10.1.2: All the best advice we could find on how to get a job Flashcards
10.1.1: How to Choose your first design job
https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/your-first-design-job/
Original Link:
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/
What is the key idea in getting a job?
What are the 5 bullet points for the bottom line?
Why is getting a job, at its root, a sales process?
What are the 3 stages of the “sales” process?
Find a fulfilling career that does good
…this guide
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/
There’s no point using salesmanship to land a job that you wouldn’t be good at…
Stage 1: What are leads?
Why does sending out your CV and responding to lots of internet job ads have a low success rate?
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.?
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….”
The best opportunities are ___________ because __________
Why do employers prefer hiring people they know or through referrals?
Job seekers usually start with the methods recruiters least like
Look at the triangle
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)
https://80000hours.org/articles/email-scripts/
- First, update your LinkedIn and other online profiles
Search yourself on Google and do anything you can to make the results look good (…Here’s a guide)
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-clean-up-your-online-presence-and-make-a-great-f-5963864
- If you already know someone in the industry who can hire people, then ask for a meeting
Remember, there doesn’t need to be an open position – employers will often create positions for good people
- If you know them less well, ask for an “informational interview”
- When asking for more introductions, prepare a one sentence, specific description of the types of opportunities you’d like to find
- turn to the connections of your connections
- 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
- To find out who your connections know…
- Remember, if you have 200 social network connections,…
- There are lots of people here who ware happy to give advice on applications
(…80,000 Hours LinkedIn group)
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5057625/
- If you still haven’t got anywhere, then it maybe worth spending some time…
How to network
…our advice on how to network
https://80000hours.org/2015/03/how-to-network/
when looking for recruiters worth talking to, look for those….
ReWork and GradQuiz (UK)
https: //www.rework.jobs/ (security risk tho)
https: //www.gradquiz.com/
Stage 2: Conversion
Again, think about it from their point of view. What are some important qualities that Employers look for… (3 listed in article)
What to do if the process is highly standardized?
What if the process is not fully standardized?
How to find the right career for you
(…an as we saw) Do free work
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/personal-fit/
What are the 5 steps in a pre-interview project?
The Ultimate Guide to Researching a Company Pre-Interview
desk research - here’s a simple guide
https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-ultimate-guide-to-researching-a-company-preinterview
What is “the briefcase technique” by Ramit Sethi?
How to Get Virtually Any Job You Want (even if you don’t have the “right” experience)
(…in this article)
https://medium.com/@RaghavHaran/how-to-get-virtually-any-job-you-want-even-if-you-dont-have-the-right-experience-a622149262d5
Center for Effective Altruism
https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/
Competitive application processes with not-so-good suggestions would still put you in the top 20% of applications because ____________
Trial period. 2-4 weeks. Only do this if ____________
If you can’t get the job you want right away, apply for _____________________ because ______________
What are the 8 best advice 80,000 hours found on preparing for interview?
- When you meet an employer, ask _________________
statistical research stating that when salespeople were trained to ask more questions, ____________
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-get-a-job/#fn-6
- Prepare your three ______ ahead of the meetings. What are these 3 and why is it the limit
Inventory exercise on career capital
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/career-capital/
- Focus on what’s ___________. Why do this?
- Prepare concrete _____ to back up your ______________. Why do this?
- Work out how to ______. Why do this?
- Prepare answers to _______. Name 3 listed in the article
Common Interview Questions
(… here)
36 Tips to Prepare You for a Job Interview (What Research Tells Us)
https://careerswiki.com/publications/job-interview-tips/
- Practice the meeting, __________
- Learn. After each interview, jot down _______________
Stage 3: Negotiation. When is it appropriate and how should you do it?
Which jobs put you in the best long-term position?
…career capital
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/career-capital/
How do you properly negotiate?
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)
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
When should you negotiate again?
What are some tips to stay motivated during the job hunt (2 mentioned in article)
The Motivation Hacker by Nick Winter
All the evidence-based advice we found on how to be more successful in any job
www. nickwinter.net/the-motivation-hacker
https: //80000hours.org/career-guide/how-to-be-successful/
go to CareerReviews and scroll to the end of the profile to see customized advice for each type of job
https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/
(… put yourself in a better position to gain more connections, so you can get better referrals)
The most powerful way to improve your career
https://80000hours.org/career-guide/community/
