illiter!te or you !re missin" out on ! l!r"e p!rt of theeconomy' /o0s' communic!tion tools' !nd ell' hi"h speed !ccess to !ll thin"s l!netE!rth, our loc!l li0r!ry offers free computer !ccess' !nd if you c!nt type or completelyl!c$ !ny computer s$ills' there is free tr!inin" !v!il!0le in most communities' loc!lcommunity colle"es' -dult Ed' !nd throu"h the Unemployment -"ency !lso $non !sork*orce 8e:elopment-

O$!y' s!y you !re ! e!nderth!l !nd h!te computers, &ine' 0e th!t !y' 0ut the orld is p!ssin" you 0y, Its !$in to the c!ve m!n th!t discovered fire !nd used it to coo$ his food'!nd the "uy ho s!id !y !nd preferred to e!t r! me!t !nd l!ter died of trichinoses, Itssurviv!l of the fittest' !nd in this century' its the computer fittest,

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O$!y' &!ce0oo$ is option!l, If you /ust connect profession!lly to people on &B' "re!t' 0ut pretty soon' th!t loser in third "r!de ill find you, 8o you $no you c!n re!d 0oo$s onGoo"le li0r!ryN Just loo$ for Goo"le !nd then 0oo$s, ou dont even h!ve to "o to theli0r!ry or 0uy the 0oo$' you /ust di" it up on Goo"le' !dd it to li0r!ry' !nd voil!' you!re re!din" The -rt of #!r 0y Sun Tu, ost of these 0oo$s !re in the pu0lic dom!in orif still under copyri"ht' !llo ! limited previe,

&or /o0.huntin" purposes' you need to "et online !nd connect to !ll the m!/or /o0sites'!nd set up /o0 !lerts or em!il !"ents' !nd "et /o0 notices directly in your em!il,

If theres ! comp!ny you h!ve your eye on' then "o directly to their e0site !nd si"n up

for notific!tions if they offer this, -s soon !s the /o0 of your dre!ms 0ecomes !v!il!0le'you !re the first to $no, -nother !y into ! comp!ny is throu"h 9in$edin' !nd if youc!n' you develop cont!cts ithin the comp!ny' usu!lly throu"h their recruiter,

Sometimes' comp!nies !nd their recruiters O9 !dvertise throu"h soci!l netor$s li$e9in$edIn,

-lso' there !re doens of "roups th!t h!ve popped up on these sites for everythin"im!"in!0le' from 6I eed - Jo07 to 6&ortune >55 Jo0 Opportunities7 !nd for those ofyou in the +5 percent th!t "r!du!ted colle"e' there !re online -lumni -ssoci!tions !llillin" to netor$' !dvertise' !nd promote their !res' /o0s' !nd services, -nd' of course'!ll the recruitin" !"encies h!ve cre!ted e0sites !nd /oined in the soci!l netor$ phenomen! to promote their services, Every0ody is ! f!me hore these d!ys,

#ith over :5 million mem0ers' ;inkedn h!s 0ecome ! 0usiness netor$in" phenomenon' !nd no' people !re even consultin" on ho to use soci!l netor$s to!dv!nce your c!use, #ithin every postin"' profile' !nd correspondence' people includethe lin$s to their 0lo"s' RSS feeds' e0sites' comp!ny' mo0ile mess!"in"' Titter !ndother !ccounts' /ust in c!se you !nt to hitch your !"on to their st!r or vice vers!,

&!ce0oo$' on the other h!nd' is more f!mily friendly' !nd hile comp!nies !nd people douse it for 0usiness netor$in"' theres ! lot of f!n p!"es on there' cele0rities' !nd peopleloo$in" for their hi"h school seethe!rt from tenty ye!rs !"o, &!ce0oo$ is "re!t forcommunic!tin" to f!mily mem0ers !nd you c!n send priv!te mess!"es on here !s ell,So' h!t if th!t loser from third "r!de finds you !nd pretends you ere her closest !llyNou c!n !l!ys 8e&!ce them' hich is to unfriend them or disconnect them if theyst!rt st!l$in" you or !nnoyin" you,

One of the side effects of !ll this f!me horin"' !nd p!rdon this e*pression' 0ut theresno other term for it' is th!t people re!lly !0use the electronic !nd inst!nt!neous



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connections e h!ve' 0y endlessly sendin" mess!"e !fter mess!"e to others !nd thus' !resp!mmin", o' there !re sp!m l!s in pl!ce' 0ut you !lso need ! f!irly ro0ust internet provider ho c!n help deter this,

Facebook 0o!sts over ?55 million users orldide' so 0e c!reful !0out h!t inform!tion

you displ!y pu0licly on your site, 8ont "ive out too much person!l inform!tion li$e!ddresses' !nd hen !nd here you ill 0e' or here you live' since some moron mi"ht!ctu!lly sho up !nd t!$e !dv!nt!"e of this,

Goin" online is re!lly the most effective !y to find ! /o0' !nd m!ny people !reor$in" online !s they telecommute or or$ !t home for comp!nies on their computers,This option is incre!sin"ly !ttr!ctive to st!y !t home moms' dis!0led people' !ndelimin!tes th!t insuffer!0le commute,

There !re even e0sites dedic!ted to findin" these /o0s' includin" %rai&A# ;i#t hichoffers ! telecommute chec$ 0o* in the se!rch function' !nd /o0sites such !s Remote /o0s'

&le*/o0s' t/o0s' 9in$up' telecommute./o0s' !nd yet' m!ny !re customer service' s!les' orritin" /o0s,

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9h? "erchance (o 8ream+ (o (elecommute?

-ccordin" to The Bure!u of 9!0or St!tistics Occup!tion!l Outloo$ 1!nd0oo$' +554.5DEdition for /o0s th!t m!y e*perience hi"h /o0 "roth -8 !llo you to or$ from home!re

Sale# and 9d:erti#in& 9&ent#

S!les !nd -dvertisin" !"ents loc!te !dvertisers for every medium includin" internet' print' nesp!per' r!dio' 0ill0o!rds' !nd even the sides of your c!r, The ne hot !dmedium is online m!r$etin" !nd B9S pro/ects <>'555 ne positions ill 0e cre!ted 0y+52:,

9dmini#trati:e 9##i#tant#

-dministr!tive -ssist!nts used to 0e c!lled secret!ries !nd yes' they still e*ist, K-dmin-ssistsK !re !0le to or$ remotely if their or$pl!ce is plu""ed in ith ! secure interf!ce!nd !llos for them to or$ in different cities if their comp!ny !nd 0oss !llo, It doescut don on much needed office sp!ce,

%omputer So*t$are !n&ineer#

B9S r!n$s this occup!tion !s one of the f!stest "roin" ith 2,24 million soft!reen"ineers currently employed !nd !n !ddition!l <+?'555 ne positions e*pected 0y +52:,Soft!re en"ineers desi"n' develop' !nd testin" ne computer soft!re !nd performup"r!des !nd fi*es !s re3uired, This usu!lly re3uires ! computer science de"ree,

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Gone is the 0espect!cled l!dy typin" 255 ords ! minute on th!t eird device' thou"hthey m!y still e*ist, o they !re tr!nscriptionists usin" sophistic!ted !udio !ndcomputer e3uipment !nd this usu!lly re3uires !n investment,

%u#tomer Ser:ice epre#entati:e#

!ny comp!nies see$ customer service reps hen they c!nt !fford ! hu"e c!ll center inIndi!, The num0er of customer service represent!tives is e*pected to "ro from +,+million to +,; million 0y +52:,

!:ent "lanner#

Event pl!nners coordin!te !ny event !nd !re responsi0le for everythin" from soup to nutsincludin" choosin" ! venue' findin" ! "uest spe!$er' tr!c$in" !ttendees' m!$in"tr!nsport!tion !nd lod"in" !rr!n"ements' !nd m!n!"in" !ny crisis th!t !rises inconnection ith the event' meetin"' or personnel they !re hired to h!ndle, Usu!llyinvolves ! lot of phone or$ !nd 0ud"etin",

'arket e#earch 9naly#t#!r$et rese!rch !n!lysts !re in "roin" dem!nd !s online !dvertisin" continues its "lo0!lrise, &or every ne "!d"et invented' from I hone' to di"it!l T' some0ody h!s to fi"ureho to m!$e money off the ch!n"in" h!0its of television' cell phone' computer users !ndvieers' !nd ho much they c!n ch!r"e them, #e0 metrics !re 0i" here' !s is findin"niche m!r$ets for ne products,

"arale&al#

!r!le"!ls or 9e"!l -ssist!nts help l!yers !ssem0le document!tion for tri!ls' meetin"s!nd other events here rese!rch !nd !n!lysis s$ills !re re3uired, 9! firms usu!llyre3uire !n -B- (-meric!n B!r -ssoci!tion) certified pro"r!m for their p!r!le"!ls' sodont /ust "o to Bo0s online colle"e !nd "et p!r!le"!l tr!inin", -lso' they usu!lly h!ve to 0e very speci!lied to or$ !t home !nd do the overflo or$ of !ttorneys for t!* prep!r!tion' l!0or l!s includin" or$m!ns compens!tion c!ses' !nd corpor!te l!,

