How To Get A Job You'Ll Love - Not Just Tolerate

4/26/2015
HowToGetaJobYou'llLoveNotJustTolerate
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Sayyouneedtocompleteamajorprojectortackleataskyou'vebeenputtingoff.
Ormaybeyoudesperatelyneedtocrankoutatonofworkinashortperiodoftime,
yetyouneverseemabletofindthattime.
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Whatyouneedisanexceptionallyproductivityday.
Keepinmindthatthefollowingisn'tsuitableforeverydayusetrythatandyou'll
soonburnout.But,onceinawhile,it'stheperfectcureforthe"WillIevermanage
togetthatdone?"blues.
Let'ssayyouhaveataskthatwilltakeyou10to12hourstocomplete.Here'show
todoitinjustoneday.
1.Telleveryoneyouwon'tbeavailable.
Interruptionsareproductivitykillers,solettingpeopleknowyou'redoingsomething
specialandwillbeoutofreachforadayisanabsolutemust.
Ataminimum,tellcoworkersandfamily,butdon'tforgetimportantclients.Senda
quickemailadayortwobeforeexplainingthatyouwillbetieduponacertain
dayandwillrespondtocalls,emails,etc.firstthingthefollowingmorning.
SomecustomerswillcontactyoubeforeThursdayotherswillmentallynotethat
youcan'tbereached.Eitherwayit'sallgood.
Andyougetanadditionalbenefitfromtellingotherpeopleyourplan:Those
importanttoyouwillknowwhatyouintendtoaccomplish,andtheywillknowifyou
don'tsucceed.
Peerpressurecanbeagreatmotivator.Useit.
2.Decidehowlongyouwillwork...
Don'tplanonthebasisof"I'llworkaslongasIcan,"or"I'llworkaslongasIfeel
productive."Setaconcretetarget.Committoworking12hoursorwhateverperiod
oftimeyouchoose.
Why?Thelongerthetimeframeyouset,thequickertheearlyhoursseemtogoby.
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WhenIworkedinafactorywetypicallyworkedeighthourshiftsthehoursbefore
lunchdraggedandthelastcoupleofhourseachdayalwaysseemedlikedeath.But
whenweworked12hourshifts,themorninghoursseemedtoflyby.Something
aboutknowingyou'llbeworkingforalongtimeallowsyoutostopcheckingthe
clockit'sasifyounaturallyfindyourZen(work)place.
Whenyouknowyou'reinforalonghaul,yourmindautomaticallyadapts.Trustme
itworks.
3....Andtotallycommittomeetingthatdeadline.
Youknowwhathappens:Onceyoudecideataskshouldtakefourhoursit
somehowendsuptakingfourhours,evenwhenitshouldactuallytakeonlytwo.It's
naturaltofillextratimewith"stuff."
Theoppositehappenswhenadeadlineisseeminglytooaggressive:Wefindways
tostripoutthenonessentialandgetthingsdonemuchquickerthanwecouldhave
imagined.
Sodon'tjustsetadeadline.Totallycommittohittingthatdeadline.
Andfeelfreetoplayanymentalgamesthathelp:Makeabetwithsomeoneelse,or
makeabetwithyourself(withlosingmeaningyouhavetodosomethingyoureally
don'twanttodo)inotherwords,makethestakespersonalsoyou'renotjust
professionallybutalsopersonallyinvestedintheoutcome.
4.Startatanunusualtime.
Haveyouevertakenalongcartripandleftat3or4a.m.?Ibetthosefirstfew
hoursflewby,becauseyousteppedoutsideyournorm.
Thesametrickworksforanextremeproductivityday.Startat4a.m.Orindulge
yourinnernightowlandstartat6p.m.andworkthroughthenight.Thosefirstfew
hourswillflyby.
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Anextremeproductivitydayisnotanormalday.Setthestagefortheunusualby
breakingfreeofyourusualroutine.
5.Delayandthenspaceoutyourrewards.
Sayyouliketolistentomusicwhenyouwork.Onanextremeproductivityday,
keepthemusicoffforthefirstfewhours.Thatway,whenyourmotivationstartsto
flag,alittlemusicwillprovideagreatboosttoyourmorale.
Howeveryoutendtotreatyourself,thinkofthosetreatsaspersonalproductivity
bulletsuseallyourammunitiontooearlyandyou'llhavenothingleftwhenyou
reallyneedit.
Whatevertypicallycarriesyouthroughyourworkday,holdoffonitforawhile.
