Kick Ass in Life: Jobs
See Massive Results through Massive Action
The only way to get anything done is to ACT. Massive action is just HOW you should act. When you’re first starting out you’re interested in getting a job, but you have so many anxieties: Why haven’t I gotten hired yet? Why have my friends gotten hired before me? What do they have that I don’t have? Should I just take an internship? I don’t even know what I want to do with my life! HELP! Oye vey. That’s a…
Get Started with the Help of Temp Agencies
Have you heard of temp agencies? They are located in most cities and they provide opportunities for temporary work. These can be as simple as filing paperwork, answering phones or being someone’s assistant. It’s not hard work, but it’s not particularly interesting. You don’t take it so you can be inspired. Rather you take it so you can just get started. To get started you submit your resume online to the agency and they follow up with a call. You…
How to Get Started in New York
I recently received an email from a grad who is going to graduate in December — “I’ve been looking at jobs in NY, but I’ll admit I’m a little bit discouraged. I wanted to reach out and ask you for a piece of advice you have for someone who’s looking for a job in NY. What’s a piece of advice or word of encouragement that you have? It could be resume or cover letter related, or anything including life advice!”…
How to Prep for an Informational Interview
Research. Once you have a target for who to have an informational interview with, research your person. Cull talking points from LinkedIn and social media, such as details about their current position, prior experience, and professional memberships. See if you can discover how they spend their time and what hobbies they enjoy. Be prepared. Now that you know a bit more about this person, write down specific questions that target the information you need. What did they learn most from…
Create a Badass Resume
A resume is the most important tool in your toolbox to sell yourself, but most people are lazy and do a terrible job of crafting theirs. They use Word templates so their resume looks like everyone else’s, including generic duties and responsibilities, and invariably fly under the radar of a recruiter. Boring resumes simply don’t get noticed. So craft a good one to sell yourself in the best possible way. Go through your resume with a fine-tooth comb to edit…
Ask for In-Person Informational Interviews
Once you’ve crafted your elevator pitch, you’ll need to meet people face to face. Ask your friends, professors, family, or connections to introduce you to working professionals who would be valuable for you to meet. This could be a grad three to five years out of school or a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience. Either way, you are now on a fact-finding mission to understand their professional path and listen to any advice they have for…
Craft The Perfect Elevator Pitch
Imagine the CEO of your dream job company just walked into the elevator. You now have 16 floors to make an impression, get noticed, and get hired. What do you say? Do you panic, convinced that this person won’t care, is too busy, too important, or not interested? No! You have from floors 1 to 16 to make an awesome impression. What do you do? Ok, so maybe this rarely happens in an elevator, but creating a version of the…
Manage First-Day Job Jitters
How do you manage those first-day job jitters? You got the job, the start date and you have your first-day outfit picked out. Excellent. Now you want to make a great first impression. Get plenty of sleep before your first day. Ensure you’ll be well rested. It might be hard to get to sleep with the anxiety you might be feeling, but do your best. Set a bedtime, power down and get a good sleep. To deal with the anxiety…