"er#onal Financial 9d:i#er# or %on#ultant#

Rich people need help investin" their money' either pl!nnin" their retirement or sendin"Junior to colle"e' so they hire ! fin!nci!l pl!nner ho ill !dvise them on the 0est !y todo th!t, Often these people !re !lso certified (C&) !nd must 0e $noled"e!0le !0out t!*l! !nd !ccountin" methods, ro/ections for this /o0 see ! /ump 0y ?2 percent 0y +52:,

(echnical riter#

-ny technic!l document' instruction m!nu!l' pro/ect propos!l' or !nythin" sm!c$s oftechnic!l d!t! is usu!lly ritten 0y tech riters' ho !re often ell versed in computersoft!re !nd or speci!lie in electronics or en"ineerin", Tech riters tr!nsl!tecomplic!ted technic!l /!r"on to m!$e it comprehensi0le to ! ider !udience, Since thisor$ is pro/ect.oriented' it c!n 0e done remotely if the comp!ny !llos,

-nd' telecommutin" or$s ell for p!rt. time or$ers' seniors' !nd students, Of course'once your home 0ecomes your office' you mi"ht find "oin" to or$ in your p!/!m!s not



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so !ttr!ctive, ou never "et !!y from your /o0' you !re m!rried to your computer' your phone' !nd you mi"ht not m!$e !s much money, ost people miss the soci!l inter!ctionof the office' !nd of course' 1!ppy 1our,

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Get %onnected

#hile e touched upon soci!l netor$in" in the previous ch!pter' once online' once youh!ve em!il' once you /oin every profession!l or soci!l netor$ th!t !pplies' then youneed soci!l or r!ther' E.S$ills,

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#hos &irin" summ!ries ee$ly rese!rch of comp!nies !nnouncin" !nd rumorin"l!yoffs for the ee$,&or the p!st ee$ ph!rm!ceutic!l' !irlines' "overnment' fin!nci!lservices' !nd he!lth c!re employers !nnounced the l!r"est l!yoffs,

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hil offers person!l co!chin" for people n!vi"!tin" throu"h ! /o0 se!rch !nd offers 6&reeC!reer Telesemin!rs7 so' /oin in' !nd cont!ct hil F0y em!ilin" him !t phil,reC!reered"m!il,com ,

Someone once s!id' 6I li$e the internet' 0ut I dont !nt to live there'7-nd yet' there is ! l!r"e popul!tion th!t does, #hen you /oin soci!l !nd profession!lnetor$in" sites li$e 9in$edin' &!ce0oo$' !hoo Groups, ySp!ce' etc, you hoo$ upith perfect str!n"ers ho m!y or m!y not "ive you one "ood ide! or one "ood /o0 tip'so tr!lin" the internet for !ny inform!tion to "et employed . or$s,

9e!rn to do rese!rch on Goo"le !nd /o0 sites,

http://recareered.blogspot.com/


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St!rt ith these /o0sitesA%areerbuilder

'on#ter

7ahoo 3otob#+

ost your resume' then di" deeperl!ster resume !ll over the internet !ll, ou never $no here !n opportunity illcome from, #ell' !s lon" !s you h!ve em!il !nd ! phone' ! cell phone' !n Iphone' !8roid' ! Bl!c$0erry' ! 8-,

ou c!n "et free pu0lic em!il !t "m!il from Goo"le or !t !hoo,com, Te*tin" is !nothers$ill you m!y !nt to le!rn' 0ut th!ts ! hole nother universe !nd most people !re !llthum0s, Theres !lso ! speci!lied Te*tin" l!n"u!"e' !nd theres ! lin$ for the tr!nsl!tiondon 0elo,9et me inter/ect !nother 0lo" entry hereA

(F;TQT.IG-fter my nieces introduced me the fine !rt of te*tin"' I re!lied I h!d !n !"e rel!teddisorder 0rou"ht on 0y my love of ords !nd "r!mm!r' !nd OG' !re they $iddin" meith this !0omin!tion of the En"lish 9!n"u!"eNNNNBut' still first' see$ to underst!nd,,,(!nd then see my ess!y on Evil Teen!"ers) So forevery TQT in" I m!n!"e to "et out' they send me O9UES ithin seconds !nd I /ust"ive up' 0ut they never !nser their phones !nymore%

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8&) offers the folloin" tips to te*t mess!"in", Since e!ch mess!"e c!n only cont!in upto 2:5 ch!r!cters' users h!ve developed ! short.h!nd system to !llo them to s!y more inone mess!"e, One outcome of this pr!ctice is th!t punctu!tion is idely disre"!rded,

Belo' !re more 0!sic tipsA

T!$e out voels, &or e*!mple' shorten Te*t to TQTRepl!ce ords ith sym0ols !nd num0ers W &or e*!mple' inste!d of ritin" the ord&OR' use the ord ?, So hen the letters &OR !ppe!r !s p!rt of !nother ord li$e&ORGIE' its usu!lly te*ted !s ?GIE, ore e*!mples includeA eople X 9 le!seX 9

Use @non -00revi!tions !nd Common #ords FThere !re some ords th!t do not usethe re"ul!r methods !0ove 0ut h!ve 0ecome popul!r !00revi!tions or !cronyms overtime, !ny of these h!ve spre!d to te*t mess!"es from their initi!l use in ch!t rooms overthe Internet,

Other e*!mples includeA-nd X V-T X -TE X 4OE X 2TOPTOO X +ercent X YRemove the End E !nd Ch!n"e O to U

OG' is O1 GO8' 0ut there is s!lv!tion' h!d I t!$en the time to re!d the DD p!"em!nu!l th!t c!me ith my cell phone !nd service . you c!n post te*t mess!"es onlineusin" your convention!l $ey0o!rd . limited to 2:5 ch!r!cters' 0ut 1eh% I !m such ! sp!in the cell phone typin" pool,,,,

-nd' fin!lly this from the Ur0!n 8iction!ryASe<tin&@ the !ct of te*t mess!"in" someone in the hopes of h!vin" ! se*u!l encounterith them l!terH initi!lly c!su!l' tr!nsitionin" into hi"hly su""estive !nd even se*u!llye*plicit In ! sentenceA K1e $eeps se*tin" me s!yin" ho h!rd he is !nd ho much he!nts to t!p my !ss'K Cindy s!id m!ss!"in" her 0re!sts unconsciously,

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-nd then theres Titter, o one is cert!in here Titter fits into !ll of this 0ut si"n upfor !n !ccount !ny!y, Some0ody ill follo you !nd you m!y follo some0ody !ndround !nd round she "oes, #ho $nosN !y0e you ill titter ri"ht into 8emi !nd-shton,

Theres ! netor$in" site for every profession !nd then some,

Go loc!l !nd re"ion!l' "o intern!tion!l' !nd find people in other countries' 0ut $eep youreyes on the prie, #h!t is your prieN Employment or ! C!reerN - /o0 or !nd !dventureN- Soul !te or ! Cell m!teN retty much !nythin" you !nt is out there on the Internetfrontier, &!ce0oo$ is ! "ener!l site' here!s 9in$edin tries to $eep it to netor$in" profession!ls,

'eetup-com is ! "ood one to chec$ out for netor$in" in your loc!l !re! !nd !ny0odyc!n host ! meet up' so 0e!re of p!"!n ritu!ls th!t c!ll for mem0ers to 0e s$ycl!d sinceth!t me!ns !$ed, If you !re loo$in" for 0usiness cont!cts' you c!n find people ith

mutu!l interests here, #hen you !re out of or$' its "ood to "et involved in other!ctivities' even if its ! sein" circle, ou never $no here /o0 opportunities lie,

'eetthebo##-com is ! 0usiness netor$in" tool for 0usiness e*ecs !round the orld!cross !ll industries, If you !re in m!n!"ement' chec$ it out,

&or ! list of soci!l netor$in" sitesisit $ikipedia-or& !nd se!rch for soci!l netor$in" sites, But #i$ipedi! is chiefly !"lo0!l encyclopedi!' so if someone s!ys th!t you need to 0one up on your 8rup!l s$ills'you c!n loo$ it up !nd find out h!t 8rup!l is,

9bout-com is !nother "ood site to find out !0out !nythin",

The 0est pl!ce to st!rt !ny se!rch' hoever' is ith Goo&le,

9le<a-com shos the top e0sites in the orld' 0y country' !nd 0y c!te"ory, &ore*!mple' if you "o on -le*!,com !nd choose 0y c!te"ory' 0y 0usiness' you c!n furtherdrill don to your specific industry or c!reer interest' s!y inform!tion technolo"y' !ndthen drill don from there to sever!l more c!te"ories' especi!lly' employment,

Job#ite#

There !re /o0s !nd then there !re /o0 cemeteries, #hen you do your c!reer !ssessment'you ill discover m!ny thin"s th!t ill m!$e you successful, #h!ts ! c!reer!ssessmentN See 0elo' 0ut first lets loo$ !t /o0 sites,

C!reer0uilder' onster' !hoo 1ot/o0s !re still vi!0le' 0ut they f!ll in !nd out of f!vorith recruiters' !nd l!tely Cr!i"s 9ist,or"' !s it is free' is re!lly toppin" the lists,9oc!li!tion is $ey here' !nd recruiters !re not offerin" reloc!tion e*penses to m!ny people !nymore' so they prefer to find some0ody ithin ! fifty.mile r!dius,



