FINDINGAJOB,GODSWAY

DavidRawles

Ch.1:PutYourBehindinthePast
p.16:GoodadviceabouthowGodhealsthehurtofsituationsthathavemadeyou
jobless.Donotallowyourviewsonwhyyoulostyourlastjobtocoloryournew
interviews;trytoremainpositiveandfuturefocused.Planincludedforresolving
hurtfeelingsaboutlastjobloss.

Ch.2:ToughCircumstances:prayforandforgivethosewhohavetreatedyoubadly
inyourlastjob.

Ch.3:GreatComebacks:examplesoffamouspeoplewhohavefailedbeforegreat
successintheirendeavors.

Ch.4:RevealingyourCharacter:HowSamuelwasgroomedandpreparedtolead
Israel,andthenthepeoplerejectedhisgodlyrule.HehadtoanointSaulkinginhis
place.

Ch.5:YourFutureFocus:narrowyourfocussoyouonlyconsiderandpreparefor
thejobsyoureallywant.Choosewhereyouaregoing,whilecommittingyourplans
totheLord,andyouwillsucceed.

Ch.6:DiscoveringGodswill:developrelationshipswithGod,yourself,andothers;
knowyourowngiftsandtrustthatGodwillusethem.

Ch.7:YourNextBoss:ifyouweregivenachancetoselectyournextboss,whom
wouldyoupick?Steps:defineyouridealboss.Usecategories:personality,values,
skills,experiences,andleadershipstyle.

Ch.8:PlanningPartner:theloveofGodisthebestassuranceyouhavethathewill
dowhatisbestforyou.

Ch.9:Estimateyoursearchtime:forevery$10,000.ofyearlyincomeforjob,
expectamonthofsearchtime;3050%moretimeduringaneconomicdownturn.
Age,sex,race,andexperienceareallfactorsinfluencingsuccessinajobsearch.
Healthandphysicalpresencearefactorsaswell.Seekasalarywithin20%ofyour
lastjob.Willingnesstorelocateanduseoftimetovolunteerwillhelp.

Ch.10:SpeedtheSearchProcess:1.Pray2.Tightenyourfocus3.Gather
knowledgeandinformation4.Developaplanandgivemoretimetoiteachday
5.Changevariablesthatimpactemployers.6.ReviewhelpfulBibleverseseach
day.

Ch.11:StretchingYourDollars:suggestionsforbudgetingandcuttingbackon
expenses.

Ch.12:PlanningyourWeek:prioritizethemethodsofjobsearchesyoudo/plan
weekinadvance;allowforchanges;workyourplandiligently.Theplansofthe
diligentleadtoprofit,surelyashasteleadstopoverty.(Prov.21:5)

Ch.13:JobBoards:Boomorbust:usejobboardssuchasMonsterandCareer
Builders.comtoseewhatkindsofindustriesarehiring.Butnetworkingisthemost
successfuljobsearchingmethod,sousemostofyourtimetoconnectwithpeople
whomaybeabletohelpyouinyoursearchtofindtherightjob.

Ch.14KeepGettingBetter:takethetimeyouhavetoimproveyourself;takeaclass,
volunteer,exercisemore,startaprogram.Atleastyouwillhaveananswertothe
questionWhathaveyoudonesinceyouvebeenlaidoff?

Ch.15:BacktoSchool:youhavetolookatyouroptionsandseeksupportifyou
decideyoumustgobacktoschoolinordertobehiredforthejobyouwant.

Ch.16:MentoringandAccountability:Find2to4others(nomore)andstarta
supportgroupwiththem.

Ch.17:Networking:GettingToKnowtheRightPeople:itisthemosteffectivejob
searchtoolyoucanuse.

Ch.18:Goodnetworking:buildrelationships;itsaboutwhatyoucangive.Itsnot
aboutyourneeds.Itsaboutaskingforadviceandseekingsuggestionstohelpyou
improveyourowneffortstofindwork.Startsowingseedsofconcernforothersand
buildingstrong,longlastingrelationshipswiththem.

Ch.19:WhentoNetwork:forever

Ch.20:TheNetworkingGoldCard:Determinewhatyouhavetoofferandtakeitto
volunteerataplacethatneedsthoseskills.Visitwww.servenet.organduseyourzip
codetodeterminewhatplacescoulduseyourhelp.

Ch.21:NetworkingonSteroids:1.Jobsearchingisamarathonrace;paceyourself.
2.Peoplehirepeople;organizationsdonthirepeople.3.Firstimpressioniskey;
makethemostofeveryimpression.

Ch.22:GreatResumes:Fivestepstodevelopingagreatresume:1.Writethe
resumetogetyouaninterview2.Itsbothcontentandstyle3.Draftagoodonefor
starters4.Askrespectedpersonstoreviewit5.Revise/rewriteuntilittellswho
youareandwhatyoucando.Effectiveresumesare:shortanduncrowdedonpage
(nomorethan2pages);12pt.font;nameandcontactinformationontop;bullets
foraccomplishments;dontputresumeontop,orreferencesavailableon

requestatbottom;bothareassumed.Useactionverbsforyouraccomplishments;
usegoodpaper;avoidjargon;avoidreferencestosalary;usedictionary;haveit
proofread.

