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

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10.1.1: How to Choose your first design job

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

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Original Link:

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

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What is the key idea in getting a job?

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What are the 5 bullet points for the bottom line?

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

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

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Find a fulfilling career that does good

…this guide

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

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

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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?

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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.?

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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….”

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The best opportunities are ___________ because __________

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

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Job seekers usually start with the methods recruiters least like

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Look at the triangle

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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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  1. 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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  1. If you know them less well, ask for an “informational interview”
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  1. 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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  1. turn to the connections of your connections
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  1. 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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  1. To find out who your connections know…
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  1. Remember, if you have 200 social network connections,…
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  1. There are lots of people here who ware happy to give advice on applications
    (…80,000 Hours LinkedIn group)
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https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5057625/

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  1. If you still haven’t got anywhere, then it maybe worth spending some time…
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How to network

…our advice on how to network

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

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

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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?

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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

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What is “the briefcase technique” by Ramit Sethi?

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

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

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Center for Effective Altruism

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https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/

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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, ____________

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

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  1. Prepare your three ______ ahead of the meetings. What are these 3 and why is it the limit
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Inventory exercise on career capital

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

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  1. Focus on what’s ___________. Why do this?
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  1. Prepare concrete _____ to back up your ______________. Why do this?
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  1. Work out how to ______. Why do this?
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  1. 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)

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

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  1. Practice the meeting, __________
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  1. Learn. After each interview, jot down _______________
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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

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

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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)

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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

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When should you negotiate again?

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

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The Motivation Hacker by Nick Winter

All the evidence-based advice we found on how to be more successful in any job

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www. nickwinter.net/the-motivation-hacker

https: //80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-be-successful/

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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/

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(… 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/

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