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Some of the 0etter /o0sites !re

%omputerob#-com

8ice-com

"harmaob#

Bio#pace-comGadball-com

Job-com

(he ;adder#-com

Simplyhired-com

ndeed-com

Jobcentral

Job#er:e-com

Beyond-com

!*b*$eb-or&

3otob#-com

!<ecuCSearch-com3ound-com

oodle

Sna&aob

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($eetmyob#,for titter users%US9ob# D for "overnment /o0s' mostly feder!l!Fb*$eb-or& F ! little $non' 0ut hi"hly effective site,

One !y to se!rch for /o0s is to enter your ipcode into the se!rch t!0' or if th!t producestoo m!ny results' then se!rch on /o0 function li$e !dministr!tive !ssist!nt' construction'e0 developer' systems !n!lyst' editor' Indi!n chief' c!ndlestic$ m!$er' etc,

Job (itle4

One "ood e*ercise is to fi"ure ho your /o0 title, It is 0etter to h!ve one !ll.encomp!ssin" /o0 title' th!n not, -re you ! consult!ntN S!lespersonN If you !re ch!n"in"c!reers' !nd !ll your e*perience is in insur!nce' then 0ecome !n insur!nce consult!nt,Often' if you !re tr!nsitionin" out of one c!reer' you ill need to retr!in for !nother, Thisis here stop"!p /o0s come in, - Stop"!p /o0 is !ny /o0 you c!n "et to cover the 0ills Ffor O#,

Of course' if you !re !n !rtist' you ill need ! l!n B,

1oever' there !re m!ny sites c!terin" to riters' !ctors' !nd 3olly$ood $annabe#,1ere !re ! fe sites to chec$ outA

arietymediacareer#-com

'andy-com

"roduction$iard-com



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Back#ta&e-com

'a##i*y-com

Greenli&htob#

-nd they do hire ! lot of people for "!me shos !nd re!lity shos' so if you $eep your

eyes peeled' they m!y hold !uditions in your ton, Try not to em0!rr!ss yourself,

There !re people in 9os -n"eles ho m!$e ! livin" 0y !uditionin" !nd "ettin" on "!meshos, ou do h!ve to $no ho to pl!y the "!me !nd h!ve ! "ood person!lity,Chec$ out this site for "ettin" or$ !s !n e*tr!,

#eein&#tar#-com

E*tr!s !re the 0!c$"round !ctors in television !nd movies' !nd some people do this !s !stop"!p /o0,

C!ll Centr!l C!stin" in Bur0!n$ !t 424.>:+.+;>> !nd press num0er + to "o to the non.union Info 9ine, - recordin" ill tell you ho to "et re"istered, &or most or$ in &ilm!nd T' you need ! S-G c!rd (Screen -ctors Guild), ou !lso need ! soci!l securityc!rd, One f!mous !ctress m!de =;> ! d!y !itin" for her 0i" 0re!$ F ! re"ul!r /o0%

If you dont do your on c!reer !ssessment' others' !nd 0y this' others ho !re in positions to hire you' ill !ssess you, This is referred to !s the sniff or smell test' !ndthis is the sn!p /ud"ment the recruiter' the hum!n resources om!n' the hirin" m!n!"er'or the ++.ye!r.old $id hos interviein" you, They !0sor0 your essence much li$e !v!mpire suc$s your 0lood, They t!$e note of h!t you !re e!rin"' h!t you loo$ li$e'!nd ho you present yourself,

Some !re #hark#' some !re idiots' 0ut you must connect to them !nd t!$e control, Someill do !ll the t!l$in"' so you need to inter/ect, These !re the "!te$eepers, Some of these people t!$e themselves !y too seriously' 0ut do not underestim!te them,

Some people dont s!y much !nd e*pect you to do !ll the t!l$in", Est!0lish ! di!lo" !ndtry not to sound stupid, St!y 3uiet' 0ut let them $no !0out your interest in the /o0,8evise ! script !nd ! fe sound 0ytes' ! fe !necdotes' !nd try not to compl!in or hineor sound ne"!tive,

If you sound 0itter or spiteful !0out previous employment e*periences' they ill m!$e /ud"ments !0out th!t' so the ide! is $eep your intervie !ct up0e!t' en"!"ed' interested'!nd competent, Try not to !ppe!r desper!te' even if you !re, The $ey is to !chieve r!pportith the person' 0ut this is not !l!ys possi0le' so sit 0!c$' !nd m!$e ! decision on ho 0est to present yourself' hile 0ein" interro"!ted, Its !l!ys sm!rt to h!ve ! fe stoc$3uestions to f!ll 0!c$ on hen you c!nt control the convers!tion,

#h!t sort of person !re you loo$in" forN#ho ill I 0e or$in" ithN



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1o m!ny in your te!mNIs there ! tr!inin" periodN#h!ts your timeline for hirin"N

-nd' if you c!n sne!$ this in

So' ho m!ny people !re you interviein"N

-nd' import!ntlyI ould re!lly li$e the opportunity to or$ here

-nd' !re these your $idsN (if you see ! photo) T!$e notice%O$!y' this is ! person!l 3uestion' 0ut its o$!y to "et person!l F for ! minute F to !chiever!pport, They mi"ht h!ve ! picture on their des$' !nd if not' they mi"ht h!ve some clue'th!t shos somethin" of their lives in hich you should fei"n interest, everunderestim!te the poer of fl!ttery, Just' dont schmooe,

If you !re too oily' they ill m!$e ! /ud"ment !0out th!t, The o0/ective is to connect!nd !chieve r!pport !nd "et ! di!lo" "oin", This is so they li$e you or !t le!st thin$ theyli$e you !nd then pull for you to "et the /o0, This is c!lled sellin" yourself' !nd edevoted !n entire ch!pter to it,

&or !n online person!lity testAhumanetric#-com

%areer 9##e##in&

#h!t do you re!lly en/oyN#h!t do you !nt to 0e hen you "ro upN#h!t c!n you doN1o much money do you !nt to e!rnN#h!t do you !0solutely h!te doin"N

&or some' this is ! process of elimin!tion, Some people love 0ein" on the phone' othersh!te it, Some people love meetin"s' others do not, This is here you re!lly need to le!rnh!t drives you nuts !nd discover here you thrive,

Some people love to drive' !nd some people /ust !nt to sit on their 0utts !ll d!y in !noffice or !t ! computer, If you !re restless' then you pro0!0ly should "et ! /o0 here you!re on the "o' or !t le!st "et out of the office to "o on !ppointments, Re!d /o0 !ds !ndsee h!t /o0s !re in dem!nd, Computer s$ills !re ! must,

ou need to le!rn ho to type-

If you spe!$ ! little Sp!nish' le!rn to spe!$ ! little more Sp!nish,



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If you h!ve ! $n!c$ for coo$in"' then coo$' !nd if you li$e to drive' drive' 0ut if youre!lly h!te 0ein" on your feet !ll d!y' ret!il stores !nd !itressin" /o0s !re pro0!0ly notfor you,

%onnect and !lectrocute

!$in" connections is !ll !0out people, If you !re not ! people person' then you need toor$ ! little h!rder' or' perh!ps' differently, ou c!n discover these thin"s !0out yourself 0efore you find yourself in the !0solutely ron" /o0, There !re person!lity tests for these' 0ut re!lie you c!n ch!n"e' !nd you c!n compens!te for !nythin" they s!y you !re not,Jo0 hunter 9illi 8e*ter told this storyAF She temped for ! personnel recruiter ho li$ed to!dminister his person!lity tests to people ho or$ed for him' so she complied, 1e re!dthe results !nd c!me out of his office utterly !stonished' s!yin" you !re not ! people person%7

9illi l!u"hed !nd of course' $ne this !s true' 0ut she m!n!"ed to conce!l this frommost people' h!vin" compens!ted !nd le!rned soci!l s$ills to move throu"h society ith

e!se, She $ne most people didnt li$e you if you !re too 3uiet or too t!l$!tive or if you!re too self.involved !nd !l!ys t!l$ed !0out yourself, Its import!nt' she s!id' tointervie people' !s$ the ri"ht 3uestions' 0e interested in them' !nd then they li$e you,Seems sh!llo' she s!id' 0ut it or$s F li$e ! ch!rm, &unny' ho most people never le!rnthis,

By connectin" ith others' e open the ch!nnel for opportunities, -nd' 0y openin" thech!nnel' e 0ecome p!rt of the hum!n e0' !nd this is here e open up to possi0ility'to opportunity' !nd to !dventure, If people rem!in loc$ed up in themselves' in!ttentive'self !0sor0ed' they lose out on m!ny ne e*periences, Rel!tionships !re lifes mirrors!nd e !re 0urnished 0y our encounters ith other people' "ood or 0!d,

#e !ll $no the "uy in the office ith the coloss!l e"o ho thin$s the orld revolves!round him' !ndPor tries to m!$e it so, There !re people ho li$e to control others ith!n"er' ith fl!ttery' ith contempt' !nd m!ny of them !ctu!lly "et /o0s in m!n!"ement,Some comp!nies re!rd 0!d 0eh!vior,

