Finding Work When There Are No Jobs

How do people really find work? Not through standing in the job search line or tossing resumes into cyberspace. All of us who have conducted job searches know that it is an irrational process. Having the best resumé in the world doesn’t guarantee a job. Finding Work takes a totally different approach. Instead of offering the same, tired advice; this book prompts individual action through riveting stories and questions which you to ask, “What if I did something different in my work search?” Revolving around The Five (key principles for charting your own unique path), Finding Work delivers attention grabbing stories that are actually fun to read.

THE FIVE

Tell Your Story: No resumé, no matter how fine, can tell people who you uniquely are.

Add Music:  Use the elements of music — rhythm, harmony, and melody — to prompt new ways of thinking how to differentiate yourself.

Communitize: Stop networking. Start communitizing. Weave yourself into the fabric of every community you can. Find where you can fill a need from the inside, as a community member, not as a networker.

Solve a Mystery: What is it that you can do with ease that others see as a mystery? Mysteries always indicate a need for a solution. What if you could fill that need, solve what appears to be a mystery to others, and get paid for it?

Practice Stewardship: Take care of something bigger than yourself. Find ways to build a legacy in real time.

Finding Work is the missing piece in the connection between a person and work. No magic. No experts. Read and find your own answer to “How do I find work when there are no jobs?”

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