Ch.23:HaveyouDeterminedWhereYoureHeaded?Stateyourtargetpositionin
clear,boldletteringontopofyourresume.

Ch.24:AimingatSeveralTargets:notadvised.Itsbettertofocusyourenergyon
onetypeofjobatatime.

Ch.25:GreatcoverLetters:Useindividualsnameandaddressittothem,notto
whomitmayconcern.Greatcoverlettersare:customized,clear,concise,
connecting,andcurious.

Ch.26:TheCommonConnection:askquestionsandtrytofindarealconnection
withthepersonyouareaddressinginyourcoverletter.

Ch.27:TheTwoMinuteDrill:In2minutes,explainconciselyyourpast,present
andfutureemploymentjourney.(written,mightbe5shortparagraphsthattell
aboutyourrelevantworkandeducationhistory.)Brokendown:90secondsof
personalandworkhistory,(whereyouwerereared,education,familyvalues,etc.)
followedbya30secondfocusonyourfuturegoals.Writeitdownandpracticeit,in
thecar,athomeinthemirror,etc.

Ch.28:SalaryHistory:dontgiveoutthatinfoontheinternet.Waituntilthe
interviewerhasmetyou.Leaveroomfornegotiationlateriftheylikeyouandwant
tohireyou.Iftheemployerinsists,giveabroadrangethatisacceptabletoyou.You
canaskDoyouhavearangeforthisposition?

Ch.29:ReferenceswithClout:preparealistof10to15referencestobeusedlater
intheinterviewprocess;neveronyourresumetobeginwith.Usetheonesyou
thinkwillmakeadifferencewiththisoneemployer.

Ch.30:InterviewPrep:Prayfirst;learnaboutthecompanyandtheinterviewer;
prepareanswerstopossiblequestions;preparesomequestionsforthecompany;
preparefollowupnotes;confirmtime,dateandplaceofinterview;Arrive1015
minutesearly.

Ch.31:PrepareyourAnswers:toquestionssuchasthemostaskedCanyoutell
mealittleaboutyourself?and:explaingapsinyouremploymenthistory;reasons
whyyouleftyourlastemployer;thingsyoudowell,andafewyoudonotdosowell;
careergoals;anythingunusualonyourresume;whatisreallyimportanttoyou.

Ch.32:PrepareyourQuestions:toimpresstheintervieweraskaboutthe
company;itshowsgenuineinterest.Itsasurvivaltacticitsarrogantnottohave
anyquestionsaboutapotentialemployer;askaboutopportunitiestogrow,about

theboss,aboutwhatisthemostimportantthingtheywanttoknowaboutyou.
Listentoadvicetheygivecarefullyandaccepttheirinstruction.(Proverbs19:20)

Ch.33:GatheringResearch:aboutthecompanyandtheinterviewer;makeany
connectionswiththemyoufind;makethebestpossiblefirstimpression.Whatto
Lookfor:specificsaboutthecompany;aboutthebossand/orinterviewer;specs
abouttheopenposition.How:talktoformeremployees,currentemployees,
customersandsuppliers,readthewebsite,lookatprofessionaljournals,visitthe
ChamberofCommerce,contactprofessionalassociations.UseyourGodgiventime
outwhileyouarejobhuntingtobestadvantage.

Ch.34:DressthePart:Clothesshouldbeappropriateforthepositionsought;clean,
ironed,conservative,hairshouldbeclean,cut,colored,styledappropriately.
Practiceanduseyourbestsmileintheinterview.Impressionsaremadewithinthe
firsts10to20seconds.Putonattitudes;friendliness,confidence;showyouare
theretohelpthem.

Ch.35:PhantasticPhone:Beforeyoucall,knowyourobjective,whatyouwillsay,
andhowyouwillsayit.Placeamirrorinfrontofyourphoneandsmilewhileyou
talk.Expressyourinterestinbeingincludedinthenextstepoftheprocess.Keep
notespostednearthephonetorememberanswerstomostaskedquestions.Keep
youransweringmachinemessageappropriate:upbeat,friendly,andpositive.Teach
olderchildrenhowtotakeamessage,iftheywillbeansweringthephoneinyour
absence.Cancelcallwaitingwhileyouarelookingforajob.

Ch.36:Honesty,theOnlyPolicy:Itisthemostvaluedattributetoanemployer.You
mightexplainflawsinyourworkhistorywithwordslikeearlyinmycareer,I
andthenIhavelearnedtoandfinishitwithapositivegainfromtheexperience.

Ch.37:ControllingtheInterview:youcanlearntocontrol90%ofyourinterviews,
during90%oftheconversation,with90%ofinterviewers.Preparationiskey.Pray
andlistenduringtheinterview.

Ch.38:Storytelling:Learntogiveaspecificexamplethatshowshowyou
implementedaspecificvalueoftheircompany.

Ch.39:PowerfulHiddenLanguage:useeyecontact,smiles,andenthusiasminyour
gestures;keepbodypostureerect;showyouareinterestedbyyourbodylanguage.