But' these 0ullies miss out on stuff' too F ! lot of stuff, There is !l!ys !n office oror$pl!ce 0ully, They li$e to intimid!te' domin!te' !nd push people !round,

If you h!ve h!d this e*perience' "o to

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Its import!nt to 0lend in ith society' m!$e friends' even if you !re not ! people person' 0ec!use this is ho people 0ecome successful, If you find yourself depressed or!nti.soci!l' or not fittin" in' then try to "et some ther!py to he!l those inner conflicts'childhood ounds' or 0itterness !nd 0!""!"e e !ll collect, -nd' then there !remedic!tions hich help those ith 0ipol!r disorders' depression' !n*iety' !nd o0sessive.compulsive disorder or OC8, These thin"s !re !ll tre!t!0le,



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-nd' there !re free ment!l he!lth clinics usu!lly !ssoci!ted ith loc!l hospit!ls' so if youfind yourself doin" dru"s' drin$in" !lcohol' !nd 0ein" !n"ry !nd !n*ious !ll the time'then hy dont you !s$ for some help F some confidenti!l helpN Jim 9eis' ! youn"colle"e "r!du!te h!d trou0le "ettin" his c!reer "oin"' !nd !fter the de!th of his p!rent'

st!rted f!llin" !p!rt,

3i&h 9n<iety

&ortun!tely' someone reco"nied Jims !n*iety !nd "!ve him the n!me of ! ther!pist, ot! psychi!trist' 0ut ! soci!l or$er ith !n S# or !ster of Soci!l #or$ ho counseled people !t ! lo cost, Jim re!lied he h!d some serious 0ut tre!t!0le issues' !nd !srelieved to t!l$ to ! profession!l !0out them' !nd !fter si* ee$s' he felt so much 0etter,

It is not li$e t!l$in" to your friends !t the 0!r' 0ut ! profession!l ho h!s s$ills !ndtechni3ues to help you discover the c!use of some your !n*iety' 0eh!vior p!tterns' !nd 0l!c$ moods th!t le!d to dru" !nd !lcohol !0use,

Some of this is pro"r!mmin" e inherit from our p!rents !nd f!mily' !nd some of itcomes from ne"!tive e*periences,

Jim s!id l!ter' 6I thou"ht I !s schio or psychoticturns out I h!d !dolescent !n*ietydisorder F I !s only sufferin" from !rrested development !nd I h!d some 0!d 0r!inchemistry, I t!$e !nti depress!nts !nd st!y !!y from dru"s !nd !lcohol' !nd Im doin"re!lly ell7

There is little room for ment!l illness in our society' so if you feel yourself f!llin" over !ned"e' "et help,

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So' you "ot !n intervie% It mi"ht /ust 0e !n !ppointment ith ! /o0 recruiter or ! temp!"ency' 0ut !it' !re you "oin" to /ust in" itN7

8ont% They !s$ specific psycholo"ic!l 3uestions in intervies !nd you must 0e prep!red, -ny hum!n resources person or t!lent recruiter orth their s!lt ill eed youout' 0ec!use there !re so m!ny re!sons to do so, #hen the /o0 m!r$et is competitive'they "et flooded ith resumes,

!ry 1!rris' rec!lled 0ein" hired !s ! temp for ! l!r"e recruitin" !"ency here she !sh!nded ! st!c$ of resumes !nd !s told to find the ones ith !uditin" e*perience, Thereere hundreds of resumes, The /o0 !s for controller of ! l!r"e comp!ny' !nd its f!te!s in ! temps h!nds, She pic$ed out resumes she thou"ht ere cute,



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By prep!red' it is !$in to ! first d!te' !nd you must m!$e ! "ood impression, 8ont t!l$too much, 1!ve 3uestions re!dy, 1!ve !nsers for hy you left your l!st /o0' ho lon"h!ve you 0een out of or$' h!t you !re loo$in" forN

Back on the %hain Gan&

If you !re out of or$' tell them you !re or$in" 0ut !t ! stop"!p /o0 doin" somethin"relev!nt, Its h!rsh' 0ut people seem to discrimin!te !"!inst people ho !re completelyunemployed' !nd it seems you need to cover your tr!c$s, ou c!n s!y you !re tempin"'freel!ncin"' ritin" ! 0oo$' t!$in" cl!sses' h!tever, Just dont s!y you !re sittin" on thecouch !ll d!y' !tchin" 68!ys of Our 9ives7 !nd 6Opr!h,7Even if you !re,

One of the first !ys they eed people out is pretty simpleA

1o much money do you !ntN#h!t is your s!l!ry re3uirementN

1o much you !nt to e!rnNS!l!ry historyN

Sho$ 'e the 'oney

-void this su0/ect !t !ll costs 0ut' if they never 0rin" it up' dont hesit!te to !s$ 6#h!tsthe s!l!ryN7 Especi!lly if they !re Just ! Recruiter, Then you c!n eed them out,

They sometimes !s$ for this up front' 0ut try to !void it until you feel li$e m!y0eH thes!l!ry ont meet your e*pect!tions,

If they !s$ for ! s!l!ry history' then use your discretion on h!t to tell them, Theyusu!lly h!ve ! num0er !lre!dy in mind' so your /o0 is to fi"ure out h!t th!t is' so youdont overshoot the t!r"et,

#hen they !s$ you for your s!l!ry num0er' !s$ them 0!c$A6I $no you must h!ve ! fi"ure in mind' hy dont you /ust s!y h!t it is' !nd I ill tellyou if its too loN7

If they hesit!te' then you h!ve hit ! nerve, They m!y counter ith F ell h!t is yours!l!ry re3uestN B!c$ed into ! corner' try to m!$e !n !ssessment 0efore you spill si*fi"ures,

Thin$ of h!t the 0ottom num0er is for you to or$ there' !nd "o five' ten thous!ndover, If you h!ve no clue !0out the s!l!ry r!n"e for the /o0' then you need to do somehomeor$ !nd discover the m!r$et r!te,

orkin& in the US9

-nother shostopper is if you dont h!ve ! soci!l security num0er' 0ec!use then youneed ! vis! or ! or$ permit to or$ in the country you !re in, There !re perm!nentresident !liens or people ho !re in this country le"!lly' 0ut if you dont h!ve ! or$ vis!



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or ! soci!l security num0er' your /o0 options !re severely limited, -nd' then there !re !llthose 3uestions !0out h!ve you ever committed ! felonyN

Try not to "et !rrested F ever, #hile ! life of crime is temptin"' you c!n for"et !0out"oin" 0!c$ to the norm!l nine to five, -nd' 0esides' there is !ll th!t hite coll!r crime to

itness, The 0i" money is the c!sino they c!ll the Stoc$ !r$et' so if you itch forfin!nci!l !dventure' "et your stoc$0ro$ers license, #!ll Street !its for you, -nd' theres! 0oo$ c!lled' 6The Best #!y to Ro0 ! B!n$ is to On One' 0y #illi!m @, Bl!c$, !$emoney' 0ut try not to em0ele' sindle' !nd ste!l, -lso' if you "et !rrested' you c!nt "etyour license to pr!ctice l!' !nd e !ll $no th!t is !n option orth $eepin" open,

%redit Score# E 620

The other 0i" "litch in "ettin" hired is your credit score' !nd if it is 0elo :+5' then youc!n pro0!0ly for"et or$in" in 0!n$s' hi"h fin!nce' ret!il F yes' even the hu"e superstoreon the hi"h!y' since you !re essenti!lly 0ein" punished for not p!yin" your 0ills' or not p!yin" them on time, ou ill 0e turned don for /o0s re3uirin" security cle!r!nces

unless you !re ! roc$et scientist !nd no0ody c!n do h!t you do,

"reparation 'eet# pportunity

ent!lly prep!re for e!ch !nd every intervie F do not in" it' 0ec!use you m!y /ust"et hit 0y ! truc$, ou cre!te your on 9UC@,

Revie !ll the positives th!t h!ve occurred in your c!reer !nd in your person!l life, -nd'!fter you finish 0e!tin" yourself up' try to st!y positive, ou !re orthy, Its /ust ! /o0,

i#ualie n 9d:ance-

Seein" yourself !s ! successful person ith ! /o0 is p!rt !nd p!rcel of "ettin" ! /o0,isu!lie 3uestions !nd your response, r!ctice in front of the mirror, #rite them don!nd 0rin" them ith you,

If hen you do your on c!reer !ssessment' did you find ! hidden t!lentN Every0ody h!s! dre!m inside' somethin" they ould love to do F if, But' first you h!ve to fit into theor$pl!ce' so remem0er the intervie scriptA

#h!t sort of person !re you loo$in" forN#ho ill I 0e or$in" ithN#h!ts your timeline for hirin"N

So' here !re you fromN

O$!y' this is ! person!l 3uestion' 0ut its o$!y to "et person!l F for ! minute F to !chiever!pport, If they s!y they !re from somehere else' then you $no somethin" more !0outthem, ou c!n s!y you ent there once' !nd loved it' or you ould love to visit' odun$'Io! some d!y,

Some re!lly "ood !dvice from !ul Bl!ir of !npoer !0out interviein"7



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68ont !ppe!r too compl!cent' !nd dont 0e too coc$y7(p0l!irm!npoer.sd,com)

Its import!nt to chec$ your e"o !t the door !nd try to !ppe!r interested' enthusi!stic' !nd