Delayedgratificationisalwaysbettergratification.
6.Refuelwellbeforeyouthinkyouneedto.
Waitinguntilyou'rethirstytodrinkwhenyou'reexercisingisalreadytoolate.
Thesameistruewhenyouwork.Plantoeatorsnackalittleearlierthannormal.If
yousitwhileyouwork,standuplongbeforeyourreargetsnumb.Ifyoustand,sit
longbeforeyourlegsstarttoache.Inshort,whenyouallowyourselftofeel
discomfortyourmotivationandresolvewillweakensodoeverythingpossibleto
keepthatfromhappening.
Andspeakingoffood,planmealswisely.Don'ttakeanhourlunchbreak.Prepare
foodyoucaneatquicklywithoutlotsoforganizationormess.Thekeyistorefuel
andkeeprolling.
RememberwhatIsaacNewtonsaid:Aproductivebodyinmotiontendstostayin
productivemotion.That'swhyyoushould...
7.Takeproductivebreaks,notrelaxationbreaks.
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Momentumiseverything.Don'ttakeawalk,orwatchalittleTV,orgoofaroundon
theinternet.Youwillneedbreaks,butthosebreaksshouldreinforceyoursenseof
activityandaccomplishment.
Pickafewproductivetasksyouliketoperformandgainasenseof
accomplishmentfromandusethoseforyourbreaks.Spendingevenafew
minutesinthelandofinactivityweakensyourresolve.
8.Don'tquituntilyou'redoneeveniffinishingtakeslongerthanexpected.
Stoppingshortishabitforming.Ifyouquitthistime,whatwillkeepyoufromquitting
thenexttime?Answer:nothing.
Quittingisahabit,butstayingthecourseisalsoahabit(muchthesamewayit's
possibletodevelopgreatermentaltoughness.)Somakeyourfirstextreme
productivitydaythestartofagreatnewhabit.
Plusyoucangainagreatsidebenefitfromextremeproductivitydays:You'll
unconsciouslyresetyourinternallimitonyouroutput.How?Weallhavethislittle
voiceinsideusthatsays,"I'vedoneenough,"or,"I'mexhaustedthere'snowayI
candoanymore,"whichmakesusstop.
Butthatlittlevoiceliestous:withtherightmotivation,orundertheright
circumstances,wecanalwaysdomore.Stoppingisn'tinevitable.Stoppingis
achoice.
9.Andthenbaskintheglow.
One,youdeserveit.
Andtwo,anextremeproductivitydayautomaticallyratchetsyourinternallimitstoa
higherlevel.Afterafew(maybeevenjustone)exceptionalproductivitydays,you'll
starttoperformbetterduringevery"normal"daytoo,simplybecauseyouwillhave
unconsciouslyquietedthatlittlevoiceandraisedyourownbarwhich,ofcourse,
istheonlybarthattrulymatters.
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Soenjoyyouraccomplishmentandletitspuryouontoevengreaterheightsnext
time.
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Sometimesthethingthatbringsustogetheralsopullsusapart.Sortoflikea
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Thanksfortellingmehowtogetworkdone,andformattingitinanumberedlistsoI
canunderstandyourprofoundwisdom.IdontknowifIdhaveeverfiguredouthow
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Speakingaboutamassiveamountofwork,I'mnotsurehowyoudoit,Jeff!Isee
yourworkeverywhereIturn.Youareawritingmachine!And,Ishouldadd,thatI
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Kimberly...haveyoueverheardof"ghostwriters"...theycandoa
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InthistimeofrushwithspecificdeliverablesIwilltrytoapplythesesuggestions
thisweek.IhopeIwillhavetheexpectedresults.ButIdoagreethatthiscannot
beawaytoruncontinuously.
Encettepriodederushavecdeslivrablesbienprcisjevaistenterd'appliquerces
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ThisremindsmeoftheoldNaNoWriModays.Toachieveabreakthrough,youhave
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Excellentarticle.Startingearlierthanothersintheofficeisoneofthegreatwaysto
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Ipracticesomeofthesetipsbutneedtoconsiderincorporatingmore...MayI
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withinyourtimecommitment.Idontrecommendedthisparticularapproach.Just
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downcomprehendabletotheoutsideruntilitisvisuallysolidinmyhead.The
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Greatpost!Wouldliketoadd:
1.Plantheproductivedaythoroughly.Makesureyouhavethatfinacialreportor
presentationonyoumightneedonyourdeskinadvance.Youdon'twanttostartthe
daybyrunningaroundchasingwhatyouneedtogetstarted.Otherwiseyoumight
endupdestroyingyourtimeframeduringthefirsthour.
