10.1.2: All the best advice we could find on how to get a job

Question 1

10.1.1: How to Choose your first design job

Answer 1

https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/your-first-design-job/

Question 2

Original Link:

Answer 2

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/

Question 3

What is the key idea in getting a job?

Question 4

What are the 5 bullet points for the bottom line?

Question 5

Why is getting a job, at its root, a sales process?

Question 6

What are the 3 stages of the “sales” process?

Question 7

Find a fulfilling career that does good

…this guide

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https://80000hours.org/career-guide/

Question 8

There’s no point using salesmanship to land a job that you wouldn’t be good at…

Question 9

Stage 1: What are leads?

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Why does sending out your CV and responding to lots of internet job ads have a low success rate?

Question 11

It can take 20 to 100 leads to find one good job, and getting rejected 20 times is normal.
As of February 2016, what is the average length of a spell of unemployment in the U.S.?

Question 12

Dick Bolles, Author of best selling career advice book of all time. “Chances of landing a job from just sending your resume to a company is around….”

Question 13

The best opportunities are ___________ because __________

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Why do employers prefer hiring people they know or through referrals?

Question 15

Job seekers usually start with the methods recruiters least like

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Look at the triangle

Question 16

To get referrals, you need to master the art of asking for introductions (step by step guide in the next few cards)
(…email scripts you can use)

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https://80000hours.org/articles/email-scripts/

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1. First, update your LinkedIn and other online profiles

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Search yourself on Google and do anything you can to make the results look good (…Here’s a guide)

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https://lifehacker.com/how-to-clean-up-your-online-presence-and-make-a-great-f-5963864

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2. If you already know someone in the industry who can hire people, then ask for a meeting

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Remember, there doesn’t need to be an open position – employers will often create positions for good people

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3. If you know them less well, ask for an “informational interview”

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4. When asking for more introductions, prepare a one sentence, specific description of the types of opportunities you’d like to find

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5. turn to the connections of your connections

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6. If your connection is not able to refer you, then ask them to introduce you to people in the industry who are able to hire

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7. To find out who your connections know...

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8. Remember, if you have 200 social network connections,...

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9. There are lots of people here who ware happy to give advice on applications (...80,000 Hours LinkedIn group)

Answer 27

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5057625/

Question 28

10. If you still haven't got anywhere, then it maybe worth spending some time...

Question 29

How to network | ...our advice on how to network

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https://80000hours.org/2015/03/how-to-network/

Question 30

when looking for recruiters worth talking to, look for those....

Question 31

ReWork and GradQuiz (UK)

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https: //www.rework.jobs/ (security risk tho) https: //www.gradquiz.com/

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Stage 2: Conversion

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Again, think about it from their point of view. What are some important qualities that Employers look for... (3 listed in article)

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What to do if the process is highly standardized?

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What if the process is not fully standardized?

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How to find the right career for you | (...an as we saw) Do free work

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https://80000hours.org/career-guide/personal-fit/

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What are the 5 steps in a pre-interview project?

Question 38

The Ultimate Guide to Researching a Company Pre-Interview | desk research - here's a simple guide

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https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-ultimate-guide-to-researching-a-company-preinterview

Question 39

What is "the briefcase technique" by Ramit Sethi?

Question 40

How to Get Virtually Any Job You Want (even if you don’t have the “right” experience) (...in this article)

Answer 40

https://medium.com/@RaghavHaran/how-to-get-virtually-any-job-you-want-even-if-you-dont-have-the-right-experience-a622149262d5

Question 41

Center for Effective Altruism

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https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/

Question 42

Competitive application processes with not-so-good suggestions would still put you in the top 20% of applications because ____________

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Trial period. 2-4 weeks. Only do this if ____________

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If you can't get the job you want right away, apply for _____________________ because ______________

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What are the 8 best advice 80,000 hours found on preparing for interview?

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1. When you meet an employer, ask _________________

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statistical research stating that when salespeople were trained to ask more questions, ____________

Answer 47

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/#fn-6

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2. Prepare your three ______ ahead of the meetings. What are these 3 and why is it the limit

Question 49

Inventory exercise on career capital

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https://80000hours.org/career-guide/career-capital/

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3. Focus on what's ___________. Why do this?

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4. Prepare concrete _____ to back up your ______________. Why do this?

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5. Work out how to ______. Why do this?

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6. Prepare answers to _______. Name 3 listed in the article

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Common Interview Questions (... here) 36 Tips to Prepare You for a Job Interview (What Research Tells Us)

Answer 54

https://careerswiki.com/publications/job-interview-tips/

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7. Practice the meeting, __________

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8. Learn. After each interview, jot down _______________

Question 57

Stage 3: Negotiation. When is it appropriate and how should you do it?

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Which jobs put you in the best long-term position? | ...career capital

Answer 58

https://80000hours.org/career-guide/career-capital/

Question 59

How do you properly negotiate?

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Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued (...a good guide) How to Negotiate Your Salary, with Ramit Sethi (Ramit Sethi also has tips) (... Getting Past No by William Ury)

Answer 60

https: //www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/ https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY5SeCl_8NE https: //www.amazon.com/Getting-Past-Negotiating-Difficult-Situations/dp/0553371312

Question 61

When should you negotiate again?

Question 62

What are some tips to stay motivated during the job hunt (2 mentioned in article)

Question 63

The Motivation Hacker by Nick Winter All the evidence-based advice we found on how to be more successful in any job

Answer 63

www. nickwinter.net/the-motivation-hacker | https: //80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-be-successful/

Question 64

go to CareerReviews and scroll to the end of the profile to see customized advice for each type of job

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https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/

Question 65

(... put yourself in a better position to gain more connections, so you can get better referrals) The most powerful way to improve your career

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https://80000hours.org/career-guide/community/