$noled"e!0le !0out the /o0' your s$ills' your 0!c$"round' !nd the comp!ny here youhope to "et ! /o0,

Some nter:ie$ Que#tion#

1o do you respond to pressureNI or$ ell under pressureH I h!ve !l!ys imposed de!dlines on myself,

-re you optimistic or pessimisticNI !m often optimistic' 0ut e !ll h!ve our orries,

8o you h!ve reli!0le tr!nsport!tionNI do' !nd the commute is no pro0lem or I c!n reloc!te

#h!t $ind of or$ do you en/oyNI en/oy this sort of or$ (h!tever they !re interviein" you for)

#h!t !re your "re!test stren"thsNI li$e to thin$ th!t I h!ve le!dership 3u!lities' I ill do h!tever it t!$es to finish the pro/ect !nd I thin$ I h!ve "oodinterperson!l s$ills !nd or$ ell ith others, I li$e 0ein" p!rt of ! te!m' 0ut c!n !lso or$ independently,

#h!t !re your !re!s for improvementNI ould love to "et more tr!inin" (on ! specific s$ill set re3uired for this /o0 or on the computer !pplic!tions they usefor this /o0there is !l!ys room for improvement,

The l!st time you used ! specific s$illN@eep it current even if you h!vent touched this in five ye!rs, They !nt to $no if you done this ithin the p!st :months !nd ho lon" you h!ve used this s$ill, Some s$ills !re li$e ridin" ! 0i$e' others re3uire const!nt pr!ctice,

#hy do you li$e pro"r!mmin"P!n!lysisN#hy does she thin$ I $no pro"r!mmin"N

#h!t pro"r!mmin" do you find interestin"N(OG' she thin$s Im ! pro"r!mmer)I !m f!scin!ted 0y codin" !nd m!$in" thin"s or$ correctly,

8o you li$e to or$ in "roups' !lone' or 0othNI li$e to or$ in te!ms hen necess!ry !nd independently hen I h!ve desi"ned the pro/ect(C!reful' tric$ 3uestion% This is ho they determine you !re ! te!m pl!yer)

#h!t si"nific!nt !ccomplishment in your p!st h!s "iven you the most s!tisf!ctionN(#rite this don 0eforeh!nd)

#h!t m!/or pro0lem h!ve you encountered !nd ho did you de!l ith itN(-lso rite this don 0eforeh!nd' !nd do not sl!nder !nyone in the process)

1o h!s your educ!tion or e*perience prep!red you for ! c!reerN



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(#rite this don 0eforeh!nd !nd $eep it 0rief) I love to le!rn !nd hen I !s in colle"e' I interned !s ! roc$etscientistfor -S- !nd they thou"ht I h!d "re!t potenti!l um not !s ! roc$et scientist' 0ut !s some0ody most li$ely tocommunic!te ith !lien lifeforms,

1o ould your references descri0e youNUp0e!t' h!rd.or$in"' person!0le' ! "ood te!m pl!yer( I p!y them )

#h!t !0out your l!st supervisor did you li$e or disli$eN(Th!t SOB S1VLLhe!d ouldnt $no his he!d from his -===%ZZY=[YV) She !s 0rilli!nt !nd t!u"ht me so much%(Be c!reful' do not sl!nder !nyone,)

#h!t !re your or$ or study h!0its li$eN(9o li"htin"' solitude' e!sily distr!cted' suffer from -88' etc,) Im very !d!pt!0le%

If you could h!ve dinner ith !nyone in the orld !nd discuss !nythin" ho ould it 0e!nd hyN(Oh 0rother%) Just dont s!y Jesus or some deity, Stic$ to this century !nd some0ody ho is not de!d,

-nd !nother thin", It is "re!t if you !re devoted to the 9ord !nd !re super reli"ious' 0utm!ny people !re not, Theres pretty much ! policy of sep!r!tion of church !nd st!te in theUS' so dont 0rin" it up in !n intervie, o0ody !nts to 0e !round some0ody hos!l!ys proselytiin" or pre!chin", 9e!ve th!t to the profession!ls or the ormons,

...

%hapter Se:en

(rainin&

#hile you !re collectin" unemployment' you !re eli"i0le for tr!inin" !nd c!n "et 0!siccomputer s$ills' /o0 tr!inin"' !nd !c!demic courses to!rd ! hi"h school or colle"ede"ree, T!$e full !dv!nt!"e of !ny or !ll tr!inin",

S!y you !nt to 0e ! re!l est!te !ppr!iser, They ill sponsor the 0!sic courseor$ to "ettr!ined !nd certified for the licensin" e*!m, Currently 0usiness schools ch!r"e =2+55 forthe si* ee$ course' 0ut it is usu!lly online, ou still h!ve to p!ss the test' thou"h' !nd'then p!y the st!te licensin" fees, 8itto for re!l est!te' home inspection' !nd m!nyinsur!nce /o0s,

If you dont h!ve ! hi"h school de"ree' the "overnment ill help you "et your GE8' !ndif you dont h!ve ! colle"e de"ree' -ssoci!tes or B!chelors' they ill help you "et those'too, 9ess th!n +5 percent of -meric!ns h!ve their B!chelors de"ree !nd its ! re!l ed"eover the competition in terms of "ettin" ! /o0, If you dont 0elieve this' loo$ !t the !nt!ds !nd see ho m!ny /o0s re3uire the B!chelors de"ree,

!ducation+ certi*ication+ trainin&+ and in#truction

Tr!inin" is e!sier to "et th!n ever 0ec!use ! lot of it is online, #hen ! om!n s!id she!s "ettin" her !sters de"ree !t the University of hoeni*' !n online colle"e' you



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could he!r the de!fenin" ro!r of dis0elief' 0ut its true, -nd' they offer ! /uris doctor !sell F yes' ! l! de"ree, So life is le!rnin"' !nd if you suffer from residu!l h!tred ofschools' te!chers' !ndPor -88 or !ny le!rnin" dis!0ility' no is the time to decl!reyourself le!rnin" dis!0led !nd "et help' or "et retr!ined for ! ne c!reer, #e !ll h!vet!lent' find yours,

8in! Costello !s out of or$ !nd !pplied throu"h #or$force 8evelopment to !ttendtr!inin" in computer "r!phics, The 2+.ee$ course for five different soft!re!pplic!tions !s costly' 0ut completely p!id for 0y st!te "overnment fundin", Shele!rned the rudiments of -do0e hotoshop' -do0e Indesi"n' -do0e !"em!$er' -do0eIllustr!tor' !nd !n !nim!tion tool' -do0e &l!sh, ot only did 8in! "et hi"h.end computer"r!phics tr!inin"' she "ot ! /o0' !nd no desi"ns e0sites, Gr!phics is e!sier ithcomputers' 0ut you still need to $no ho to dr!,

!ny online tutori!ls e*ist for the most 0!sic instructions for !ny soft!re pro"r!m or!pplic!tion !nd heres ! free one

tutorial#-com

This little $non "em of ! e0site te!ches you the 0!sics of

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-nd m!ny other e0 development !nd e0 pro"r!mmin" computer s$ills,

Computer instruction c!n 0e pricey' !nd if you !re offered !ny' t!$e it, Computerconsult!nts or$in" on contr!ct c!n e!rn !nyhere from =+5 to =+55 !n hour dependin"on s$ill set' !nd h!t fl!vor of the month soft!re p!c$!"e is in vo"ue, #hile m!ny people pursue !dv!nced de"rees in computer science' m!ny !re !lso self.t!u"ht, -nd' ifyou invent soft!re th!t mos the l!n' move over Bill G!tes' 0ec!use you c!n moveinto his m!nsion,

ork*orce 8e:elopment

#8 is ! pro"r!m under the &eder!l 8ep!rtment of Commerce !nd EconomicOpportunity' !nd is committed to encour!"in" st!teide economic development 0ycultiv!tin" ! ell.tr!ined or$force vi! the #or$force Investment -ct (#I-) to !ssessemploy!0ility s$ills !nd provide tr!inin",

If you !re collectin" unemployment' !s$ !0out #or$force 8evelopment in your !re! !s itis m!n!"ed on the st!te !nd loc!l level !nd they run out of money 3uic$ly,



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If you ould li$e to cre!te your on opportunities' rese!rch "r!nts !nd "o to the US

8epartment o* ;aborA# 8irectory o* Foundation ork*orce Grant pportunitie#-

This is ! list of comp!nies ho ill p!rtner !nd pl!ce people in /o0s, This list !lsoincludes &BCOs or f!ith 0!sed !nd community or"!ni!tions,

-lso chec$ out the US 8ep!rtment of 9!0or Employment !nd Tr!inin" -dministr!tion or

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8oleta-&o:

This is ! m!ster site th!t tells you !0out unemployment insur!nce !nd /o0 tr!inin"' "r!nts'dis!0ility' !nd st!te !nd loc!l cont!cts, This is here ! &orei"n #or$er c!n !lso findinform!tion for hirin" !nd fillin" out forms,

-lso on this site F -SSESS OURSE9&%They h!ve online tools for pl!nnin" your c!reer options' ! s$ill profiler' !nd findin"

occup!tions 0!sed on your s$ills, Get ! sn!pshot of your employ!0ility !nd ho muchyou c!n e*pect to e!rn,