2.Getoutofthatopenofficespace.Why?Simplybecouseitisfullofdistractions
thatkillsproductivity.
Goodluck!
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Whenyou'rejobhunting,it'seasyto
fantasizethatyourjobsearchwillbe
quickandeasyandlandyouina
fantasticnewposition.Wehaven'tseen
thathappenveryofteninreallife.
Yourtaskasajobseekeristoreach
outtoandstartconversationswithalot
ofemployers,becauseit'simportantto
getajobyou'llenjoyandfeelgood
about.
Ifyoutakethewrongjob,itwillcrush
yourmojoandyourmojoisthemostimportantthingyou'vegot,apartfromyour
healthandyourfamily.
It'stemptingtotakethefirstjobofferyouget,butwhy?Ifyouspotevenonered
flagorwarningsignalalongthewaytogettingthatfirstjoboffer,youmaybebetter
offtalkingtoafewmoreemployersandwaitingforabetterjoboffer,evenifyou
havetotakeasurvivaljobinthemeantime.
Itisunderstandablethatapersonwho'sthrownoutofworkbyacompanyclosing
oralayoffmightthink"Beingunemployedistheworststatethereis."Youwillthink
thatrightupuntilthemomentyourealizeyou'veacceptedanewjobthatismuch
worsethananothermonthofunemployment!
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AtHumanWorkplaceourmottoforjob
seekersis"Iftheydon'tgetyou,theydon't
deserveyou."
That'swhyyoushouldacceptevery
invitationtoajobinterviewyoucanget.Go
onthejobinterviewifyoucanmanageit,
whetheryouthinkyouwantthejobornot.
Everynewjobinterviewisachancetolearn
moreaboutyourselfandotherpeople.
You'lltryoutdifferentinterviewquestions
andanswersoneachinterview.You'llmeetnewpeople.Peoplemovearound.You
mightclickwithsomeoneyoumeetonajobinterviewandendupworkingforthat
personatadifferentcompanyfromtheonewhereyouhadyourjobinterview!
Mosttraditionaljobsearchadvicetellsjobseekerstosuckitupandbewhoever
theemployerwantsthemtobe,justsotheycangetthejoboffer.
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thinkingaboutyourownjobsearchWishList:
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Iwanttoworkinaplacewherethepeoplerespectoneanother.
Iwanttoworkinaplacewheretheleadersaresmart,committedandethical.
Iwanttodointerestingworkthatwillchallengeme.
Iwanttoworkalongsidecoworkerswholiketheirworkandwhosupportone
another.
Iwanttohaverighttoolsandworkingconditionstodomyjobwellwithout
distractions.
Iwanttobefairlypaidformyexperienceandtalents.
Iwanttohavelearningandpersonalgrowthopportunitiesinmyjob.
Itiseasytobecomefearfulonyourjobsearch,andtothink"Ijustwantajobany
job!"That'samistake.Theuniverseputsroadblocksinourway(ajoblossbeing
theperfectexample)togiveusanopportunitytoreevaluateoursituation.Weall
feelfinancialpressuretotakeajobquickly,butisthatreallythebestanswerfor
you?
Thereisajobyouwillloveouttherewaitingforyou.Yourjobistofindit!
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Interviewquestions:weallhavethem,andweallwishwehadbetterones
especiallybecausesomecandidatesarealotbetteratinterviewingthantheyare
atworking.(Admitit.You'vehiredatleastonepersonlikethat.)
Foradifferentapproachtogettingthecoreinfoyouneedaboutthecandidatesyou
interview,here'sasimplebutextremelyeffectiveinterviewtechniqueIlearned
fromJohnYounger,theCEOofAccolo,acloudrecruitingsolutionsprovider.(Ifyou
thinkyou'veconductedalotofinterviews,thinkagain:Youngerhasinterviewed
thousandsofpeople.)
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Here'showitworks.Grabtheresume,startfromthebeginningofthecandidate's
workhistory,andworkyourwaythrougheachsubsequentjob.Movequicklyand
don'taskfordetail.Anddon'taskfollowupquestions,atleastnotyet.
Justgothrougheachjobandaskthesamethreequestions:
1.Howdidyoufindoutaboutthejob?
2.Whatdidyoulikeaboutthejobbeforeyoustarted?
