Book Review #2 Top 100 Careers Without A Four Year Degree -Complete Guidebook To Good Jobs In Many Fields
by Laurence Shatkin PhD
This book is for job specialists, job seekers and anyone exploring other alternative training or career options. This book enables you to cut your job hunting time in half. First, it has you do an assessment of your skills and interests with the Job Match Grid. This Assessment helps you to determine several major areas
Artistic
Communications
Interpersonal
Management
Mathematical
Mechanical
Science
It lists major job fields with one or more of the above skill categories that are required for the job. Once you've done your assessment, you'll see your strong areas and weak areas. From there you have a better composite of which industries and jobs are right for you.
One of the things I enjoyed about this book is that it says that you may as well try to go for the ideal job for you if you're going to be putting all this time in for job hunting. I whole heartedly agree. Another point is that most people don't really know just how many skills they have. With the worksheets in this book, you go back and dig deep into your entire life experience, not just skills you may have used on a job, but also hobbies, interests, volunteering, and every day life.
It lists all kinds of jobs in all the major categories which includes earnings, projected future trends and work environment. You also get solid information on how to enter any given field /job.
There are 7 basic points to remember to cut your job search time in half
Develop your skills language - there are three major skills; self management skills, job - related skills and transferable skills.
Determine your Ideal job - if you're going to be looking for a job, may as well look for one that's a good match for your skills, talents, likes, interests, goals, values.
Effective Job Search Is in order - don't wait for openings , employers can also create specific job categories if they can use a combination of two or more of your skill set. 63.4% of jobs have been gotten through informal methods, such as referral or walking into a business. The most effective method is to either ask your network of people you know if they know anyone who has a job opening and by using the yellow pages and cold calling. Internet, newspaper ads, magazine ads, classifieds only work for about 10 to 15% of the job seekers.
Follow every interview wit a thank you note
Create a simple resume
Organize your time - go for 2 interviews a day and spend at least 25 hours a week searching for jobs
Improve your Interviewing skills constantly.
One last point I want to make about the book is about negotiating your pay. It says that the number one rule to remember is to never ever name a specific amount. Research the pay range for the position you're going after with the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Next, don't ever talk about pay unless you've been offered the job. Then, if you are asked, only talk about wide pay ranges for that profession or job category according to your research.
Lastly, if you really want a particular job, don't be afraid to tell the prospective employer that you want the job. Most people are afraid to ask for what they want.
This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to find a job or who wants to explore alternative career options other than their present job without having to attend many years of schooling before working in a newly chosen profession. By doing the worksheets and the questionnaires you may discover choices and skills that you didn't realize you had , which could be highly valuable to employers.
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