-nd' of course' theres ! loc!l office somehere, -nd ! 2.455 num0erIn 2?5 different l!n"u!"es' no less

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There is !lso ! p!"e for employment l!s in the event you ere ron"fully termin!ted'discrimin!ted' !nd ill.f!ted in your previous /o0,

Other !venues of /o0 tr!inin" 0esides temp /o0s' school' !nd internships' !re the milit!ry'"overnment /o0s' !nd of course' self le!rnin",

Be -ll ou C!n Be

o' if you !nt to /oin the milit!ry' you need to do this 0efore a&e 5- -nd if you !ntto 0e ! firem!n' ! policem!n' !nd or$ for the &BI' CI-' or !ny other !ction hero /o0'they usu!lly li$e to "et you 0efore !"e <>,

#hyN o clue, Its ! st!te secret,

Am ld+ not 8ead-

So' seniors' ch!r!cteristic!lly those over >5' !re only discrimin!ted !"!inst 0y youn" people' !nd not !ll youn" people' /ust the snotty ones, -s one very petty person put itA



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6o0ody in m!n!"ement !nts to hire some0ody older th!n them so they feel li$e they!re t!l$in" 0!c$ to ! p!rent,7

Sounds li$e ! person!lity pro0lem' 0ut there it is, So' !"e discrimin!tion comes in m!nyforms, One prev!lent !y is

6#e decided to hire some0ody str!i"ht out of colle"e7

-ccordin" to the l!test st!tistics rele!sed 0y the U,S, E3u!l Employment OpportunityCommission' more th!n ?>'555 ch!r"es of !"e discrimin!tion ere filed in +554 !nd+55D' up from !0out <5'555 in 2DDD !nd +555, This num0er does not !ccur!tely portr!ythe m!ny inst!nces of people ho !re disre"!rded 0y employers durin" the intervie process 0ec!use of their !"e,

8espite the f!ct th!t the num0er of !"e discrimin!tion c!ses 0ein" filed h!s dr!m!tic!llyrisen over the p!st couple of ye!rs' its 0ecomin" incre!sin"ly difficult for or$ers to

prove their cl!ims,

- +55D Supreme Court decision in the c!se of J!c$ Gross v, &B9 &in!nci!l Services' Inc,found th!t older or$ers 0rin"in" !"e discrimin!tion cl!ims must meet ! hi"her st!nd!rdto prove their cl!ims th!n others ho h!ve 0een su0/ect to unf!ir discrimin!tion !t or$,Con"ress is currently considerin" le"isl!tion th!t ould overturn th!t decision' restore the 0urden of proof to the employer r!ther th!n the employee !nd ensure th!t !"ediscrimin!tion is tre!ted in the s!me !y !s r!ce or se* discrimin!tion,

The 0ill' c!lled the I"rotectin& lder orker# 9&ain#t 8i#crimination 9ct+I is still pendin", In the me!ntime' --R is sponsorin" ?4 c!reer f!irs in 2D st!tes !cross thecountry in the comin" months to help /o0see$ers over the !"e of >5 re.enter theor$force,

The K1elpin" E*perience #or$>5\K events ill offer or$shops on promotin"yourself over the !"e of >5 !nd ill emph!sie tips !nd techni3ues for success in !competitive /o0 m!r$et,

-nd' it doesnt stop there, eople !re discrimin!ted for !ll sorts of re!sons includin" 0ein" too f!t' too old' too u"ly' !nd m!le or fem!le' "!y or les0i!n,

(oo Fat

or0id o0esity is no cl!ssified !s ! dis!0ility' !s in

6I c!nt come to or$ tod!y' Im too f!t7

#ell' "et help, Once you top <55 pounds' then you pro0!0ly need profession!l help, -sm!ny l!s !re p!ssed to com0!t or$pl!ce 0i!s' it is !l!ys there' since no0ody h!sfi"ured out ! !y to "et rid of sm!ll.minded' petty or ne"!tive people, Overhe!rd on the phone once' ! tech recruiter s!id to her client'



5/26/2010

6#!it till you meet (Suie) shes "ot ! "re!t 0ody%7

So' there !re /o0sites !nd opportunities for the Old' 0ut so f!r none e*ist for the &!t,

1ere they !reA

Quintcareer#-com

ork*orce50-com

JobChunt-or&

Job#o:er50-com

-nd of course' chec$ out

99"-or&

(rainin& *or lder orker#The Senior Community Service Employment ro"r!m (SCSE) is ! community service!nd or$ 0!sed tr!inin" pro"r!m for older or$ers, -uthoried 0y the Older -meric!ns-ct' the pro"r!m provides su0sidied' service.0!sed tr!inin" for lo.income persons >>or older ho !re unemployed !nd h!ve poor employment prospects, !rticip!nts h!ve!ccess to 0oth SCSE services !nd other employment !ssist!nce throu"h One.StopC!reer Centers, Their "o!l is to provide 0oth community services !nd or$.0!sedtr!inin",

!rticip!nts or$ !n !ver!"e of +5 hours ! ee$' !nd !re p!id the hi"hest of feder!l' st!teor loc!l minimum !"e, They !re pl!ced in ! ide v!riety of community service!ctivities !t nonprofit !nd pu0lic f!cilities' includin" d!y.c!re centers' senior centers'schools !nd hospit!ls, It is intended th!t community service tr!inin" serves !s ! 0rid"e tounsu0sidied employment opportunitiesH SCSEs "o!l is to pl!ce <5Y of its !uthoried positions into unsu0sidied employment !nnu!lly,

To 0e eli"i0le' p!rticip!nts must 0e !t le!st >> !nd h!ve ! f!mily income of no more th!n+>Y over the &eder!l poverty level, Enrollment priority is "iven to persons over !"e :5'veter!ns' !nd 3u!lified spouses of veter!ns, reference is "iven to minority' limitedEn"lish.spe!$in"' !nd Indi!n eli"i0le individu!ls, reference is !lso "iven to eli"i0leindividu!ls ho h!ve the "re!test economic need,

The feder!l poverty level in +55D stood !t

2 person in f!mily X =25'4<5+ X 2?'>;5< X 24'<25? X ++'5>5> X +>';D5: X +D'><5



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; X <<'+;54 X <;'525

-nd for f!milies ith more th!n 4 persons' !dd =<';?5 for e!ch !ddition!l person,

ro"r!m &undin"A SCSE is currently funded !t !ppro*im!tely =>;2,D million, -ll funds!re !lloc!ted 0y ! formul!H ++Y of funds !re !lloc!ted !mon" st!tes !nd territories' !nd;4Y to n!tion!l or"!ni!tions th!t compete to provide services,

In +55D' the num0er of p!rticip!nts stood !t ;;';>4 !uthoried positions' ith !n!ddition!l 2+'<+2 !uthoried positions funded 0y the -meric!n Reinvestment !ndRecovery -ct of +55D,

&or &urther Inform!tion re"!rdin" SCSE pro"r!ms in your !re!A cont!ct your loc!l One.Stop C!reer Center throu"h the Toll.&ree 1elp 9ine !t

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The fundin" for /o0 tr!inin" provided 0y the -meric!n Recovery !nd Reinvestment -ct(-RR-) is ! 0enefit for or$ers !s this stimulus !lloc!tes 0illions for /o0.tr!inin", These pro"r!ms help or$ers retool their s$ills !nd reest!0lish themselves in vi!0le c!reer p!ths!ccordin" to Secret!ry of 9!0or 1ild! Solis,

The m!/or -RR- provisions includeA =2,+> 0illion for disloc!ted !dult or$ers' such !sthose l!id off or ho h!ve received !dv!nced notice of ! f!ctory closin", =2,+ 0illion fordisloc!ted youth or$ers, =>55 million in st!te "r!nts for employment services' m!inlyfor lo.income !dults, =>55 million to fund tr!inin" for sust!in!0le ener"y /o0s,

Got th!tN Su#tainable !ner&y /o0 0oom comin",

8i#located orker#

The $ey to connectin" ith the ne tr!inin" money is loc!l One.Stop C!reer Centers' thefeder!l "overnments netor$ of more th!n <'555 employment.help offices,

onster,com offers this e*!mple of ho or$ers c!n use stimulus fundin" to m!$e thetr!nsition from ! c!reer in ! depressed industry, - om!n in su0ur0!n Clevel!nd losesher /o0 !s ! m!nuf!cturin" technici!n' !nd "oes to the County One.Stop C!reer Center' isreferred to ! technic!l tr!inin" pro"r!m in !llied he!lth !t the loc!l community colle"e,

She 0ecomes ! r!diolo"ic technolo"ist !nd could e!rn the colle"es computedtomo"r!phy certific!te ith 0oth courseor$ !nd clinic!l e*perience, - r!diolo"ictechnici!n performs di!"nostic im!"in" li$e RIs or m!"netic reson!nce im!"in"' !ndhistoric!lly !s referred to !s Q.R!y technici!ns, o she c!n e!rn on !ver!"e =>>$ !ye!r,



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Chec$ out

bl#-&o:

One.Stop "ives ! voucher to p!y for colle"e educ!tion so the unemployed should

consider this resource to provide money for retr!inin" !nd this could 0e ! once.in.!.lifetime opportunity, o' ! voucher m!y me!n the student h!s to cou"h up the money!nd then "et reim0ursed' 0ut this !lso depends on here you live' !s e!ch st!te m!$es uptheir on rules, ,

-RR- money for /o0 tr!inin" sin"les out to demo"r!phic "roupsA youn" people /ustenterin" the or$force !nd older or$ers h!vin" difficulty findin" or $eepin" ! /o0, #ithn!mes li$e 6outh Re!dy7 m!ny cities !re "ettin" feder!l fundin" for internship !nd /o0.tr!inin" pro"r!ms here they ill !0out c!reer opportunities 0y p!rticip!tin" in !ctivitiesli$e /o0 sh!doin", These pro"r!ms !re for people !"ed 2? to +? c!n c!ll the pro"r!m or!pply online,

-RR- is !lso m!$in" !v!il!0le !ddition!l fundin" for lo.income or$ers !"e >> !ndup, The Senior Community Service Employment ro"r!m offers tr!inin" !nd pl!cementin p!rt.time service /o0s !t pu0lic !"encies !nd nonprofits, Older or$ers should !lsochec$ ith their loc!l One.Stop C!reer Centers !0out tr!inin" opportunities,

To le!rn more !0out feder!lly funded tr!inin" opportunities in your !re! or to cont!ct !specific pro"r!m' cont!ct your st!tes #or$force Investment -ct pl!ns or 8ep!rtment of9!0or,

So' you c!n 0!c$ to school !nd or "et technic!l tr!inin" if you !re sm!rt, Or you c!n sit!round !nd hen your unemployment runs out' you c!n "o "et !nother stupid /o0,

...

%hapter !i&ht

Sell 7our#el*

ou h!ve to stop feelin" sorry for yourself, Gro up !nd 0e m!ture !nd responsi0le, Ifyoure h!vin" trou0le ith this' there !re free ment!l he!lth clinics th!t c!n counsel you!nd dont deny it if you !re in trou0le, Trust your feelin"s, #hen people lose their /o0s'they often lose their identity !nd self esteem, !ny people do not $no ho to cope ith /o0 loss !nd this contri0utes to suicide' or$pl!ce violence' !nd domestic disputes, 8ont 0ecome ! st!tistic' "et help' !nd st!rt m!r$etin" yourself, T!$e some person!lity tests todetermine your c!reer interests,

eection



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8evelop ! thic$ s$in !0out re/ection, There is ! lot of re/ection for people ho putthemselves out there' so dont t!$e it person!lly, Consider re/ection ! si"n!l or !"uidepost, Th!t !s not the /o0 for you, Th!t !s not ! "ood pl!ce for you to 0e,

&or e*!mple' one >> ye!r old om!n !s told !fter ! series of intervies th!t they

decided to "o in ! different direction !nd hire some0ody str!i"ht out of colle"e' !ndth!t !s code for you !re too old,

Sure' its de"r!din"' 0ut move on' ho !nts to or$ there if th!ts ho they feel F thenthey !re imm!ture !nd thre!tened 0y older or$ers' !nd this is not ! pl!ce here youould 0e comfort!0le in the /o0,

!:erythin& i# Sellin&-

Everythin" is sellin"' so dont $id yourself, ou need to m!r$et yourself to the orld'!nd 0ecome your on 0est pitch person, ou !re your on product' so t!$e inventory,Even if you h!te s!lespeople' sellin"' !dvertisin"' m!r$etin"' performin"' de!lin" ith

the pu0lic in "ener!l' everythin" is sellin", ou h!ve to h!ve !n !ct' !nd this !ct is h!tyou do to e!rn ! livin", This !ct c!n !lso include suppressin" some your more !nnoyin"h!0its, ost /o0 see$ers !ssume comp!nies !re loo$in" for the contender ith the 0esteduc!tion' the most e*perience !nd ! ell.ritten cover letter, They thin$ their r]sum]ill spe!$ for itself' s!ys 8!ve S!nford' e*ecutive vice president of client services for#inter' #ym!n' ! st!ffin" firm, #hile these thin"s !re import!nt' none of them is !t thetop of !n employers list,

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&it' !0ove !ll else' is h!t pi3ues !nd $eeps !n employers interest' S!nford s!ys,

KIts not strictly ithin the position' !s m!ny c!ndid!tes h!ve sufficient technic!l s$ills to perform ithin the /o0, R!ther' fit ithin the corpor!te culture !nd ithin the 0usiness !s! hole'K S!nford s!ys, KThose soft interperson!l s$ills !re very import!nt,K

Remem0er Joe esci in the movie' y Cousin innieN7 1is "irlfriend s!ys' 6Oh' ye!h'you B9E87

Employers !re !lso loo$in" for ! s$ill set m!tch' s!ys J!c$ !nnin"' president of!nnin" -ssoci!tes' !n e*ecutive recruitin" firm, KC!ndid!tes should e*pect to 0e !s$ed pointed 3uestions concernin" their s$ills !nd their !pplic!0ility to the position 0ein"intervieed for,K

The 0i""est set0!c$ /o0 see$ers f!ce is not !rticul!tin" e*!ctly h!t they 0rin" to thet!0le' S!nford s!id, They c!nt cle!rly e*press their v!lue !nd h!t sets them !p!rt fromother c!ndid!tes, If the /o0 see$er doesnt seem interested' or theres no Ksp!r$'K m!nytimes' the c!ndid!te ont 0e offered the /o0,

o th!t you $no h!t employers !re loo$in" for hen you intervie !nd h!ts 0eenholdin" you 0!c$ this f!r' here !re some !ys to score ! /o0 offer' !ccordin" to our



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e*perts, Sellin" yourself is $ey' especi!lly if you h!ve or$ed h!rd in school !nd in yourc!reerH dont 0e !fr!id to sh!re your !ccomplishments, - "re!t !y to sell yourself is inyour cover letter' s!ys @evin 8onlin' cre!tor of TheSimpleJo0Se!rch,com, Include !K,S,K !t the end of your cover letter' 8onlin su""ests,

The K,S,K !l!ys "ets re!d, The tric$ is includin" one so intri"uin"H employers onth!ve !ny choice 0ut to c!ll you to le!rn more, -nother t!ctic is to send the resumecertified m!il' especi!lly if you !re !n"lin" for ! cre!tive /o0 !nd need to sho off your!res, Em!il is !nesthetiin" !nd e!sily deleted' 0ut if ! &edE* or h!rd copy certified p!c$!"e comes in' it ill "et noticed, Just m!$e sure you dont spill !ny hite poderysu0st!nces in there' so they h!ve to c!ll the Bom0 S3u!d,

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Si"n up ith temp !"encies' recruiters' !nd /o0sitesStop "!p' temp or$' short term' contr!ct employment is the 0est !y to "et employedhile 0ein" unemployed,

Some of these /o0s le!d to perm!nent /o0s, It could 0e considered /o0.shoppin" !s youm!y "et s$ills !nd e*perience in !re!s th!t !re ne to you' thus openin" up 0r!ve neorlds, ou m!y or$ in industries you never ould h!ve 0een e*posed to otherise!nd find ne opportunities,

&or one om!n' &elici!' ho st!rted tempin" for l! offices' discovered she h!d ! $n!c$for le"!l or$, She couldnt 0elieve the priv!te investi"!tor ho ent out ith !ol!roid inst!nt c!mer! !nd too$ sn!pshots of 0ro$en side!l$ for the !ttorney' for histrip !nd f!llH person!l in/ury 0usiness' !nd m!de =+55 ! pop, She !nted to do th!t,

Temps h!ve ! 0!d n!me' 0ut their num0ers h!ve not diminished' !nd its ! "re!t !y to"et into the /o0 m!r$et' into ! ne field' !nd into ! comp!ny th!t you !nt to or$ for,

It is !lso ! !y to find ! /o0,

But' temp !"encies !rent the only "!me in ton, The hole /o0 m!r$et h!s ch!n"ed toone of tempor!ry or$ers 0ec!use hi"hly p!id computer consult!nts !re p!id to or$ on! specific or$ pro/ect !nd !re hired tempor!rily on contr!ct, 1eres here the selfemployment p!rt comes in, They either or$ on ! #+' ! 25DD or ! corpor!te contr!ct'me!nin" they formed their on corpor!tion,

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-s in the milit!ry' they s!y secure the o0/ective' in terms of their mission, In the /o0m!r$et' /ust "et the /o0 offer, o' if you re!lly !nt ! /o0' you ill t!$e !nythin", oudont h!ve to put it on your resume,

#hen you !re done ith the intervie' !s$ for the /o0, S!y' 6This is ! /o0 I feel I oulddo re!lly ell !t !nd I ould li$e to st!rt or$in" for you7 !nd then sh!$e their h!nd'loo$ them in the eyes' !nd see their re!ction,

But' if you need money' th!n you c!n deliver pi!' or$ !t T!r"et' spend Christm!s !tthe m!ll !nd "et ! discount, #h!tever money you e!rned is deducted from yourunemployment 0enefits,

On the other h!nd' this stretches your 0enefits out ! little hile lon"er' hile p!yin" 0!c$into the system, If you e!rn enou"h' you c!n re3u!lify for unemployment 0enefits thefolloin" ye!r, So' or$in" is "ood,