3.Whydidyouleave?
"What'samazing,"Youngertoldme,"isthatafterafewminutesyouwillalways
havelearnedsomethingaboutthecandidatewhetherpositiveornegativethat
youwouldneverhavelearnedotherwise."
Here'swhy.
"Howdidyoufindoutaboutthejob?"
Mostpeoplefindtheirfirstfewjobsongeneralpostings,onlinelistings,jobfairs,
etc,sothat'scertainlynotaredflag.
Butcandidateswhocontinuetofindeachsuccessivejobfromgeneralpostings
probablyhaven'tfiguredoutwhattheywanttodo...andwheretheywouldliketodo
it.Generallyspeakingthosepeoplearejustlookingforajoboften,anyjob.
Andthatprobablymeanstheyaren'tparticularlyeagertoworkforyou.Again,they
justwantajobandyourswilldo...untilsomethingelsecomesalong.
"Plus,bythetimeyougettojobthree,four,orfiveinyourcareerandyouhaven't
beenpulledintoajobbysomeoneyoupreviouslyworkedfor,that'saredflag,"
Youngersays."Thatshowsyoudidn'tbuildrelationships,developtrust,and
displayalevelofcompetencethatmakessomeonegooutoftheirwaytobringyou
intotheirorganization."
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Andthat'swhybeingpulledintoajobislikeagreatreferencepeopledon'thire
peopletheyreallyknowunlessthosepeopleareawesome.
"Whatdidyoulikeaboutthejobbeforeyoustarted?"
Intime,intervieweesshoulddescribethereasontheytookaparticularjobfor
reasonsmorespecificthan"greatopportunity,""chancetolearnabouttheindustry,"
or"nextstepinmycareer."
Greatemployeesdon'tworkhardsolelybecauseofloftytitlesorhugesalaries.
Theyworkhardbecausetheyappreciatetheirworkenvironmentandenjoywhat
theydo.(Titlesandsalaryarejusticingonthepersonalfulfillmentcake.)
Thatmeanstheyknowthekindofenvironmenttheywillthrivein,andtheyknowthe
typeofworkthatmotivatesandchallengesthemandnotonlycantheydescribe
it,theyactivelyseekit.
"Whydidyouleave?"
Sometimespeopleleaveforabetteropportunity.Sometimestheyleaveformore
money.
Often,though,peopleleavebecauseanemployerwastoodemanding.Orbecause
theydidn'tgetalongwiththeirboss.Ortheydidn'tgetalongwithcoworkers.
Whenthatisthecase,don'tbejudgmental.Holdontofollowupquestionsandstick
totherhythmofthethreequestions,becausethatmakesiteasierforcandidatesto
bemoreopenandcandidwhendiscussingsubsequentjobs.
Dothatandmanycandidateswilldescribeissueswithmanagementor
disagreementswithotheremployeesorwithtakingresponsibilityissuesthey
otherwisewouldnothaveshared.
Then,whenyou'veworkedyourwaythrougheveryjob,followuponpatternsthat
concernyou.
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"Thethreequestionsareaquickwaytogettogettotheheartofacandidate's
senseofteamworkandresponsibility,"Youngersays."Somepeoplenevertake
ownershipandalwaysseeproblemsassomeoneelse'sproblem.Andsome
candidateshaveconsistentlyhadproblemswiththeirbosseswhichmeansthey'll
alsosurelyhaveissueswithyou."
Andabonusquestion:
"Howmanypeoplehaveyouhired,andwheredidyoufindthem?"
Sayyou'reinterviewingcandidatesforaleadershipposition.Wanttoknowhow
theirdirectreportsfeelaboutthem?Don'tjustlookforcandidateswhowere
broughtintoanorganizationbysomeoneelselookforcandidateswhobrought
employeesintotheirorganization.
"Greatemployeesgooutoftheirwaytoworkwithgreatleaders,"Youngersays."If
you'retoughbutfairandyoutreatpeoplewell,manywillgooutoftheirwaytokeep
workingwithyou.Thefactthatemployeeschangedjobsjustsotheycouldworkfor
youspeaksvolumesaboutyourleadershipandpeopleskills."
Giveitatry.Thethreequestionstechniqueonlytakesafewminutes
andcouldhelpyoulearnthingsaboutthecandidatethatcanturntherestofthe
interviewintoaconversationinsteadofaninterrogationwhichultimatelyisthe
goalofeveryinterview.
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