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Finding Work When There Are No Jobs
How do people really find work? Not thru standing in the “job search line” or tossing resumes into cyberspace. Job search, as all who have had to do it know, is not a rational process. The best resume simply does not win. Finding Work takes a totally different approach. Instead of offering the same, tired advice; this book prompts individual action by using riveting stories and questions that will prompt the reader to start asking, “What if I did something different in my work search?” Revolving around “The Five,” five key principles for charting your own unique path, Finding Work delivers attention grabbing stories that are actually fun to read. THE FIVETell Your Story — The greatest resume in the world can’t tell people who you are.Add Music — Use the elements of music—rhythm, harmony and melody to prompt new ways of thinking about how to differentiate yourself.Communitize — Stop networking. Start communitizing. Weave yourself into the fabric of every community you can. You’ll find out where you can fill a need from the inside, as a community member. Not as a networker.Solve a Mystery — What is it that you can do with such ease that others see as a mystery? Mysteries always indicate a need for a solution. What if you could fill that need, solve what appears to be a mystery to others—and get paid for it?Practice Stewardship- Take care of something bigger than you. Find a way to build a legacy in real time.Finding Work is the missing piece in the connection between a person and work. No magic. No experts. This book is a prompt to find one’s own answer to “How do I find work when there are no jobs?”
209 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2013
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May 23, 2014
Oh my goodness, I am halfway through this book and I couldn't take it anymore. I tried. Truly, I did.
The intro of the book promises that it's author will not rehash all the typical condescending advice about not chewing gum in interviews etc. That part is true. It is definitely not your average job hunting book.
The advice he gives is just plain weird. Something about finding the music in life and learning how you create harmony, something about Barack Obama and considering how you look from afar. Something about Pete Seeger and thinking about how to get other people to 'sing along' to your goal of getting a job. Then the part that made me give up in disgust... The call to 'communitize' - ugh, if there is one thing I hate, it's silly jargon. There was all this stuff about seeing who is a healer in a community, who keeps people safe and makes up rules... I guess it was an exercise in lateral thinking, but huh?
WHAT the heck are we supposed to do with that?
The book certainly offers unique pieces of advice, but what the hell do they actually mean? I feel like this book is more about some bizarre existential philosophy than the process of getting a job. Maybe I was expecting something a little bit more practical. I might have a quick skim to see if all of this actually gets grounded in some sort of reality that I can actually use in my job hunt. I am not holding my breath.
And the stories... Oh man! These really corny short stories that are supposed to be fodder for thought but the only thought I am getting is how much the writing style does not resonate with me!
The book does offer some useful theoretical frameworks that might help keep morale a bit higher during the awkward, humiliating process of trying to get work. I am finding those parts helpful. I will keep going with it... It is only short. So far, though, I don't really feel like I have gained anything particularly useful for my search. Maybe it is like some kind of zen thing where the answers will suddenly come to me, I don't know. Baffled, really. Still, it was a cheap read so I can't really complain.
I guess I do feel a bit short changed. Clearly other people have found the book beneficial. Maybe I just need something a bit more earthy. This book was not for me.
The intro of the book promises that it's author will not rehash all the typical condescending advice about not chewing gum in interviews etc. That part is true. It is definitely not your average job hunting book.
The advice he gives is just plain weird. Something about finding the music in life and learning how you create harmony, something about Barack Obama and considering how you look from afar. Something about Pete Seeger and thinking about how to get other people to 'sing along' to your goal of getting a job. Then the part that made me give up in disgust... The call to 'communitize' - ugh, if there is one thing I hate, it's silly jargon. There was all this stuff about seeing who is a healer in a community, who keeps people safe and makes up rules... I guess it was an exercise in lateral thinking, but huh?
WHAT the heck are we supposed to do with that?
The book certainly offers unique pieces of advice, but what the hell do they actually mean? I feel like this book is more about some bizarre existential philosophy than the process of getting a job. Maybe I was expecting something a little bit more practical. I might have a quick skim to see if all of this actually gets grounded in some sort of reality that I can actually use in my job hunt. I am not holding my breath.
And the stories... Oh man! These really corny short stories that are supposed to be fodder for thought but the only thought I am getting is how much the writing style does not resonate with me!
The book does offer some useful theoretical frameworks that might help keep morale a bit higher during the awkward, humiliating process of trying to get work. I am finding those parts helpful. I will keep going with it... It is only short. So far, though, I don't really feel like I have gained anything particularly useful for my search. Maybe it is like some kind of zen thing where the answers will suddenly come to me, I don't know. Baffled, really. Still, it was a cheap read so I can't really complain.
I guess I do feel a bit short changed. Clearly other people have found the book beneficial. Maybe I just need something a bit more earthy. This book was not for me.
February 22, 2013
It's about time somebody wrote this book. This is how people really find work. They do it in their own way. And every way is different. This book begins the demise of mass produced job search. What it offers in it’s place are 5 core principles, stories and questions to get an individual started on their own work search.
September 28, 2019
Shh! It's not really about getting jobs. It's a book of stories centered around: 1) Telling your story 2) Adding Music 3) Communitizing 4) Solving a Mystery and 5) Practicing Stewardship.
Not a "how to" in sight.
Not a "how to" in sight.
September 3, 2015
In the beginning, it was sort of interesting; but somewhere down the line it became extremely philosophical and novelesque. I grew tired by the second part and skimed the rest with no regrets.
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