There !re plenty of se!son!l /o0s' !nd you mi"ht /ust follo your nose to one of them,#here do you shopN

One d!y' @erry Smithson !s shoppin" !t her f!vorite store' Bi" 9ots' !nd she mentionedto the m!n!"er th!t he must 0e 0usy ith !ll the tr!ffic in the store, o' he replied' 6I "et! commission off the s!les' !nd m!$e out "re!t7 This surprised her' since Bi" 9ots' inc!se you dont $no is ! li3uid!tion store here you c!n find products th!t !re 0ein"discontinued' or h!ve 0een tossed 0y l!r"er stores to m!$e room' !nd !re "re!tlydiscounted, The om!n $ne ho much she spent !t the store' !nd hen !n openin"c!me up' she !pplied,

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ot every0ody !nts to or$ in ret!il' !nd there !re stricter hirin" policies in m!ny of thel!r"er ret!il outfits, 1ome 8epot dru" tests its employees' !nd m!ny ret!ilers run creditchec$s on their prospective hires, Credit chec$s c!n put m!ny out of the runnin"' !s !repo' 0!n$ruptcy or credit c!rd def!ult !re ne"!tives th!t m!y prevent stores' 0!n$s' !ndm!ny fin!nci!l institutions from hirin" otherise "re!t employees,

-nd often' !n !pplic!nt is !s$ed to si"n this or somethin" simil!rA

8RUG SCREEIG -8 1E-9T1 -SSESSETI underst!nd !nd !c$noled"e th!t !ny offer of employment m!de to me 0y the e"!Corpo Comp!nies is contin"ent upon the outcome of ! pre.employment screenin" forille"!l dru"s to 0e !rr!n"ed !t the Comp!nies e*pense, I !"ree to supply ! specimen ofmy h!ir !ndPor urine for 0oth testin" !nd !n!lysis' !s re3uired 0y the Comp!nies' !s ! p!rt



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of the Comp!nies dru" screenin" pro"r!m' ithin ;+ hours of the e*tended offer, &!ilureto do so m!y result in the offer 0ein" ithdr!n, I underst!nd !nd !c$noled"e th!t ifeither my urine or my h!ir specimen test positive for controlled su0st!nces' unless !medic!l condition is est!0lished or the specimen shos evidence of !dulter!tion orsu0stitution' or if my h!ir is cut' !ltered or removed prior to collection' I ill not 0e hired

!t the present time 0ut c!n re!pply for ! position !fter one ye!r from the d!te of my l!stdru" screenin", I underst!nd !nd !c$noled"e th!t if I f!il to provide ! specimen of myurine or h!ir !t or ithin one hour of the scheduled dru" test th!t the offer of employmentm!y 0e ithdr!n, -ddition!lly' I underst!nd !nd !c$noled"e th!t the e"!CorpoComp!nies conduct ! he!lth !ssessment !fter !ny offer of employment is m!de,

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It is import!nt th!t' !s !n !pplic!nt for ! position ith the e"! Corpo Comp!nies' youunderst!nd th!t ! routine investi"!tion of your 0!c$"round ill 0e conducted, 8urin" thisinvesti"!tion the Comp!nies ill o0t!in inform!tion (! KConsumer ReportK) !0out yourcredit history' !s permitted' !s ell !s other inform!tion !0out your person!l ch!r!cter,

The Comp!nies m!y !lso elect to o0t!in inform!tion !0out your ch!r!cter' "ener!lreput!tion' !nd mode of livin"' throu"h person!l intervies ith friends' nei"h0ors' !nd!c3u!int!nces (!n KInvesti"!tive Consumer ReportK), If e decide to order !nInvesti"!tive Consumer Report' you ill receive further notice re"!rdin" your ri"htsunder the &!ir Credit Reportin" -ct ithin three (<) d!ys of the Investi"!tive ConsumerReport 0ein" ordered, If employment is denied either holly or p!rtly 0ec!use ofinform!tion in ! Consumer Report' the Comp!nies ill !dvise you in ritin" !nd "iveyou the n!me !nd !ddress of the reportin" !"ency m!$in" the Consumer Report' ! copyof the Report' !nd ! copy of K- Summ!ry of our Ri"hts under the &!ir Credit Reportin"-ctK,

!$in" f!lse st!tements or ithholdin" inform!tion on this !pplic!tion ill dis3u!lifyyou for employment or' if hired' c!use your su0se3uent dismiss!l, Conse3uently' it iscritic!l th!t you !nser !ll 3uestions thorou"hly !nd honestly,

-C@O#9E8GET -8 COSET-s !n !pplic!nt for ! position ith the EG- CORO Comp!nies' I h!ve thorou"hly!nd honestly !nsered !ll 3uestions on the !pplic!tion !nd 3uestionn!ire(s) !nd illcontinue to do so in response to future /o0.rel!ted 3uestions from Comp!ny intervieers,I underst!nd !nd !c$noled"e th!t f!ilure to do so ill dis3u!lify me from furtherconsider!tion or c!use my su0se3uent dismiss!l,

I h!ve re!d the fore"oin" notice !nd disclosure re"!rdin" my ri"hts under the &!ir CreditReportin" -ct' !nd I here0y !uthorie the EG- CORO Comp!nies to order !Consumer Report !ndPor Investi"!tive Report in connection ith my !pplic!tion foremployment ith the Comp!nies, If hired' I here0y further !uthorie the Comp!nies toorder Consumer Reports !ndPor Investi"!tive Reports from time to time !s ! condition ofemployment ith the Comp!nies,

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-nd if you !re ! vet' there !re !ll $inds of per$s for you,

There is the -R' the -' the !rine Corps' The Co!st Gu!rd' The !tion!lGu!rd' !nd !ccordin" to your st!tus' !ctive duty' here you !re loc!ted' !nd cost of livin"(CO9-) the p!y r!n"es from 2>'555 to =<5'555 ith E.2 0ein" the loest "r!de,

1oever you "et food' shelter' !nd sometimes ! t!n$ to drive,

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Ri"ht no' there !re ne!rly three million dis!0led vets' !nd doens of or"!ni!tion tohelp them re!d/ust to civili!n life,&or Jo0s' seeA

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The milit!ry li$es you to 0e physic!lly fit' so if you dont en/oy e*ercise' this is not foryou, -nd' for"et !0out some 0!sic freedom' 0ec!use they dru" test re"ul!rly' !nddependin" on here you !re st!tioned' you m!y not 0e let off the 0!se, On the other h!nd'"re!t he!lth c!re' tr!inin"' educ!tion' home lo!ns' !nd m!ny other per$s !!it thehonor!0ly disch!r"ed vet, -nd' they h!ve 0!ses in 1!!ii' 0ut !lso' -f"h!nist!n, -nd'theres ! lot of soci!l control so if you h!ve issues ith !uthority' you m!y not 0e ! "oodfit' 0ut they ill let you $no pretty 3uic$ly,

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The milit!ry is !lso !n !venue of employment for m!ny, The !rmed forces !lso serve !s ! p!th!y to citienship for immi"r!nts ho !re !!rded US citien st!tus often ithin si*months, The !ll.volunteer milit!ry is stretched thin !nd those livin" in this country ontempor!ry vis!s' perm!nent residents ith "reen c!rds !re !ll eli"i0le to enlist, &ormore inform!tion' seeA

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Government Jo0sUsu!lly hen there is ! recession' "overnment spendin" incre!ses !nd this me!ns /o0s,One m!inst!y of /o0s is the IRS or intern!l revenue service' so if you h!ve ! $n!c$ for!ccountin"' 0oo$$eepin"' !nd t!* l!' !pply here,

The "overnment h!s plenty of other /o0s' hoever' 0ut they !lso h!ve the most !rduoustests !nd !pplic!tions, Since they st!rted the EEO or E3u!l Opportunity Commission'



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they h!ve you fill out this inform!tion !d n!useum' so if you !re multi.r!ci!l' ! veter!n'dis!0led' ple!se !pply' since you !re "iven preference, So if you !nt to or$ for theCI-' the &orest Service' the &BI' the IRS' the BI-' The B9' the 1U8' ICE' the -T& Ffor ! /o0' visitA

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8rin$ ! cup of coffeeH you ill h!ve to st!y for !hile, On the other h!nd' "overnmentor$ers r!rely "et fired' dont p!y into soci!l security' !nd "et ! sep!r!te retirement pension, Rumor h!s it th!t it c!n t!$e up to ! ye!r to "et hired 0y the &E8S,

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8ont t!$e it person!lly, ou c!nt, If you t!$e every re/ection person!lly' you ill

commit suicide' "o on ! drin$in" 0ender' or $ill some0ody, Gro ! thic$ s$in' !nd slou"hoff e!ch dis!ppointment' re/ection' !nd snotty encounter' ith there is somethin" 0etterfor me, Th!t !s not it, The universe ill provide,

-ffirm!tions or$ ondersA Remem0er Elmer &udd ho !l$ed !round s!yin"' 6I !m !million!ire' I on ! m!nsion !nd ! y!cht7N 8o the s!me' e*cept' s!y' 6I no h!ve ! /o0 Ilove !nd en/oy' th!t p!ys me ell !nd !t hich I e*cel7

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