Ch.40:SelfIncriminatingQuestions:Answerquestionshonestlyandpositively.

Ch.41:DiscriminatingEmployers:Getgoodspecificlegaladviceifyoubelieveyou
havebeendiscriminatedagainst.However,mostcasesaredifficulttoproveand
arguingwithanemployerseldomdoesyouanygoodinyourjobsearch.

Ch.42:AskfortheJob:Attheendoftheinterview,expressyourinterestandask
forthejob;youmaybeoneofthefewwhoendtheirinterviewthatway.Sometimes
evenofferingtoworkthereforfreeforamonthtoproveyourselfmaygetyouinthe
door.

Ch.43:BePersistentbutnotaPest:youaskedwhatthenextstepwillbeinthe
interviewprocess;nowfollowupby:thankyounote,references,interestnote,
phonecall,and1morecallafterthedeadline.Askforabusinesscardatthe
interviewandmailitthedayoftheinterview,onthewayhome.

Ch.44:NoReferenceBeforeitsTime;askhowandwhentheinterviewerwould
prefertoseeyourreferences,thensendthem,butnotbeforetheyhavebeenasked
for.

Ch.45:YourBestReferences:Developalistof1018peopleyoucanuseinyour
referencematrix.Thendevelopalistofyourbestqualities/abilitiesyouwishto
market.Afteryourinterview,gathertogether3to5referenceswhowilltestifyto
thenecessaryqualities/skillsforthejobyouwant.

Ch.46:ThankYouNotes:Lessthan2%ofapplicantssendone;youwillstandout
fromthecrowdifyoudo.Evenifyouarenotselectedforthatposition,the
interviewerwillrememberyournameandmayrecommendyouforanother,hidden
positiontheyknowabout.

Ch.47:SelfEvaluation:Aftertheinterview,within12hours,evaluateyour:
preparation,performance,andpotentialimpact.BeopentoGodscorrectionasyou
reviewyourperformanceonthatinterview.

Ch.48:FollowUpSystems:Developone,whetheryouuseanotebookorindex
cards,computerprogram,orhandhelddevice.Recordyourinterviewersnameand
contactinformation,andkeepitwithyouforeasyreference.Followupwithany
actionyoucommittedyourselftoattheinterview.

Ch.49:RejectionsMayBeaBlessing:rememberthatGodisneverrejectingyou,but
hewilluserejectionsinyourlife,andwillblessyouwiththejobyoudogetinthe
end.

Ch.50:TheRightJobVs.theRightJob:Carefullyconsidereveryjobofferinlightof
theboss,company,culture,industry,andgeographyinvolved.Ifitturnsouttobea
wrongchoice,youwillbeheldaccountabledownthelineforyourchoicetowork
there.Prayforguidance,listentoGodspeople,anddoasGoddirectsyoutodo.

Ch.51:WhatIsnegotiable:sometimes:salary,payratechanges,timeoffwithor
withoutpay,and/orworkingconditions.Negotiatebeforeyoutakethejob,oryou
mayloseyourleverageindecisionsthataffectyou.

Ch.52:NegotiationsEtiquette:reviewtheentireofferandnegotiatetermsbefore
youacceptit.Askforareviewperiodwhileyoutalkwithfamilymembersandpray
overanyoffer.Knowwhatyourskillsareworthinthejobmarket.

Ch.53:AFriendCloserThanaBrother:prayforafriendwhowillbebrutallyhonest
withyouaboutanyblindspotyoumayhave,suchasaknowitallattitudeyoumay
notrealizeyouhavedeveloped,whichmaybeturningoffprospectiveemployers.

Ch.54:MeasuresthatNeverFail:thesesuggestionswontworkforyouunlessyou
putthemintopractice.

Ch.55:SucceedingbyServing:Usethefollowing10KeyStrategiesinyournewjob:
1. embracehonesty
2. givepeopleyourundividedattention
3. underpromiseandoverdeliver
4. donttakeyourselftooseriously
5. Listenwithyourears,heart,andmind.
6. Putothersneedsaboveyourown
7. Givefriendlygreetings
8. Sticktoyourprinciplesbuttreateveryonewithrespect.
9. Demonstrateconfidence.
10. Enjoyyourserviceforothers.

Ch.56:CleaninguptheMess:Seekforgivenessforyourmistakes,acceptthe
consequences,andmoveon.Itmaytakesometime,butGodwillgiveyouallyou
need.

Ch.57:LandMines:Manypoorattitudes(landmines)canhinderyourjob
performance,andinrealityyoudonothaveanyguaranteethatyouwillneverlose
anotherjob.However,youcanchoosetodevelopyourrelationshipwithGodand
othersandworkonthoseattitudesbystayinginGodswordandseekingsupport
fromotherChristians.

Ch.58:IntotheCareerHOVLane:FindthejobGodwantsyoutohave,andthen
sticktoit.Chooseyourwordscarefullyandspeakkindlytoothers.Committo
doingthebestjobyoucanandstayopentorefiningyourjobskills.