Richard Gaither - The Wizard of Work

Copyright 1995 by Richard Gaither All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Crossing Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com
www.tenspeed.com Crossing Press and the Crossing Press colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. The author wishes to thank Dr. Albert Lorenzo for permission to use uncopyrighted material. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gaither, Richard.
The wizard of work / Richard Gaither.
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Job hunting. 2. Blue collar workers. 3. Employment re-entry. I.

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HF5382.7.G34 1995
650.14dc20 95-6415 eISBN: 978-0-307-81435-7 v3.1

T he thought behind 88 Pages to Your Next Job is a simple one! Most unemployed people tell us that they would rather get their job search rolling than read a book about getting a job. Because of this, weve eliminated most of the extraneous information that fills the pages of other job search texts and have cut directly to the chase. Your objective is to get into the labor market quicker, easier and for higher wages. Ours is to show you one of the best ways to reach that goal. In 88 Pages to Your Next Job, were going to draw on 15 years of job search training experience and present only what we think you really need to know about the most critical job finding competencies assessing and defining your most marketable skills developing answers to the most problematic interview questions how to persuasively communicate your value to an employer creating simple, but very powerful job search marketing tools planning your job campaign & generating job leads You wont find stories, jokes, quotes or sections on the world economy and office politics. Were not going to weigh you down with tons of options about resume selection or present you with a myriad of job finding strategies. What you will get is a single direction and a series of proven, power packed exercises and informational pieces that, when read, completed and implemented, will put you head and shoulders above most other job seekers.

In other words, were going to put you through a very systematic process. If youre ready, so is the book and so are we. Should you have any questions as you go through the activities, please feel free to write or call Dick Gaither, The Wizard of Work at: Job Search Training Systems, Inc.
7648 Indian Cherry Drive
Nineveh, IN 46164(800) 361-1613

T he job search process youre about to enter into is systematically designed to: Counter the most common mistakes made by ill-prepared, uninformed job seekers Answer the questions most frequently asked by frustrated job seekers The most important and most frequently asked question is: What are the most important steps to finding my next job? Our answer to this question previews the 10 steps youll take to find more satisfying workin a shorter period of time. Not understanding what you need to know is usually the first critical mistake by the hit or miss, hope and pray job seeker. The hit or miss method, more often than not, leads to extended unemployment and lower yearly salaries. But knowledge can really power up a job searchand will put you quite a few steps ahead of the average job seeker.

Your success will depend to a great degree on what you know about: Yourself and the abilities you can offer to an employer How the labor market operates and screens people The essential functions of the job you are seeking The company, its culture, its products and services, the people in the company, and its hiring practices Your job search success also relies on your level of commitment: your planning, your willingness to take risks, and your ability to follow up aggressively on any and all leads you generate in your search. To do this well you will need to:

Looking for work by using the more traditional (and less successful) approaches can really wear you down, depress you, and even lead you into taking a position that isnt best for you or your career development. Ask yourself: Are you willing to use the most successful methods to find the best job for you and to change the way you think about looking for workeven if it means more risk of rejection and more job search activity? Even though the systematic job search process presented here has high success rates, it cant put you to work without your effort. Are you willing to commit the needed time, energy, and resources to your search? , Mind-sets, will help get you in the right frame of mind to do what it takes! This step has two parts: Define the kind of work youre seekingwhat is your realistic and reinforceable job objective? In other words, your objective should be a job you are qualified for (realistic)and that your experience shows you can do (reinforceable). One critical error shared by many an unsuccessful job seeker is lack of a vocational focus: a specific and attainable job title. Without a target objective your job search becomes diffused and confused.

You need a focus and goals. Can you name the primary type of work or career youre seeking? Its always easier to look for a specific job rather than for anything. Its easier to prepare for one career objective well than to attack a number of career objectives poorly.